Other General Biological Hazards Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization	2nd Meeting of the Signatories to the Protocol on Water and Health This page provides access to the meeting report and summary, working papers, and other meeting documents from this meeting held July 2-4, 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland. (more) Event Dates: Wednesday, July 2, 2003 - Friday, July 4, 2003 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2003	Jun 18, 2003
	American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology Professional organization of microbiologists. The website includes information about ASM's scientific divisions, access to ASM's journals, public policy updates, links to educational materials, news, events, and more. (more)	Jan 2, 2003
	American Society for Microbiology	Applied and Environmental Microbiology This monthly journal includes sections on enzymology and protein engineering, physiology and biotechnology, food microbiology, mycology, microbial ecology, public health microbiology, plant microbiology, and more. Abstracts are available for free online, but a subscription is required to access fulltext articles that are less than six months old. Older articles are available online free of charge. (more)	Jul 23, 2002
	Springer-Verlag Heidelberg	Archives of Microbiology This journal publishes articles on all areas of microbiology.	Jun 17, 2002
	Batz, Michael B., et al.	Attributing Illness to Food Article on food attribution that summarizes discussions at the October 31, 2003 Food Safety Research Consortium Food Attribution Data Workshop held in Atlanta. Food attribution challenges are also discussed. (more) Event Date: Friday, October 31, 2003 Publication Month: July 2005	Jul 4, 2005
	Portland Press/International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry Online This journal publishes information on biological macromolecules, including proteins, polysaccharides and other carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids of biological origin. Access to papers from the current year is by subscription only, but fulltext access to the archive is free. (more)	Aug 28, 2002
	American Association for Cancer Research	Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention This monthly journal publishes research on cancer epidemiology. For most articles the abstracts may be viewed for free, but a subscription is required to access the full text. (more)	Aug 23, 2002
	American Association for Cancer Research	Cancer Research This journal, published twice a month, publishes information on research for cancer and cancer-related biomedical sciences. Abstracts are free online, but you must purchase a subscription to access full-text. (more)	Aug 23, 2002
	Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Health Protection Agency	CDR Weekly Weekly electronic bulletin that publishes public health news and microbiological and epidemiological data and reports for England and Wales. Includes enteric outbreak and infection data, bacteraemia data and reports, zoonoses data, and more. (more)	Sep 5, 2003
	Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Certain Aspects related to the Feeding of Animal Proteins to Farm Animals - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards Opinion adopted Oct 17, 2007 resulting from an evaluation of risk from using non-ruminant MBM in pig and poultry feed, once it is possible to distinguish protein origin up to different species and the introduction of certain tolerance levels with regard to small quantities of MBM in animal feed and the parameters which could be utilized to define these tolerance levels and quantities. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, November 15, 2007	Nov 16, 2007
	American Society for Microbiology	Clinical Microbiology Reviews Quarterly journal that publishes reviews of developments in the fields of clinical microbiology and immunology. Topics covered include microbial pathogens, pathogenic mechanisms, and more. Full text is free on line for articles over 1 year old. Newer articles require a subscription, but abstracts may be viewed for free. (more)	Jan 2, 2003
	Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Consumption of Beef Tongue: Human BSE Risk associated with Exposure to Lymphoid Tissue in Bovine Tongue in Consideration of New Research Findings - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards Opinion adopted on April 17, 2008 regarding the human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue. The panel concluded that the lingual tonsil at the base of the tongue may not be entirely eliminated when harvesting tongues by means of the method currently prescribed. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2008	May 2, 2008
	Cluster on Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments, Department of Food Safety, World Health Organization	Discussion Regarding Microbiological Risk Assessment During the 32th CCFH Comments from the 32nd session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) regarding microbiological risk assessment. Event Dates: Monday, November 29, 1999 - Saturday, December 4, 1999 Publication Date: Monday, November 29, 1999	May 15, 2002
	American Meat Institute (AMI)	E.coli O157:H7 Surveillance and Prevention Briefing The presentations given on the educational meeting concerning E. coli O157:H7, which took place in Arlington, VA on January 23, 2008. (more) Publication Year: 2008	Mar 12, 2008
	National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Emerging Infectious Diseases Monthly journal that publishes information relative to the threat of emerging infections.	Jun 17, 2002
