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COST ACTION 920 |
Inventory of QMRA Studies in Europe |
Data sheet
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Pathogen |
Campylobacter |
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Country or region |
UK |
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Transmission route |
From |
Farm |
To |
Human |
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Specific product(s) |
Chicken (fresh/frozen; whole/portioned) |
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End-point(s) |
Risk of human Campylobacter infection from the consumption of chicken |
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Reports or publications
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Bibliographic reference |
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Hartnett,
E; Kelly, L; Newell, D; Wooldridge, M, and Gettinby, G. A quantitative risk
assessment for the occurrence of campylobacter in chickens at the point of slaughter.
Epidemiology and Infection. 2001; 127:195-206. ·
Hartnett
(2001): Human infection with Campylobacter
spp. from chicken consumption: a quantitative risk assessment.
PhD thesis, Department of Statistics and Modelling Science, University
of Strathclyde. |
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Abstract |
A risk assessment has been developed to investigate the risk of human Campylobacter infection from the consumption of chicken. The risk assessment takes a farm-to-consumption approach, therefore separating the exposure pathway into distinct modules within which both the prevalence of Campylobacter and the associated microbial load are modelled. The considered modules are Farm; Transport & Processing; Retail, Distribution & Storage and finally Preparation & Storage. The model has been used to investigate a number of control strategies and is currently been amended for use in other risk assessment projects. |
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Status |
Complete |
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Availability |
PhD Thesis |
Project group
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Institute |
Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK |
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Contact person |
Dr.
Emma Hartnett (ehartnett@decisionalysis.com) |
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Partners |
University of Strathclyde |