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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Hunting down the cause of acute hepatitis in children

    • The Lancet
      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  2. Tracking COVID-19 responsibly

    • The Lancet
      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  3. UN concern over health at site of former Zambian lead mine

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Munyaradzi Makoni

      A letter by UN special rapporteurs urges the Zambian Government to clean up the mine to protect thousands of nearby residents from pollution. Munyaradzi Makoni reports.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  4. Deep learning and cancer biomarkers: recognising lead-time bias

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Michael Bretthauer, Magnus Løberg, Øyvind Holme, Hans-Olov Adami, Mette Kalager

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  5. Deep learning and cancer biomarkers: recognising lead-time bias – Authors' reply

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Knut Liestøl, Andreas Kleppe, Ole-Johan Skrede, Sepp De Raedt, David J Kerr, Håvard E Danielsen

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  6. Tracking COVID-19 responsibly

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Rania Muhareb, Rita Giacaman

      • COVID-19

  7. Wearing face masks in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic: altruism and solidarity

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Kar Keung Cheng, Tai Hing Lam, Chi Chiu Leung

      • COVID-19

  8. Assessing national performance in response to COVID-19

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Dale Fisher, Yik Ying Teo, David Nabarro

      • COVID-19

  9. COVID-19 spread in the UK: the end of the beginning?

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Roy M Anderson, T Déirdre Hollingsworth, Rebecca F Baggaley, Rosie Maddren, Carolin Vegvari

      • COVID-19

  10. SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing of skin for COVID-19 diagnostics: a case report

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Dagmar Jamiolkowski, Beda Mühleisen, Simon Müller, Alexander A Navarini, Alexandar Tzankov, Elisabeth Roider

      • COVID-19

  11. Encouraging results from phase 1/2 COVID-19 vaccine trials

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Naor Bar-Zeev, William J Moss

      • COVID-19

  12. The Lancet COVID-19 Commission

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Jeffrey D Sachs, Richard Horton, Jessamy Bagenal, Yanis Ben Amor, Ozge Karadag Caman, Guillaume Lafortune

      • COVID-19

  13. COVID-19 worsens Zimbabwe's health crisis

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Munyaradzi Makoni

      • COVID-19

  14. COVID-19's impact on Australia's health research workforce

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Anna Peeters, Greg Mullins, Denise Becker, Liliana Orellana, Patricia Livingston

      • COVID-19

  15. COVID-19 trial co-enrolment and subsequent enrolment

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Elie Gertner

      • COVID-19

  16. COVID-19 is an opportunity for reform in dentistry

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Richard G Watt

      • COVID-19

  17. Interference in scientific research on COVID-19 in Turkey

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Hasan Bayram, Nurdan Köktürk, Osman Elbek, Oğuz Kılınç, Abdullah Sayıner, Elif Dağlı, Turkish Thoracic Society

      • COVID-19

  18. The Cummings effect: politics, trust, and behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Daisy Fancourt, Andrew Steptoe, Liam Wright

      • COVID-19

  19. Donation and transplantation activity in the UK during the COVID-19 lockdown

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Alex R Manara, Lisa Mumford, Chris J Callaghan, Rommel Ravanan, Dale Gardiner

      • COVID-19

  20. COVID-19 combination prevention requires attention to structural drivers

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Kent Buse, Alessandra Nilo, Jules Kim, Mark Heywood, Jeff Acaba

      • COVID-19

  21. Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary report of a phase 1/2, single-blind, randomised controlled trial

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Pedro M Folegatti, Katie J Ewer, Parvinder K Aley, Brian Angus, Stephan Becker, Sandra Belij-Rammerstorfer, Duncan Bellamy, Sagida Bibi, Mustapha Bittaye, Elizabeth A Clutterbuck, Christina Dold, Saul N Faust, Adam Finn, Amy L Flaxman, Bassam Hallis, Paul Heath, Daniel Jenkin, Rajeka Lazarus, Rebecca Makinson, Angela M Minassian

      • COVID-19

  22. Immunogenicity and safety of a recombinant adenovirus type-5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine in healthy adults aged 18 years or older: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Feng-Cai Zhu, Xu-Hua Guan, Yu-Hua Li, Jian-Ying Huang, Tao Jiang, Li-Hua Hou, Jing-Xin Li, Bei-Fang Yang, Ling Wang, Wen-Juan Wang, Shi-Po Wu, Zhao Wang, Xiao-Hong Wu, Jun-Jie Xu, Zhe Zhang, Si-Yue Jia, Bu-Sen Wang, Yi Hu, Jing-Jing Liu, Jun Zhang

      • COVID-19

  23. SARS-CoV-2 renal tropism associates with acute kidney injury

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Fabian Braun, Marc Lütgehetmann, Susanne Pfefferle, Milagros N Wong, Alexander Carsten, Maja T Lindenmeyer, Dominik Nörz, Fabian Heinrich, Kira Meißner, Dominic Wichmann, Stefan Kluge, Oliver Gross, Klaus Pueschel, Ann S Schröder, Carolin Edler, Martin Aepfelbacher, Victor G Puelles, Tobias B Huber

      • COVID-19

  24. Effects of a major deletion in the SARS-CoV-2 genome on the severity of infection and the inflammatory response: an observational cohort study

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Barnaby E Young, Siew-Wai Fong, Yi-Hao Chan, Tze-Minn Mak, Li Wei Ang, Danielle E Anderson, Cheryl Yi-Pin Lee, Siti Naqiah Amrun, Bernett Lee, Yun Shan Goh, Yvonne C F Su, Wycliffe E Wei, Shirin Kalimuddin, Louis Yi Ann Chai, Surinder Pada, Seow Yen Tan, Louisa Sun, Purnima Parthasarathy, Yuan Yi Constance Chen, Timothy Barkham

      • COVID-19

  25. SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in COVID-19 hotspots

    • The Lancet

    • Author(s): Isabella Eckerle, Benjamin Meyer

      • COVID-19