Foodborne Diseases

Dr. Christine Dodd is the Department Chair of Food Science in the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham in the UK. Dr. Dodd is an expert in applied microbiology, cross-contamination, and enteric viruses; she has published more than 100 articles and has been an invited speaker at more than 40 conferences. Dr. Tim Aldsworth is Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology in the Department of Applied Sciences and Health at Coventry University in Priory, UK. Coventry. His research expertise is in microbiological analysis of food, food safety, pathogen epidemiology, and microbial resistance.

"Provides an update of knowledge regarding infectious and toxic food pathogens. It is intended as a reference for readers concerned about the global impact of foodborne diseases." --Food Science and Technology Abstracts, 2004"I unequivocally recommend this book to be available in schools and institutions concerned with food safety. Graduate and undergraduate students, and professionals involved in areas such as epidemiology, food industry and catering, and those whose major responsibility is to dictate the government policies of food protection, especially in developing countries, would take advantage of the updated content, structure and easily readable presentation of this book." --Dr. Eduardo Fernandez Escartín, Professor of Graduate Research in Food Safety, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico"The writing style and presentation of the material allow the material to be readily grasped and understood." --Samuel Palumbo, National Center for Food Safety and Technology

• Part I: PrinciplesPart II: InfectionsPart III: IntoxicationsPart IV: Food SensitivitiesPart V: Prevention, Control, and Management of Foodborne Disease Hazards