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Public Health Risk of Foodborne Pathogens in Edible African Land Snails, Cameroon

In tropical countries, land snails are an important food source; however, foodborne disease risks are poorly quantified. We detected Campylobacter spp., Yersinia spp., Listeria spp., Salmonella spp., or Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli in 57%–86% of snails in Cameroon. Snail meat is a likely vector...

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Autores principales: Tanyitiku, Mary Nkongho, Nicholas, Graeme, Petcheu, Igor C. Njombissie, Sullivan, Jon J., On, Stephen L.W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9328896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35876537
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2808.220722