Other Virus-Related Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Abramsson-Zetterberg, Lilianne; Wong, Jennie; Ilbäck, Nils-Gunnar	Acrylamide Tissue Distribution and Genotoxic Effects in a Common Viral Infection in Mice Report of a study of the tissue distribution and genotoxic effects of [14C]acrylamide in female mice that were infected with the human coxsackievirus B3. Access to the full text may require subscription or purchase. (more) Publication Date: Friday, July 1, 2005	May 9, 2005
	Institute of Food Science and Technology	AIDS and the Food Handler Information statement on the possibility that AIDS could be transmitted by consuming food handled by an infected food handler. It emphasizes that the transmission of AIDS by food or beverages is not a risk. (more) Publication Month: June 1995	Aug 9, 2002
	Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare, European Food Safety Authority	Animal Health and Welfare Aspects of Avian Influenza and the Risk of its Introduction into the EU Poultry Holdings - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare Opinion adopted on May 7, 2008 resulting from a risk assessment for the introduction and spread of avian influenza as defined in Council Directive 2005/94/EC into poultry holdings in the EU, to support a possible fine-tuning of current prevention and biosecurity measures taken by the Member States. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008	Jun 11, 2008
	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Avian Influenza Testing and Diagnostics Fact sheet providing "definitions and a description of the tests used to diagnose avian influenza (AI) in U.S. bird populations". (more) Deadline: Monday, July 10, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2006	Jul 10, 2006
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Avian Influenza Training This course provides the information and resources needed to recognize clinical signs and gross lesions that could be suggestive of Avian Influenza. Click here to launch the course in a separate browser window. (more) Publication Year: 2007	Mar 11, 2008
	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Avian Influenza Fact Sheet Fact sheet providing "definitions, a historical perspective, and an outline of USDA prevention and response efforts". Deadline: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 Publication Month: March 2006	Jun 7, 2006
	Microbiology Network	Culture Collections List of databases on various bacteria and viruses, also biotechnology.	Aug 31, 2001
	Drinking Water Systems Center, NSF International	Drinking Water Systems Center Verification Reports & Statements Verification statements for drinking water systems. Systems were tested for arsenic, Cryptosporidium/Giardia or Cryptosporidium-/Giardia-sized particles, viruses, bacteria and bacteria-sized particles, and disinfection by-products. (more)	Jul 12, 2005
	Paarlberg, Philip L.;Seitzinger, Ann Hillberg; Lee, John G.; Mathews, Kenneth H.; Jr.	Economic Impacts of Foreign Animal Disease Report presenting a modeling framework in which epidemiological model results are integrated with an economic model of the U.S. agricultural sector to enable estimation of the economic impacts of outbreaks of foreign-source livestock diseases. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008	Jun 6, 2008
	Institute of Food Science and Technology	Foodborne Viral Infections Overview of foodborne viral infections, their sources, detection, survival characteristics, and control. Publication Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2001	Aug 9, 2002
	Koopmans, Marion; Duizer, Erwin	Foodborne Viruses: An Emerging Problem This report provides an overview of foodborne viral pathogens, including such topics as epidemiology, detection and typing, monitoring, food contamination, the stability of viruses during processing, prevention measures, and research needs. (more) Publication Month: September 2002	Jun 24, 2003
	Foodborne Outbreak Response and Surveillance Unit, Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Guidelines for Specimen Collection Instructions for collecting stool specimens for bacterial, parasitic, and viral illnesses, including when to collect, how much to collect, method for collection, storage of specimens after collection, and transportation. (more)	Jul 19, 2002
	Borchardt, Mark A.; Bertz, Phil D.; Spencer, Susan K.; Battigelli, David A.	Incidence of Enteric Viruses in Groundwater from Household Wells in Wisconsin Report of a study which examined the occurrence of viruses in household wells located near septage land application sites or in subdivisions that use septic systems. The presence of viruses was compared to data collected on water quality for these wells to determine if there is a relationship between the two. (more) Publication Month: February 2003	Aug 5, 2003
	Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, World Health Organization	Information to Member States Regarding Good and Animals Arriving from SARS-Affected Areas This page addresses concerns that SARS may be caused by goods, products, or animals from SARS-affected areas. Publication Date: Friday, April 11, 2003	May 1, 2003
	American Society for Microbiology	Journal of Virology This twice-monthly journal presents information from the fields of biochemistry, biophysics, cell biology, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, morphology, physiology, and pathogenesis and immunity. Abstracts are available for free online, but a subscription is needed to access fulltext articles that are less than six months old. Older fulltext articles are available free of charge. (more)	Jul 23, 2002
	Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, World Health Organization	Meeting on SARS Virus Detection and Survival in Food and Water, Madrid, 8-9 May 2003 Description of this meeting of scientific experts in which a research agenda was proposed for studying the SARS coronavirus and the possibility of its transmission through food, water, faeces, and sewage. (more) Event Dates: Thursday, May 8, 2003 - Friday, May 9, 2003 Publication Date: Thursday, May 22, 2003	May 29, 2003
	Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Norovirus This page links to fact sheets and other materials regarding noroviruses.	Jul 17, 2002
	Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Scientific Panel AHAW related with the Migratory Birds and their Possible Role in the Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Question No EFSA-Q-2005-243) Opinion adopted on May 12, 2006 resulting from a qualitative risk assessment of the introduction of Asian lineage H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus by migratory birds into the European Union and the transmission of infection to domestic poultry. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Publication Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2006	May 17, 2006
	Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Scientific Panel BIOHAZ Related to the Public Health Risks of Feeding Farmed Animals with Ready-to-use Dairy Products without Further Treatment (Question No EFSA-Q-2004-161) Opinion adopted on March 15-16, 2006 concerning the use of different kinds of ready-to-use Category 3 milk, milk-based products and milk-derived products to feed farmed animals and its impact on public health. (more) Deadline: Thursday, April 13, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2006	Apr 13, 2006
	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services	PandemicFlu.gov The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza. Deadline: Tuesday, August 15, 2006	Aug 15, 2006
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Safety Concerns as a Result of Fish Consumption in the Tsunami Affected Regions Memo regarding the generally false rumors that fish in the areas hit by the recent tsunami are unsafe to eat. It is noted, however, that damage to water utilities could potentially cause contamination of fishing areas. A press release version of the memo, with additional links, can be found here. (more) Publication Date: Friday, January 14, 2005	Jan 18, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare, European Food Safety Authority	Scientific Statement on Migratory Birds and Their Possible Role in the Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (EFSA-Q-2005-243) Statement adopted April 4, 2006 addressing the risks posed by wild migratory birds in the spread of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus. (more) Deadline: Thursday, April 13, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2006	Apr 13, 2006
	Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Centers for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Viral Gastroenteritis Overview of viral gastroenteritis. Includes causes, symptoms, exposure pathways, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and more. (more)	Jul 19, 2002

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