	Environmental Protection Agency	EPA and DHS Announce New Cooperative Center of Excellence for Research on Microbial Risk Assessment for Homeland Security Release regarding the new Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment (CAMRA) based at Michigan State University. The center will focus on filling gaps in microbial risk assessment related to bioterrorism risk from environmental exposures. (more) Deadline: Monday, December 5, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, October 24, 2005	Dec 5, 2005
	EuroSurveillance Project	EuroSurveillance Monthly Monthly journal that publishes articles on communicable disease surveillance, prevention, and control, European surveillance reports, outbreak investigation reports, and articles on national health policies in Europe. Articles are available in English and French. (more)	Sep 5, 2003
	Elsevier Science/Federation of European Microbiological Societies	FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology Monthly publication that publishes information on infection, protection, and pathogenesis.	Jul 11, 2002
	Elsevier Science/Federation of European Microbiological Societies	FEMS Microbiology Letters This journal is published every two weeks and presents information on such topics as pathogenicity, medical and veterinary microbiology, plant microbial interactions, applied microbiology and microbial biotechnology, and many more. (more)	Jul 11, 2002
	Elsevier Science/Federation of European Microbiological Societies	FEMS Microbiology Reviews This journal, published 5 times per year, publishes reviews on microbiology topics that have not been recently reviewed.	Jul 11, 2002
	Elsevier Science	Food Microbiology This journal addresses such topics as methods of detecting microorganisms in foods, genetics and biochemistry of microorganisms affecting food safety, preservatives, packaging systems, evaluation of potential hazards of new food formulations, and more. Abstracts may be viewed for free online, but access to fulltext requires a subscription. (more)	Jul 23, 2002
	European Union Risk Analysis Information Network	Food Pathogen Epidemiology - Microbes, Maladies and Methods Proceedings and report from this conference held December 2-3, 2004 in Padua, Italy. Event Dates: Thursday, December 2, 2004 - Friday, December 3, 2004 Publication Month: December 2004	Oct 8, 2004
	Food Products Association	Foodborne Illness Overview of foodborne illness including symptoms and prevention techniques.	Jun 24, 2002
	Mead, Paul S., et al.	Food-Related Illness and Death in the United States This report includes a compilation of statistics designed to improve quantification of the impact of foodborne diseases on health in the U.S. Estimates are given for illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths. The figures presented include estimates for specific known pathogens, as well as overall estimates for all causes of foodborne illness, known, unknown, infectious, and noninfectious. (more) Publication Month: September 1999	Jul 11, 2002
	Aldoory, Linda, et al.	The Impact of Risk Messages about Food Bioterrorism on Attitudes and Behaviors Presentation given at the Research Presentation Symposium held November 18, 2004. Deadline: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, November 18, 2004	Aug 10, 2005
	American Society for Microbiology	Infection and Immunity This monthly journal publishes information on such topics as molecular pathogenesis, bacterial infections, fungal and parasitic infections, microbial immunity and vaccines, and more. Abstracts are available online for free but you must subscribe to access fulltext. (more)	Jul 23, 2002
	Health and Nutrition Division, Virgo Publishing, Inc.	Infection Control Today: ICT This online newsletter contains articles related to infection control, continuing education information, and more. It is also available through email. (more)	Dec 1, 2003
	Walsh, Christopher S.	Influence of Pre-harvest Antibiotic Pesticide Treatment on the Native Microflora of Apple and Pear Blossoms, Leaves, Fruit, and Cider and its Implications for Food Safety Presentation given at the Research Presentation Symposium held November 18, 2004 on studies on microflora from treated and organic fruits. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, November 18, 2004	Aug 10, 2005
	World Health Organization	International Classification of Diseases (ICD) This page provides background information about ICD and provides access to the current version of ICD-10.	Oct 13, 2004
	Food Science and Technology Program, Elsevier Science/International Union of Microbiological Societies/International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene	International Journal of Food Microbiology This journal publishes articles on microbiological safety, quality and acceptability of foods.	Jun 25, 2002
	Schlundt, Jorgen	Joint FAO/WHO Initiatives in Microbiological Risk assessment This presentation gives an overview of joint FAO/WHO initiatives in microbiological risk assessment. Publication Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2001	May 15, 2002
	American Society for Microbiology	Journal of Clinical Microbiology This monthly journal publishes articles on current clinical microbiology research for both human and animal disorders. Topics include bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, epidemiology, case reports, and more. Full text is available for free for articles over six months old. Newer articles require a subscription, but abstracts may be viewed for free online. (more)	Jan 2, 2003
