Pathways to zoonotic spillover

RK Plowright, CR Parrish, H McCallum… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Zoonotic spillover, which is the transmission of a pathogen from a vertebrate animal to a
human, presents a global public health burden but is a poorly understood phenomenon …

Assessing the public health risk of microbial intrusion events in distribution systems: Conceptual model, available data, and challenges

MC Besner, M Prévost, S Regli - Water research, 2011 - Elsevier
Low and negative pressure events in drinking water distribution systems have the potential
to result in intrusion of pathogenic microorganisms if an external source of contamination is …

The effect of handwashing at recommended times with water alone and with soap on child diarrhea in rural Bangladesh: an observational study

SP Luby, AK Halder, T Huda, L Unicomb… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Standard public health interventions to improve hand hygiene in communities
with high levels of child mortality encourage community residents to wash their hands with …

Discharge-based QMRA for estimation of public health risks from exposure to stormwater-borne pathogens in recreational waters in the United States

GB McBride, R Stott, W Miller, D Bambic, S Wuertz - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
This study is the first to report a quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) on
pathogens detected in stormwater discharges-of-concern, rather than relying on pathogen …

Dose–response modeling of Salmonella using outbreak data

PFM Teunis, F Kasuga, A Fazil, ID Ogden… - International journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Salmonella is a key human pathogen worldwide, most often associated with food poisoning
incidences. There is a small number of predominant serotypes found in human cases. The …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of food safety training on hand hygiene knowledge and attitudes among food handlers

JM Soon, R Baines, P Seaman - Journal of food protection, 2012 - Elsevier
Research has shown that traditional food safety training programs and strategies to promote
hand hygiene increases knowledge of the subject. However, very few studies have been …

Listeria monocytogenes Dose Response Revisited—Incorporating Adjustments for Variability in Strain Virulence and Host Susceptibility

R Pouillot*, K Hoelzer, Y Chen, SB Dennis - Risk Analysis, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Evaluations of Listeria monocytogenes dose‐response relationships are crucially important
for risk assessment and risk management, but are complicated by considerable variability …

Occurrence of enteric and non-enteric microorganisms in coastal waters impacted by anthropogenic activities: A multi-route QMRA for swimmers

S Gholipour, M Nikaeen, D Rabbani… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the microbial characteristics of coastal waters
which are impacted by anthropogenic pollution as well as estimate the health risks …

[HTML][HTML] Transfer of Salmonella Enteritidis to four types of surfaces after cleaning procedures and cross-contamination to tomatoes

VM Soares, JG Pereira, C Viana, TB Izidoro… - Food …, 2012 - Elsevier
The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the spread of Salmonella Enteritidis to
different cutting boards (wood, triclosan-treated plastic, glass, and stainless steel) from …

Impact of storm runoff on Salmonella and Escherichia coli prevalence in irrigation ponds of fresh produce farms in southern Georgia

CS Harris, M Tertuliano, S Rajeev… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims To examine Salmonella and Escherichia coli in storm runoff and irrigation
ponds used by fresh produce growers, and compare Salmonella serovars with those found …