Background: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a transmissible, fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Recognised in 1986, the disease causes a spongiform degeneration of the neural network in the brain and spinal cord of infected cattle leading to incoordination, atax...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/16124
Background: Seed sprouts contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms, such as Salmonella spp. and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) present an unacceptable health risk to consumers. An outbreak that occurred in Australia during 2005 and 2006 due to the consumption of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/11245
Background: The consumption of uncooked comminuted fermented meat (UCFM) contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) poses a public health risk. The severity of such a health risk can be demonstrated by an outbreak that occurred in South Australia in 1995, whe...