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Food Parasitology

"Food Parasitology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The presence of parasites in food and food products. For the presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in food, FOOD MICROBIOLOGY is available.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Food Parasitology" by people in this website by year, and whether "Food Parasitology" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Parasitology" by people in Profiles.
  1. Quantification of viable protozoan parasites on leafy greens using molecular methods. Food Microbiol. 2021 Oct; 99:103816.
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  2. Giardiasis. JAMA. 2021 04 06; 325(13):1356.
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  3. Clams and potential foodborne Toxoplasma gondii in Nunavut, Canada. Zoonoses Public Health. 2021 05; 68(3):277-283.
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  4. Larval ascaridoid nematodes in horned and musky octopus (Eledone cirrhosa and E. moschata) and longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii): Safety and quality implications for cephalopod products sold as fresh on the Italian market. Int J Food Microbiol. 2020 Nov 16; 333:108812.
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  5. Be Careful What You Eat! Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 11; 101(5):955-956.
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  6. Simultaneous detection of four protozoan parasites on leafy greens using a novel multiplex PCR assay. Food Microbiol. 2019 Dec; 84:103252.
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  7. Anisakis spp. larvae in different kinds of ready to eat products made of anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus) sold in Italian supermarkets. Int J Food Microbiol. 2018 Mar 02; 268:10-18.
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  8. Visceral larvae as a predictive index of the overall level of fish batch infection in European anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus): A rapid procedure for Food Business Operators to assess marketability. Int J Food Microbiol. 2017 Jun 05; 250:12-18.
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  9. Microsporidia - Emergent Pathogens in the Global Food Chain. Trends Parasitol. 2016 Apr; 32(4):336-348.
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  10. Food-specific attribution of selected gastrointestinal illnesses: estimates from a Canadian expert elicitation survey. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(9):983-95.
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