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Shigatoxin-producing E. coli (STEC): definitions, virulence, and characteristics of enterohemorrhagic strains (EHEC).
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are pathogens responsible for human infections with a wide range of clinical manifestations. These range from mild watery diarrhea to...
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Salmonellosis in France, 2002–2010: trends in human epidemiology, the emergence of the monophasic strain, and the main food sources implicated in recent outbreaks.
Salmonella infections are one of the leading causes of foodborne bacterial infections. This article describes recent trends and changes in Salmonella serotypes studied at the National...
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Box. Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella serotype 4,12:i:- linked to the consumption of dry sausage, France, 2010.
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Surveillance of Salmonella isolated from the food chain in France.
In Europe, the prevention of foodborne illnesses caused by Salmonella relies primarily on a "veterinary public health" policy. Thus, starting at the very beginning of the food chain,...
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Monitoring of biological risks associated with the consumption of shellfish in France.
Shellfish filter large volumes of water to meet their nutritional needs, thereby ingesting phytoplankton, but they also concentrate microorganisms naturally present in the water...
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Surveillance of human listeriosis in France, 1999–2011.
Human listeriosis is a bacterial disease transmitted through the consumption of contaminated food. It is a notifiable disease. A standardized dietary questionnaire is completed by the...
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Monitoring of Listeria monocytogenes in food.
Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous bacterium widely found in the environment; it is transmitted to humans through the ingestion of contaminated food and causes rare but serious...
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Outbreaks of Bacillus cereus foodborne illness: a review of strain characterization from 2006 to 2010.
In response to the growing number of foodborne illness outbreaks associated with Bacillus cereus, a phenotypic and genotypic characterization of isolates from suspected food sources...
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Exposure to artificial ultraviolet radiation in France.
Exposure to artificial ultraviolet (UV) radiation has increased in recent years in Europe. However, in France, there is little information available on the population’s exposure. This...
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Box. Accidents in daily life related to exposure to artificial UV radiation, according to the Continuous Survey on Accidents in Daily Life (Epac), 2004–2010.
