(PDF) Viruses in food and water – Risks, surveillance and control by Nigel Cook

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Table of Contents

Part 1An introduction to food and environmental virology: An introduction to food and waterborne viral disease; Prevalence of viruses in food and the environment
Part 2Detection, surveillance and risk assessment of viruses in food and water: Molecular detection of viruses in foods and food-processing environments; Sampling strategies for virus detection in foods, food-processing environments, water and air; Molecular detection of viruses in water and sewage; Quality control in the analytical laboratory: Analysing food and waterborne viruses; Tracing the sources of outbreaks of food and waterborne viral disease and outbreak investigation using molecular methods; Quantitative risk assessment for food and waterborne viruses
Part 3Virus transmission routes and control of food and water contamination: Natural persistence of food and waterborne viruses; Occurrence and transmission of food and waterborne viruses by fomites; Viral contamination by food handlers and recommended procedural controls; Foodborne virus inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes; Preventing and controlling viral contamination of fresh produce; Preventing and controlling viral contamination of shellfish; Viral presence in waste water and sewage and control methods
Part 4 Particular pathogens and future directions: Advances in understanding of norovirus as a food and waterborne pathogen and progress with vaccine development; Advances in understanding of hepatitis A virus as a food and waterborne pathogen and progress with vaccine development; Advances in understanding of rotaviruses as food and waterborne pathogens and progress with vaccine development; Advances in understanding of hepatitis E virus as a food and waterborne pathogen and progress with vaccine development; Epidemiology, control and prevention of emerging zoonotic viruses; Possible impacts of climate change on viral pathogens in food and water and other emerging issues; Virus indicators for food and water