Zoonotic pathogens in the food chain

Examining the development, spread and transmission of zoonotic diseases through the food chain; from animals, through production processes to humans, this book discusses the ways modern food production systems contribute to the risk of zoonotic disease,and where mitigation strategies need to be focu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hendrick, Stephen (Author), Krause, Denis O. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire : CABI , c2010
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2010/20103350423.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Globalization of the food supply and the spread disease
  • 2. Epidemiology of pathogens in the food supply
  • 3. Manure as a source of zoonotic pathogens
  • 4. Animal feed as a source of zoonotic pathogens
  • 5. Milk and raw milk consumption as a vecor for human disease
  • 6. The contribution of antibiotic residues and antibiotic resistance genes from livestock operations of antibiotic resistance in the environment and food chain
  • 7. On-farm mitigation of enteric pathogens to prevent human disease
  • 8. Organic agriculture and its contribution to zoonotic pathogens
  • 9. Zoonotic implications of Avian and Swine Influenza
  • 10. Crohn's disease in human and Johne's disease in cattle - linked diseases?
  • 11. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies as a case study in policy development for zoonoses