Waterborne human enteric viruses, such as noroviruses and adenoviruses, are excreted in
the feces of infected individuals and transmitted via the fecal-oral route including …

The hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a leading cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. It is
transmitted mainly by direct contact with patients who have been infected or by ingesting …

Wastewater-based surveillance is a cost-effective concept for monitoring COVID-19
pandemics at a population level. Here, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was monitored from a total of 693 …

The COVID-19 disease spread at different rates in the different countries and in different
regions of the same country, as happened in Italy. Transmission by contact or at close range …

In a recent report by risk assessment experts on the identification of food safety priorities
using the Delphi technique, foodborne viruses were recognized among the top rated food …

Foodborne viruses have been recognized as a growing concern to the food industry and a
serious public health problem. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is responsible for the majority of viral …

More people were killed by smallpox during the twentieth century--over 300 million--than by
all of the wars of that period combined. In 1918 and 1919, influenza virus claimed over 50 …

Numerous viruses of human or animal origin can spread in the environment and infect
people via water and food, mostly through ingestion and occasionally through skin contact …

Investigations of disease outbreaks linked to shellfish consumption have been reported in
the scientific literature; however, only few countries systematically collate and report such …

In January 2011, a workshop was organized by the EU FP7 Veg-i-Trade project to capture
opinions of stakeholders on food safety issues in the global fresh produce supply chain …