Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites and Fungi

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. BIOTERRORISM PREVENTION

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Bioterrorism: A Potential Weapon for Terrorist Attacks Through Food and Water Contamination: Evolution of Our Understanding of the Use of Chemical and Bacteriological Weapons

      • Vincenzo Costigliola, Franco Quagliata

      Pages 3-23

   3. Detection and Quantification of Bacteria and Fungi Using Solid-Phase Cytometry

      • Lies ME Vanhee, Eva D’Haese, Ils Cools, Hans J Nelis, Tom Coenye

      Pages 25-41

   4. Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping of Akounq Groundwater Body, Armenia

      • Vahram Vardanyan, Artashes Aginian

      Pages 43-49

3. BACTERIA DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 52-52

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   2. Methods for Detection of Shiga-Toxin Producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

      • Jordan Madic

      Pages 53-86

   3. Genetic Diversity of Enterococci in Bryndza Cheese

      • Roman Dušinský, Anna Belicová, Libor Ebringer, Dušan Jurkovič, Lívia Križková, Mária Mikulášová et al.

      Pages 87-124

   4. Salmonella Infections

      • Constantine Arvanitakis

      Pages 125-138

   5. Molecular Diagnostics of Staphylococcus aureus

      • Jiří Doškař, Roman Pantůček, Vladislava Růžičková, Ivo Sedláček

      Pages 139-184

   6. Molecular Methods to Detect Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis in Foods

      • Marisa Manzano, Lucilla Iacumin, Cristina Giusto, Giuseppe Comi

      Pages 185-210

   7. Control of Listeria monocytogenes in San Daniele Dry Cured Ham by Different Technologies: Reduction of L. Monocytogenes in Dry Cured Ham

      • Lucilla Iacumin, Marisa Manzano, Milena Osualdini, Carlo Cantoni, Giuseppe Comi

      Pages 211-235

4. VIRAL INFECTIONS

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 238-238

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   2. Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Hepatitis B in the Mediterranean Region and Elsewhere

      • Nurdan Tözün, Özdal Ersoy, Fatih Eren, Veysel Tahan

      Pages 239-260

   3. Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) – An Emerging Viral Pathogen

      • Avrelija Cencič, Walter Chingwaru

      Pages 261-273

   4. Dengue Virus Diagnostics

      • Evgeni Eltzov, Danit Atias, Levi Gheber, Robert S. Marks

      Pages 275-295

5. PARASITES AND FUNGI

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 298-298

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   2. Infectious Forms of Parasites in Food: Man Embedded in Ecosystems

      • Eduardo Dei-Cas, Cécile-Marie Aliouat, Gabriela Certad, Colette Creusy, Karine Guyot

      Pages 299-332

   3. Unusual Developmental Pattern of Expression of Enzymes Involved in DNA Biosynthesis in Trichinella spiralis and Trichinella pseudospiralis

      • Magdalena Dąbrowska, Barbara Gołos, Elżbieta Wałajtys-Rode, Patrycja Wińska, Joanna Cieśla, Zbigniew Zieliński et al.

      Pages 333-356

   4. Immunodulation and Helminths: Towards New Strategies for Treatment of Immune-Mediated Diseases?

      • Fabrizio Bruschi, Lorena Chiumiento, Gianfranco Del Prete

      Pages 357-380

This publication represents the result of the fruitful workshop organised with the aim to attract the attention on the possibility of bio terrorism attack, with the s- port of NATO funds. In the last years the attention was strongly concentrated on the terrorism view similar to “military type attacks:” bomb on the trains, kamikazes, airplanes etc. As consequence many devices studied are directed to prevent these attacks such as the control of the passengers before the flight. For the people terrorism is therefore equivalent to bomb or similar and nobody think that there is also other possible and sophisticated means that can be used by the terrorist. In 1995 Sarin gas in the Tokio subway killed 12 people and affected 5,000 persons. In the USA anthrax was sent by mail to many federal offices. These events and other cases attract the attention on these possible terrorist attacks and the first recommendations for preventing theses events were\elaborated in the United State and in Europe. The possible agents and the modality that can be used for the diffusion are analysed and food and water are considered the principal and more favourable way. The story and the principal decision about this were reported in the first article of this collection which introduces the concept of bio-terrorism.

• Bioterrorism attack
• Chemistry
• Contamination of air
• Contamination of food
• Contamination of water
• Diagnostic methods
• Food chain security
• NATO
• Pathogens
• Peace
• Science
• Security
• Sub-Series A
• diagnostics
• prevention

• Policlinico Monteluce, Dipto. Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy

  Mariapia Viola Magni

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