Virus transfer proportions between gloved fingertips, soft berries, and lettuce, and associated health risks

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 419-425

  Verhaelen, Katharina ^a,b   Bouwknegt, Martijn ^a   Carratalà, Anna ^c,d   Lodder Verschoor, Froukje ^a   Diez Valcarce, Marta ^e,f   Rodríguez Lázaro, David ^e,f   de Roda Husman, Ana Maria ^a,b   Rutjes, Saskia A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

^e INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AGRARIO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Food handlers; Fresh produce; Health risk; Norovirus; Virus transfer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; GLOVE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS 2; HUMAN NOROVIRUS; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RASPBERRY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRAWBERRY; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; DUDLEYA EDULIS; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS; LACTUCA; MURINE NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 84883678679     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.07.025     Document Type: Article

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