E.coli (Clay’s Library of Health and the Environment)

The control of E.coli O157 has been at the heart of the environmental health practitioner's professional agenda since recent outbreaks of the disease in the UK. The key to controlling the organism lies in ensuring the microbiological safety of food, drinking and recreational water, the prevention of direct spread from animals and from person to person, as well as in the early recognition and prompt control of outbreaks. E.coli places VTEC O157 in context, outlining its emergence and background, and relating it to other E.coli, VT producing organisms and enteric pathogens. This book explains how VTEC O157 causes illness, and assesses the practical implications of its virulence properties. It outlines the way VTEC O157 should be diagnosed, and how the microbiological results can be interpreted. Finally, risk assessment and control strategies are thoroughly debated and summarised. E.coli is aimed at health professionals who need to be fully informed about the sources and effects of the organism in order to provide advice and enforce legislation at local level. It also provides non-specialist professionals such as students or food industry managers with a practical introduction to the terminology, methods and issues surrounding the diagnosis and control of Ecoli. Book jacket.

• | Author: Stephen R.. Parry Palmer (Sharon.), Sharon Parry
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 190 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0367578638
• | ISBN-13: 9780367578633