A European network for food-borne parasites (Euro-FBP): meeting report on ‘Analytical methods for food-borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices’
Abstract Food-borne parasites (FBPs) are a neglected topic in food safety, partly due to a lack of awareness of their importance for public health, especially as symptoms tend not to develop immediately after exposure. In addition, methodological difficulties with both diagnosis in infected patients...
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| description | Abstract Food-borne parasites (FBPs) are a neglected topic in food safety, partly due to a lack of awareness of their importance for public health, especially as symptoms tend not to develop immediately after exposure. In addition, methodological difficulties with both diagnosis in infected patients and detection in food matrices result in under-detection and therefore the potential for underestimation of their burden on our societies. This, in consequence, leads to lower prioritization for basic research, e.g. for development new and more advanced detection methods for different food matrices and diagnostic samples, and thus a vicious circle of neglect and lack of progress is propagated. The COST Action FA1408, A European Network for Foodborne Parasites (Euro-FBP) aims to combat the impact of FBP on public health by facilitating the multidisciplinary cooperation and partnership between groups of researchers and between researchers and stakeholders. The COST Action TD1302, the European Network for cysticercosis/taeniosis, CYSTINET, has a specific focus on Taenia solium and T. saginata, two neglected FBPs, and aims to advance knowledge and understanding of these zoonotic disease complexes via collaborations in a multidisciplinary scientific network. This report summarizes the results of a meeting within the Euro-FBP consortium entitled ‘Analytical methods for food-borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices’ and of the joined Euro-FBP and CYSTINET meeting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0369fc208d264c489154240f655882282022-12-21T19:20:36ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052017-11-011011610.1186/s13071-017-2506-9A European network for food-borne parasites (Euro-FBP): meeting report on ‘Analytical methods for food-borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices’Christian Klotz0Barbara Šoba1Miha Skvarč2Sarah Gabriël3Lucy J. Robertson4Mycotic and Parasitic Agents and Mycobacteria (Unit 16), Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch-InstituteInstitute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of LjubljanaInstitute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of LjubljanaDepartment of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent UniversityDepartment of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life SciencesAbstract Food-borne parasites (FBPs) are a neglected topic in food safety, partly due to a lack of awareness of their importance for public health, especially as symptoms tend not to develop immediately after exposure. In addition, methodological difficulties with both diagnosis in infected patients and detection in food matrices result in under-detection and therefore the potential for underestimation of their burden on our societies. This, in consequence, leads to lower prioritization for basic research, e.g. for development new and more advanced detection methods for different food matrices and diagnostic samples, and thus a vicious circle of neglect and lack of progress is propagated. The COST Action FA1408, A European Network for Foodborne Parasites (Euro-FBP) aims to combat the impact of FBP on public health by facilitating the multidisciplinary cooperation and partnership between groups of researchers and between researchers and stakeholders. The COST Action TD1302, the European Network for cysticercosis/taeniosis, CYSTINET, has a specific focus on Taenia solium and T. saginata, two neglected FBPs, and aims to advance knowledge and understanding of these zoonotic disease complexes via collaborations in a multidisciplinary scientific network. This report summarizes the results of a meeting within the Euro-FBP consortium entitled ‘Analytical methods for food-borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices’ and of the joined Euro-FBP and CYSTINET meeting.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2506-9Food-borne parasitesDiagnosisMulti-pathogen detectionEuro-FBPCYSTINET |
| spellingShingle | Christian Klotz Barbara Šoba Miha Skvarč Sarah Gabriël Lucy J. Robertson A European network for food-borne parasites (Euro-FBP): meeting report on ‘Analytical methods for food-borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices’ Parasites & Vectors Food-borne parasites Diagnosis Multi-pathogen detection Euro-FBP CYSTINET |
| title | A European network for food-borne parasites (Euro-FBP): meeting report on ‘Analytical methods for food-borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices’ |
| title_full | A European network for food-borne parasites (Euro-FBP): meeting report on ‘Analytical methods for food-borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices’ |
| title_fullStr | A European network for food-borne parasites (Euro-FBP): meeting report on ‘Analytical methods for food-borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices’ |
| title_full_unstemmed | A European network for food-borne parasites (Euro-FBP): meeting report on ‘Analytical methods for food-borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices’ |
| title_short | A European network for food-borne parasites (Euro-FBP): meeting report on ‘Analytical methods for food-borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices’ |
| title_sort | european network for food borne parasites euro fbp meeting report on analytical methods for food borne parasites in human and veterinary diagnostics and in food matrices |
| topic | Food-borne parasites Diagnosis Multi-pathogen detection Euro-FBP CYSTINET |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2506-9 |
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