The scenario of norovirus contamination in food and food handlers

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-237

  Tuan Zainazor, C ^a,b   Noor Hidayah, M S ^b   Chai, L C ^b   Tunung, ^b   Mohamad Ghazali, F ^b   Son, R ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Food; Food handlers; Norovirus

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROENTERITIS; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; NOROVIRUS; REVIEW; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS PARTICLE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS;

NOROVIRUS;

EID: 77649214308     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0906.06032     Document Type: Review

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