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ISBN 13: 9780367578633
Author:  Stephen Palmer, Sharon Parry

E coli Environmental Health Issues of VTEC 0157 1st Table of contents:

• Chapter 1: Overview

  • E. coli strains which cause disease
  • The emergence of VTEC O157
  • How VTEC causes illness in humans
  • Incubation period
  • Infectious dose
  • Practical implications of virulence properties
  • The disease (including Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome - HUS)
  • Factors influencing the emergence of VTEC
  • Summary
  • Key messages

• Chapter 2: How is VTEC diagnosed?

  • Examination of faecal specimens
  • Isolating E.coli O157
  • Identifying toxin production
  • Strain discrimination
  • Serology
  • Period of excretion
  • Future developments
  • Summary
  • Key messages

• Chapter 3: How common is VTEC infection?

  • Population-based surveillance
  • HUS surveillance
  • Incidence in the UK (or relevant geographical area)
  • Detecting outbreaks
  • Conclusions
  • Special studies
  • Summary
  • Key messages

• Chapter 4: How does VTEC spread to humans? Evidence from sporadic cases

  • Introduction
  • Finding the sources of sporadic infections
  • Analysis and interpretation of case-control studies
  • Case-control studies of sporadic VTEC O157 infection
  • Microbiological investigations of sporadic cases
  • Investigating sporadic cases of VTEC O157
  • Key messages

• Chapter 5: How does VTEC spread to humans? Evidence from outbreaks

  • Food and drinking water outbreaks - beef products
  • Food and drinking water outbreaks - milk and dairy products
  • Food and drinking water outbreaks - other foods
  • Food and drinking water outbreaks - food outlets
  • Food and drinking water outbreaks - drinking water
  • Environmental Health Conclusions for Food and Water Outbreaks
  • Animal outbreaks
  • Environmental Health Conclusions for Animal Outbreaks
  • Person-to-person spread outbreaks
  • Environmental Health Conclusions for Person-to-Person Spread Outbreaks
  • Outbreaks from recreational exposures
  • Environmental Health Conclusions for Recreational Outbreaks
  • A practical approach to the investigation of an outbreak
  • Why are VTEC O157 outbreaks different from other food poisoning outbreaks?
  • Summary
  • Key messages

• Chapter 6: Animal and Environmental Reservoirs of VTEC

  • Farm animals
  • Food and water
  • Summary
  • Key messages

• Chapter 7: Control of VTEC O157

  • Introduction
  • Background on relevant organizations (e.g., regulatory bodies)
  • Control point 1: On-farm control
  • Control point 2: Contamination of raw meat
  • Control point 3: Contamination of milk
  • Control point 4: Contamination of crops and produce (fruit and vegetables) by animal manure
  • Control point 5: Contamination of crops and produce (fruit and vegetables) by human faeces
  • Control point 6: Contamination of drinking waters by animal manure
  • Control point 7: Contamination of recreational waters
  • Control point 8: Contamination of ready-to-eat foods
  • Control point 9: Consumption of raw and undercooked meat and other food products
  • Control point 10: Consumption of ready-to-eat foods cross-contaminated by VTEC O157
  • Control point 11: Person-to-person transmission via infected food handlers or faecal-oral transmission
  • Summary
  • Key messages

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