Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring listeriosis from consumption of minimally processed vegetables

Listeriosis is a serious invasive disease with high fatality rates especially among the vulnerable population. Although the causative pathogen had been detected in several foods in Malaysia, there have so far been no reported cases of listeriosis in Malaysia. The aim of this study was to carry out a...

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Main Authors: Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi, Robin, Tunung, Paie, Margaret Selina, Chai, Lay Ching, Radu, Son, Cheah, Yoke Kqueen, Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen, Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki, Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu, Malakar, Pradeep
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author Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi
Robin, Tunung
Paie, Margaret Selina
Chai, Lay Ching
Radu, Son
Cheah, Yoke Kqueen
Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen
Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki
Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu
Malakar, Pradeep
author_facet Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi
Robin, Tunung
Paie, Margaret Selina
Chai, Lay Ching
Radu, Son
Cheah, Yoke Kqueen
Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen
Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki
Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu
Malakar, Pradeep
author_sort Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi
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description Listeriosis is a serious invasive disease with high fatality rates especially among the vulnerable population. Although the causative pathogen had been detected in several foods in Malaysia, there have so far been no reported cases of listeriosis in Malaysia. The aim of this study was to carry out a quantitative risk assessment to estimate the risk of acquiring listeriosis through the consumption of minimally processed salad vegetables in Malaysia. The probability of illness per serving was calculated using an exponential dose-response model for high-risk and low-risk groups of consumer using the stochastic approach. The risk estimate of acquiring listeriosis for the healthy population was 1.98 × 10–4 per 100,000 population. For susceptible population, the risk estimate was considerably higher, i.e., 0.172 per 100,000 population for AIDS patients, 0.00496 per 100,000 population for diabetics and 0.149 per 100,000 for the elderly population.
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spelling upm-241592019-11-22T00:39:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24159/ Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring listeriosis from consumption of minimally processed vegetables Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi Robin, Tunung Paie, Margaret Selina Chai, Lay Ching Radu, Son Cheah, Yoke Kqueen Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu Malakar, Pradeep Listeriosis is a serious invasive disease with high fatality rates especially among the vulnerable population. Although the causative pathogen had been detected in several foods in Malaysia, there have so far been no reported cases of listeriosis in Malaysia. The aim of this study was to carry out a quantitative risk assessment to estimate the risk of acquiring listeriosis through the consumption of minimally processed salad vegetables in Malaysia. The probability of illness per serving was calculated using an exponential dose-response model for high-risk and low-risk groups of consumer using the stochastic approach. The risk estimate of acquiring listeriosis for the healthy population was 1.98 × 10–4 per 100,000 population. For susceptible population, the risk estimate was considerably higher, i.e., 0.172 per 100,000 population for AIDS patients, 0.00496 per 100,000 population for diabetics and 0.149 per 100,000 for the elderly population. Inderscience Enterprises 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24159/1/Quantitative%20risk%20assessment%20of%20acquiring%20listeriosis%20from%20consumption%20of%20minimally%20processed%20vegetables.pdf Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi and Robin, Tunung and Paie, Margaret Selina and Chai, Lay Ching and Radu, Son and Cheah, Yoke Kqueen and Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen and Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki and Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu and Malakar, Pradeep (2011) Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring listeriosis from consumption of minimally processed vegetables. International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, 4 (2/3/4). pp. 248-263. ISSN 1479-3911; ESSN: 1479-392X https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=44548 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2011.044548
spellingShingle Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi
Robin, Tunung
Paie, Margaret Selina
Chai, Lay Ching
Radu, Son
Cheah, Yoke Kqueen
Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen
Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki
Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu
Malakar, Pradeep
Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring listeriosis from consumption of minimally processed vegetables
title Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring listeriosis from consumption of minimally processed vegetables
title_full Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring listeriosis from consumption of minimally processed vegetables
title_fullStr Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring listeriosis from consumption of minimally processed vegetables
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring listeriosis from consumption of minimally processed vegetables
title_short Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring listeriosis from consumption of minimally processed vegetables
title_sort quantitative risk assessment of acquiring listeriosis from consumption of minimally processed vegetables
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