Risk assessment of choleragenic Vibrio cholerae 01 and 0139 in warm-water shrimp in international trade : interpretative summary and technical report.

Choleragenic Vibrio cholerae 01 and 0139 are the causative agent of cholera, a water-and-food-borne disease with epidemic and pandemic potential. This report focuses on the risk of acquiring cholera from warm-water shrimps in international trade. Shrimp is a very important export product from many d...

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Corporate Authors: World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Geneva, Switzerland : Rome : World Health Organization ; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005.
Series:Microbiological risk assessment series ; 9.
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Table of Contents:
  • Interpretive summary
  • Technical report. Introduction
  • Statement of purpose
  • Hazard identification
  • Exposure assessment
  • Hazard characterization
  • Risk characterization
  • Gaps in data
  • Key findings and conclusions.