Hygiene: new hopes, new horizons

V Curtis, W Schmidt, S Luby, R Florez… - The Lancet infectious …, 2011‏ - thelancet.com
Although promotion of safe hygiene is the single most cost-effective means of preventing
infectious disease, investment in hygiene is low both in the health and in the water and …

Shigella as a Foodborne Pathogen and Current Methods for Detection in Food

BR Warren, ME Parish… - Critical reviews in food …, 2006‏ - Taylor & Francis
Shigella, the causative agent of shigellosis or “bacillary dysentery,” has been increasingly
involved in foodborne outbreaks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and …

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 …

Survival of Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium in iceberg lettuce and the antimicrobial effect of rice vinegar against E. coli O157 …

JM Chang, TJ Fang - Food Microbiology, 2007‏ - Elsevier
The microbiological safety of fresh produce is a significant concern of consumers and
industry. After applying at an inoculated level (about 106CFUg− 1) of E. coli O157: H7 and …

Species-wide whole genome sequencing reveals historical global spread and recent local persistence in Shigella flexneri

TR Connor, CR Barker, KS Baker, FX Weill… - elife, 2015‏ - elifesciences.org
Shigella flexneri is the most common cause of bacterial dysentery in low-income countries.
Despite this, S. flexneri remains largely unexplored from a genomic standpoint and is still …

Microbiological quality of selected street food items vended by school-based street food vendors in Dhaka, Bangladesh

M Al Mamun, SMM Rahman, TC Turin - International journal of food …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
A cross sectional study was conducted to assess the microbiological quality of local food
items vended by the school-based street food vendors in Dhaka City. A total of 80 schools …

Environmental transmission of diarrheal pathogens in low and middle income countries

TR Julian - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Every year, more than half a million children die due to diarrheal diseases. Recent studies
have identified the most important etiologies of diarrheal disease are enterotoxigenic and …

Fate of Shigella sonnei on parsley and methods of disinfection

FM Wu, MP Doyle, LR Beuchat, JG Wells… - Journal of Food …, 2000‏ - Elsevier
Outbreaks of shigellosis associated with chopped parsley used as a garnish for foods
occurred in four states in the United States and in two Canadian provinces in 1998. This …

Associations between ambient temperature and enteric infections by pathogen: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PLC Chua, CFS Ng, A Tobias, XT Seposo… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2022‏ - thelancet.com
Background Numerous studies have quantified the associations between ambient
temperature and enteric infections, particularly all-cause enteric infections. However, the …

Hygiene intervention reduces contamination of weaning food in Bangladesh

MS Islam, ZH Mahmud, PS Gope… - Tropical medicine & …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study was conducted to measure the impact of a hygiene intervention on the
contamination of weaning food in B angladesh. Methods Sixty households were selected: 30 …