Virus hazards from food, water and other contaminated environments

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

David Rodriguez Lazaro (Author) Other; Nigel Cook (Author) Other; Franco M Ruggeri (Author) Other; Jane Sellwood (Author) Other; Abid Nasser (Author) Other; Maria Sao Jose Nascimento (Author) FFUP; Martin D'Agostino (Author) Other; Ricardo Santos (Author) Other; Juan C Carlos Saiz (Author) Other; Artur Rzezutka (Author) Other; Albert Bosch (Author) Other; Rosina Girones (Author) Other; Annalaura Carducci (Author) Other; Michelle Muscillo (Author) Other; Katarina Kovac (Author) Other; Marta Diez Valcarce (Author) Other; Apostolos Vantarakis (Author) Other; Carl Henrik von Bonsdorff (Author) Other; Ana Maria de Roda Husman (Author) Other; Marta Hernandez (Author) Other; Wim H M van der Poel (Author) Other

Journal

Title: FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Vol. 36

Pages: 786-814

ISSN: 0168-6445

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Indexing

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Biological sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-8N8

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2011.00306.x

Abstract (EN): Numerous viruses of human or animal origin can spread in the environment and infect people via water and food, mostly through ingestion and occasionally through skin contact. These viruses are released into the environment by various routes including water run-offs and aerosols. Furthermore, zoonotic viruses may infect humans exposed to contaminated surface waters. Foodstuffs of animal origin can be contaminated, and their consumption may cause human infection if the viruses are not inactivated during food processing. Molecular epidemiology and surveillance of environmental samples are necessary to elucidate the public health hazards associated with exposure to environmental viruses. Whereas monitoring of viral nucleic acids by PCR methods is relatively straightforward and well documented, detection of infectious virus particles is technically more demanding and not always possible (e.g. human norovirus or hepatitis E virus). The human pathogenic viruses that are most relevant in this context are nonenveloped and belong to the families of the Caliciviridae, Adenoviridae, Hepeviridae, Picornaviridae and Reoviridae. Sampling methods and strategies, first-choice detection methods and evaluation criteria are reviewed.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 29