Foodborne Disease and Public Health

by Suitor, Carol West

• ISBN13: 9780309116138
• ISBN10: 0309116139
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: NATL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Summary

Presents proceedings of a U.S.-Iranian workshop held in Washington, D.C., in November, 2007 on the subject of foodborne diseases and food safety. Topics include foodborne disease surveillance in Iran and in the United States and selected gastrointestinal diseases in Iran. For researchers. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Overview	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Specific Objectives	p. 3
Background	p. 4
Foodborne Disease Surveillance in Iran and in the United States	p. 9
Iranian Foodborne Disease Surveillance System Pilot Project	p. 9
Foodborne Disease Surveillance in the United States	p. 15
PulseNet USA: The National Molecular Subtyping Network for Foodborne Disease Surveillance	p. 19
Discussion	p. 23
Selected Gastrointestinal Diseases in Iran and their Investigation	p. 27
Current Technical and Scientific Aspects of Foodborne Disease in Iran	p. 27
The Research Department of Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases	p. 29
Rotavirus	p. 31
Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar in Iran	p. 31
Distribution of Salmonella Subspecies in Iran	p. 32
Helicobacter Pylori in Iran	p. 33
The Burden of Gastrointestinal Disease in Iran	p. 34
Discussion	p. 36
Applying Risk Assessment Methods to Food Microbiology	p. 37
Risk Assessment Methods	p. 37
Evaluation of Risk-Risk Trade-Offs	p. 42
Discussion	p. 45
Potential Associations Between Foodborne and Chronic Diseases	p. 46
Signaling Pathways Involved in Cancer	p. 46
Molecular and Genetic Aspects of Colorectal Cancer	p. 48
Screening of High-Risk Populations for Colorectal Cancer in Iran	p. 50
Diet, Microbiota, and Carcinogenesis	p. 53
Human Microbiome Project	p. 56
Discussion	p. 58
Approaches to Health Education	p. 61
Integrated Medical Research Training at the University of California	p. 61
Health Education in Iran	p. 64
Supercourse-The Global Health Network	p. 68
Discussion	p. 69
Opportunities for Future Collaboration	p. 72
Joint Workshop Topics	p. 72
Other Forms of Collaboration	p. 73
Closing Remarks	p. 75
References	p. 76
Appendixes
Workshop Agenda	p. 79
Workshop Participants	p. 83
Site Visits	p. 91
Abbreviations	p. 93
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