Research Publications (Food Safety)

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild marine mammals is a growing problem and is associated with adverse impacts on marine animal health and public health. This systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression estimates the global prevalence of T. gondii infection in wild marine mammals and analyzes the association between T. gondii infection and epidemiological variables.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern and controlling its spread is critical for the effectiveness of antibiotics. Members of the genus Salmonella are broadly distributed, and wild boar may play an important role in its circulation between peri-urban areas and the environment, due to its frequent interactions both with livestock or human garbage.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, EarlyView.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, EarlyView.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, EarlyView.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, EarlyView.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, EarlyView.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Brucellosis is a zoonotic and contagious infectious disease caused by Brucella spp, which causes substantial economic losses to animal husbandry and leads to severe public health problems. Brucella have evolved multiple strategies to escape host immunity and survive within host cells. Elucidating the immune evasion strategies during Brucella infection will facilitate the control of brucellosis.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Highly pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI) is a fatal zoonotic disease that damages the poultry industry and endangers human lives via exposure to the pathogen. A risk assessment model that precisely predicts high-risk groups and occurrence of HPAI infection is essential for effective biosecurity measures that minimize the socioeconomic losses of massive outbreaks.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Enteropathogenic parasites can infect a wide range of mammals, including humans, supposing an important zoonotic risk. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging foodborne pathogen of increasing public health relevance, affecting both human and animal populations. Because both microorganisms share faecal-oral transmission route they may constitute an excellent model to evaluate the interplay between them.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. The effects of flock size of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) was experimentally manipulated to assess the potential of influenza A virus (IAV; H4N6) transmission from a flocking passerine to bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) through shared food and water resources to mimic starling intrusions into free-range and backyard poultry operations.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Poultry and poultry-derived products such as meat and eggs are among the main sources of non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) transmission to the human.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor variants have been the major causative agents of cholera worldwide since their emergence in the 2000s. Cholera remains endemic in some regions in Malaysia. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the genetic characteristics of the V. cholerae O1 El Tor strains associated with outbreaks and sporadic cases to elucidate the molecular evolution among the strains circulating in this region. A total of 45 V.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Most Chinese provinces have a daily-updated database of live animal movements; however, the data are not efficiently utilised to support interventions to control H7N9 and other avian influenzas. Based on official records, this study assessed the spatio-temporal patterns of live broilers moved out of and within Guangxi in 2017. The yearly and monthly networks were analysed for inter- and intra-provincial movements, respectively.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Economically relevant pathogens, such as African swine fever virus (ASFV), have been shown to survive when experimentally inoculated in some feed ingredients under the environmental conditions in transoceanic transport models. However, these models did not characterize the likelihood of virus survival under various time and temperature processes that feed ingredients undergo before they are added to swine diets.

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Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Abstract

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Since 2004, a novel bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), distinct from the conventional ‘classical BSE’ (C-BSE), has been reported as an atypical BSE. Atypical BSE is detected mostly in aged cattle, and it is suggested that atypical BSE may occur spontaneously.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Abstract

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Abstract

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Abstract

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Accepted Article. Abstract