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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. Quantitative microbiological risk assessment model for Campylobacter in raw milk of dairy cows in Germany

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • The consumer demand for raw milk from dairy cows has increased and local sales via vending machines have been intensified. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the risk associated with the consumption of unboiled raw milk contaminated with Campylobacter by estimating the number of campylobacteriosis cases. For this a stochastic quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) model was developed that covered the whole supply chain.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  2. Assessing Campylobacter cross-contamination of Danish broiler flocks at slaughterhouses considering true flock prevalence estimates and ad-hoc sampling

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Campylobacter cross-contamination of Danish broiler flocks at slaughterhouses was investigated using data from two national surveillance components and from ad-hoc sampling. The animal level (AL) and food safety (FS) components from 2018 were compared. The AL component contained results of PCR on pools of cloacal swabs from 3,012 flocks processed at two Danish slaughterhouses (S1-S2), while the FS component regarded culture testing of leg skins from 999/3,012 flocks.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  3. Detection, molecular characterization, and antimicrobial susceptibility, of Campylobacter spp. isolated from shellfish

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Campylobacteriosis is one of the most important reported zoonosis worldwide. Besides poultry other sources of infection have been described. In the current study, the incidence of Campylobacter spp. was assessed over a five-month period in mussel samples harvested from one of the most important producing areas (Galicia, NW Spain) in Europe. Out of 91 samples screened, 8% were positive and identified as C. lari by MALDI-TOF and whole genome sequencing.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  4. Risk-based control of Campylobacter spp. in broiler farms and slaughtered flocks to mitigate risk of human campylobacteriosis – A One Health approach

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Effects of risk-based control of Campylobacter spp. in Danish broiler farms and flocks were simulated, to assess potential reductions of human risk of campylobacteriosis, associated to the consumption of poultry meat produced in Denmark. Two national data streams were used and represented: Flock status by testing cloacal swabs (CS, 2018–2019) and carcass status by testing leg skin samples (LS, 2019).

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  5. Quantitative risk assessment of Campylobacter in döner kebab consumed in the west of Algeria

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Campylobacteriosis is an emerging foodborne illness which is frequently linked to the consumption of inadequately prepared poultry. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk associated with thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. in chicken döner kebab and to estimate the number of campylobacteriosis cases due to its consumption in Tlemcen city (Algeria).

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  6. An updated assessment of the effect of control options to reduce Campylobacter concentrations in broiler caeca on human health risk in the European Union

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA) studies have suggested that control options to reduce the concentration of Campylobacter spp. in broiler chicken caeca may be highly effective at reducing the risk of human campylobacteriosis. These QMRA studies have been updated based on scientific evidence obtained in the past decade.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  7. Revising a constrained 2-Class attributes sampling plan when laboratory methods are changed

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Author(s): Michael S. Williams, Eric D. Ebel, Neal J. Golden

      • Campylobacter
      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  8. Strategy for Systematic Review of Observational Studies and Meta-Analysis Modelling of Risk Factors for Sporadic Foodborne Diseases

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 23 July 2019

      Source: Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Ursula Gonzales-Barron, Anne Thébault, Pauline Kooh, Laurence Watier, Moez Sanaa, Vasco Cadavez

      • Campylobacter
      • Norovirus
      • Hepatitis
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Viruses
      • Campylobacter
      • Norovirus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  9. Comparison of Three Modelling Approaches to Predict the Risk of Campylobacteriosis in New Zealand

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 3 June 2019

      Source: Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Ali Al-Sakkaf

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  10. Human health impact of non-potable reuse of distributed wastewater and greywater treated by membrane bioreactors

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 1 February 2018

      Source: Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Mary E. Schoen, Michael A. Jahne, Jay Garland

      • Campylobacter
      • Norovirus
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter
      • Parasites
      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Parasites
      • Viruses

  11. Can stochastic consumer phase models in QMRA be simplified to a single factor?

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 17 September 2017
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Maria Inês Neves, Sylvester N. Mungai, Maarten J. Nauta

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Risk-based enteric pathogen reduction targets for non-potable and direct potable use of roof runoff, stormwater, and greywater

