Book Description
The subject of intensive new coverage recently, cases of food poisoning caused by E. coli O157 are on the increase. This important book looks at efforts to reduce the incidence of transmission of E. coli into the human food chain. It examines both research priorities and proposed changes in farming practice around the world. The topics addressed include factors affecting the influence and survival in farm animals, especially cattle; the epidemiology of spread from animals to humans; and the immediate spread from animals to meat, milk, and the environment. It also includes chapters on the association of human disease with the farm environment and on controlling infection in the slaughterhouse.