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Detection of parasites in food

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 1999

H. R. GAMBLE  and
K. D. MURRELL
H. R. GAMBLE
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
K. D. MURRELL
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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Abstract

The importance of foodborne parasitic zoonoses remains high in many regions of the world. Although control efforts have been exerted for quite some time, overall progress has not been satisfactory, even in many well developed countries. An important drawback in control programmes for parasites such as Trichinella, Toxoplasma and Taenia has been the absence of rapid, accurate and sensitive diagnostic tests for these meatborne parasites. However, the rapid advances in the molecular biology of these organisms has yielded concomitant gains in precision of detection. This review highlights these advances and their impact or potential application to the control of foodborne parasites.

Keywords

Parasiteszoonosesfoodborne diseases
Type
Current status
Information
Parasitology , Volume 117 , Issue 7 , November 1999 , pp. 97 - 111
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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