Risk assessment of Vibrio vulnificus in raw oysters
Subtitle: interpretative summary and technical report.
Contributors: World Health Organization.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Series: Microbiological risk assessment series -- 8; Microbiological risk assessment series -- 8
Publisher: World Health Organization; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Geneva, Switzerland; Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9789251054239; 9789241563109
Subjects: Vibrio vulnificus; Oysters -- Pathogens; Health risk assessment
Description: Vibrio vulnificus is one of three pathogenic Vibrio spp. on which FAO and WHO have undertaken risk assessment work. This pathogen is associated primarily with raw oysters but can occur in a variety of seafood products. As well as causing gastrointestinal illness, V. vulnificus can cause primary septicaemia which is a serious and often fatal disease in individuals with chronic pre-existing conditions. This volume provides an approach for undertaking quantitative risk assessment of V. vulnificus in raw oysters. This risk assessment model was also developed to evaluate the effectiveness of various interventions strategies aimed at reducing V. vulnificus levels in oysters and therefore the associated risk of illness.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "TC/M/A0252E/1/12.05/2500"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: Interpretive summary; title: Technical report. Introduction; title: Hazard identification; title: Exposure assessment; title: Hazard characterization; title: Risk characterization; title: Data gaps; title: Conclusions.