	Institute of Food Technologists	Kinetics of Microbial Inactivation for Alternative Food Processing Technologies This report reviews the scientific literature on alternative food processing technologies and identifies future research needs. (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 2, 2000	Jun 25, 2002
	American Society for Microbiology	MicrobeLibrary.org Digital library of images, curriculum resources, reviews, and articles related to microbiology. The primary audience is for undergraduate faculty, though researchers may also find this site useful. (more)	Jan 2, 2003
	Microbes.info	Microbes.info: The Microbiology Information Portal "A microbiology information portal containing a vast collection of resources including articles, news, frequently asked questions, and links pertaining to the field of microbiology." Includes sections on general microbiology, food microbiology, veterinary microbiology, and more. (more)	Feb 12, 2003
	Institute of Food Science and Technology	Microbiological Food Safety for Children and Vulnerable Groups This document outlines safe practices for preventing foodborne illness in young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and persons who have an impaired immune system. (more) Publication Month: September 2001	Aug 9, 2002
	Food Safety Department, World Health Organization	Microbiological Risks Publications Links to FAO/WHO and Codex publications related to microbiological risk analysis.	Nov 12, 2003
	American Society for Microbiology	Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews Quarterly journal that publishes review articles in the fields of microbiology, immunology, and molecular and cellular biology. Articles over one year old are available for free online, but newer articles require a subscription. Abstracts are available for free. (more)	Jan 2, 2003
	Federal Geographic Data Committee	National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Clearinghouse that allows one to simultaneously search multiple data servers for geospatial data on a variety of topics. The result is a listing of data sets that meet the desired specifications, including extensive metadata about the dataset and information on how to access the data. The clearinghouse is searchable by topic (including Agriculture and Farming, Human Health and Disease, Society, Cultural and Demographic Information, and others), geographic area, date, and other fields. (more)	Oct 16, 2003
	Massachusetts Medical Society	New England Journal of Medicine Weekly journal that publishes articles and editorials related to new medical research, biomedical science, and clinical practice. The online version includes subject collections of articles, including a collection on "Diet/Nutrition." For each article, the abstract and a list of articles that have cited the article are available for free online. Subscription is required to access full text articles. Other services, such as document alerting services and teaching tools, are also available by subscription. (more)	Dec 9, 2002
	Scientific Committee, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Scientific Committee on a Request from EFSA Related to a Generic Approach to the Safety Assessment by EFSA of Microorganisms Used in Food/Feed and the Production of Food/Feed Additives Opinion adopted on April 15, 2005 regarding the safety assessment of microorganisms used in feed/food and feed/food production and the application of the Qualified Presumption of Safety concept to certain groups of microorganisms. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, June 16, 2005	Jun 27, 2005
	Rocourt, J.; Moy, G.; Vierk, K.; Schlundt, J.	Present State of Foodborne Disease in OECD Countries Report on foodborne disease in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Sections include "Severity of foodborne disease," "Present state of foodborne disease in OECD countries," "Increase in reported foodborned disease incidences," "The extent of the foodborne disease burden," "Disease attributable to specific commodities," "Foodborne disease of unknown etiology," "Strengthening surveillance data for microbiological risk analysis," "Strengthening foodborne disease surveillance and epidemiological investigations," and "Stimulating research". (more) Publication Year: 2003	Dec 17, 2003
	Office of Regulations and Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Risk Assessment for Food Terrorism and Other Food Safety Concerns Qualitative assessment of the risks from a terrorist attack on the food supply and from inadvertent food contamination, based on unclassified information. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2003	Aug 23, 2004
	National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Michigan State University	RUSick2 Foodborne Disease Forum Do you suspect that you have food poisoning? Compare notes! Maybe you and other sick people ate the same foods. Share and Compare at Michigan State University's Foodborne Disease Forum. (more)	Apr 9, 2003
	Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association Group	safefood Library CD-ROM of articles on food safety for use by food companies.	Jun 17, 2002
	Society for Applied Microbiology	Society for Applied Microbiology Microbiological society in the United Kingdom. The website includes meetings, news, publications (including information on the Journal of Applied Microbiology, Letters in Applied Microbiology, and Environmental Microbiology), and more. (more)	Nov 12, 2004
	Society for Epidemiologic Research	Society for Epidemiologic Research Society for those interested in epidemiologic research. The website includes information on meetings, access to the American Journal of Epidemiology, a newsletter posted twice a year, and more. (more)	Aug 23, 2002

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