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 2 March 2017
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Mary E. Schoen, Nicholas J. Ashbolt, Michael A. Jahne, Jay Garland

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Campylobacter
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Norovirus
      • Parasites
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses

  13. Application of TRiMiCri for the evaluation of risk based microbiological criteria for Campylobacter on broiler meat

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: June 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volumes 2–3

      Author(s): Tomasz Seliwiorstow, Mieke Uyttendaele, Lieven De Zutter, Maarten Nauta

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  14. The effect of reducing numbers of Campylobacter in broiler intestines on human health risk

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: June 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volumes 2–3

      Author(s): Maarten J. Nauta, Gro Johannessen, Laura Laureano Adame, Nicola Williams, Hanne Rosenquist

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. Campylobacter spp. and Escherichia coli contamination of broiler carcasses across the slaughter line in Danish slaughterhouses

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: June 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volumes 2–3

      Author(s): Louise Boysen, Maarten Nauta, Hanne Rosenquist

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  16. Cost-effectiveness of Campylobacter interventions on broiler farms in six European countries

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: June 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volumes 2–3

      Author(s): C.P.A. van Wagenberg, P.L.M. van Horne, H.M. Sommer, M.J. Nauta

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  17. The burden of Campylobacter-associated disease in six European countries

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: June 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volumes 2–3

      Author(s): M.-J.J. Mangen, A.H. Havelaar, J.A. Haagsma, M.E.E. Kretzschmar

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  18. Impact of technical and economic performance on costs of campylobacter spp. interventions on broiler farms in six European countries

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: June 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volumes 2–3

      Author(s): C.P.A. van Wagenberg, P.L.M. van Horne

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  19. Translation of risk factor estimates into on-farm interventions and their effect on Campylobacter broiler flock prevalence

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: June 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volumes 2–3

      Author(s): H.M. Sommer, M.J. Nauta, H. Rosenquist

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  20. Analysis of farm specific risk factors for Campylobacter colonization of broilers in six European countries

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: June 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volumes 2–3

      Author(s): H.M. Sommer, B. Borck Høg, L.S. Larsen, A.I.V. Sørensen, N. Williams, J.Y. Merga, M. Cerdà-Cuéllar, S. Urdaneta, R. Dolz, K. Wieczorek, J. Osek, B. David, M. Hofshagen, M. Jonsson, J.A. Wagenaar, N. Bolder, H. Rosenquist

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  21. A review of quantitative microbial risk assessment and consumer process models for Campylobacter in broiler chickens

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: June 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volumes 2–3

      Author(s): Brennan Chapman, Ainsley Otten, Aamir Fazil, Natalie Ernst, Ben A. Smith

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  22. Simulation of enteric pathogen concentrations in locally-collected greywater and wastewater for microbial risk assessments

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 9 November 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): Michael A. Jahne, Mary E. Schoen, Jay L. Garland, Nicholas J. Ashbolt

      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Parasites
      • Campylobacter

  23. Microbial risk from source-separated urine used as liquid fertilizer in sub-tropical Australia

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: Available online 18 November 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis

      Author(s): W. Ahmed, K.A. Hamilton, A. Vieritz, D. Powell, A. Goonetilleke, M.T. Hamilton, T. Gardner

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter

  24. Characterizing the concentration of pathogen occurrence across meat and poultry industries

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: December 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volume 4

      Author(s): Natalia Lukicheva, Eric D. Ebel, Michael S. Williams, Wayne D. Schlosser

      • Campylobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Disease burden due to gastrointestinal pathogens in a wastewater system in Kampala, Uganda

    • Microbial Risk Analysis

    • Publication date: December 2016
      Source:Microbial Risk Analysis, Volume 4

      Author(s): Samuel Fuhrimann, Mirko S. Winkler, Michelle Stalder, Charles B. Niwagaba, Mohammed Babu, Narcis B. Kabatereine, Abdullah A. Halage, Jürg Utzinger, Guéladio Cissé, Maarten Nauta

      • Campylobacter
      • Cryptosporidium parvum
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
      • Parasites