Evidence-based semiquantitative methodology for prioritization of foodborne zoonoses

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1083-1096

  Cardoen, Sabine ^a   Van Huffel, Xavier ^a   Berkvens, Dirk ^b,c   Quoilin, Sophie ^d   Ducoffre, Geneviève ^d   Saegerman, Claude ^b,e   Speybroeck, Niko ^c,f   Imberechts, Hein ^b,g   Herman, Lieve ^b,h   Ducatelle, Richard ^b,i   Dierick, Katelijne ^b,d  

^a Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain   (Belgium)

^b Science   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^g VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^h INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

ⁱ GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; AVIAN TUBERCULOSIS; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FOOD; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SAFETY; FOODBORNE ZOONOSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BELGIUM; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PARASITES; PRIONS; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 70449403618     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0291     Document Type: Article

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