conclusions parasitic contamination of fresh herbs sold in izeh may pose a health risk to consumers if eaten as unwashed or improperly washed. results parasitic pollution was detected in 3.5% of the examined samples, including cryptosporidium spp. oocyst (1.5%), giardia spp. cyst (1%), blastocystis spp. cyst (0.5%) and taenia spp. egg (0.5%). materials and methods four hundred samples of fresh ...

background: intestinal protozoa transmitted by food are the most common opportunistic parasites among the hiv+/aids patients. as, there is no report about prevalence of food-borne intestinal parasites in such patients in yazd, so this study was performed to determine the prevalence of intestinal protozoa in the hiv+/aids patients in comparison with hiv- individuals. methods: a case-control stud...

conclusions none of the foodstuffs distributed among the pilgrims were the reason for this disease, and studying outbreaks in caravans with higher sample sizes is suggested. results only canned rice and fish had a relative risk higher than one, although both were not statistically significant. therefore, it could be stated that the consumed foodstuffs have not caused this outbreak. materials an...

in december 2015, the world health organization (who) published the first ever report on the estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases, which included diseases related to chemical exposures in foods such as peanut allergy. in the report, the burden of disease related to peanut allergies was measured for the european, american and west pacific regions. the report showed that unlike ot...

Background: Today, due to changes in human lifestyle and consumer demand incidence of foodborne diseases is on the rise. The aim of this study was to investigate the mortality rate of foodborne diseases and their related factors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data on deaths registered according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10th revision) were extracted from de...

As the title suggests, this book covers relevant topics on foodborne diseases. Most chapters are descriptive, updated, and, given likely pagelength limitations, concise. Of 21 chapters, 6 cover selected foodborne bacterial pathogens: Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium botulinum and C. perfringens, Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis, pathogenic Vibrio spp., and ...

all people need food. unsafe foods; however, may cause diseases ranging from diarrhea to cancer. chemicals in food are a worldwide health concern. in 2006, the world health organization (who) organized a consultation on the global burden of foodborne diseases. work to estimate this burden began in 2007 and was carried out by the who foodborne disease burden epidemiology reference group (ferg), ...