Viruses in food : scientific advice to support risk management activities : meeting report / World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
This report draws attention to the threat of viruses as a risk to public health when they are present in food. Viruses play a major role in the burden of infectious intestinal disease and require special and separate attention because they behave differently from bacteria. In identifying the major...
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Rome :
FAO,
2008.
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| Series: | Microbiological risk assessment series ;
13. |
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| Summary: | This report draws attention to the threat of viruses as a risk to public health when they are present in food. Viruses play a major role in the burden of infectious intestinal disease and require special and separate attention because they behave differently from bacteria. In identifying the major routes of viral contamination of foods, this report seeks to highlight those areas which need immediate attention and provide guidance to both risk assessors and risk managers in understanding the challenges to be overcome in effectively addressing the problems associated with foodborne viruses.--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 58 pages : map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-51) |
| ISBN: | 9789241563772 (WHO) 924156377X (WHO) 9789251061176 (FAO) 9251061173 (FAO) |
| ISSN: | 1726-5274 ; |