Researchers have expanded understanding of the potential for exposure to and infection with zoonotic pathogens in the bushmeat trade.
Scientists believe that if they can help bushmeat traders and consumers keep themselves safe, perhaps their communities can also be protected.
The team at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary
Continue Reading Study gives insight into bushmeat preferences in Uganda
Researchers have taken a step toward estimating the risk of disease transmission from wild meat consumption.
The team, including members of the Wildlife Conservation Society, have presented a framework to quantify the risk of zoonotic disease transmission in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) bushmeat system and help improve understanding
Continue Reading Researchers analyze human diseases from bushmeat; cultural practices in play
On a hillside in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, tomato plants line walkable pathways just off the sidewalk, while, farther uphill, honeybees buzz around various flowing shrubs near a wooden apiary. The urban garden is certainly a unique sight considering its location just blocks from the I-5 freeway and a five-minute
Continue Reading As Urban Agriculture’s Popularity Rises, What Are the Food Safety Concerns?
California’s Leafy Green Marketing Agreement announced a “significant change” on Thursday to its standards concerning animal intrusion into fields, according to LGMA CEO Scott Horsfall. Until now, leafy green growers have been advised to take measures to prevent a specific list of risky animals, such as deer or livestock, from
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Food Safety News spoke with veterinarian and UC Davis researcher Dr. Michele Jay-Russell at the 2013 annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection. Jay-Russell specializes in the molecular epidemiology of pathogen contamination associated with wildlife.
The conversation touched on the risk wildlife sometimes pose to food safety and
Continue Reading IAFP 2013: Interview with Veterinarian and Food Safety Researcher Dr. Michele Jay-Russell
Last month’s announcement by the Oregon Health Authority confirmed that deer droppings were the source of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in strawberry fields linked to 15 human illnesses, including one death. These findings are not unprecedented because undercooked venison is a recognized vehicle of transmission for E. coli O157:H7. Indeed
Continue Reading Feral in the Fields: Food Safety Risks from Wildlife
