Microbiology Capability /Capacity Development of Testing for Cyclospora in Food and Environmental Samples (Discipline A: Microbiology, Analytical Track 5)

微生物学能力/食品和环境样品中环孢子虫检测的能力发展（学科 A：微生物学，分析轨道 5）

• 批准号: 10173144
• 负责人: SUSAN MADISON-ANTENUCCI
• 金额: $ 7.04万
• 依托单位: WADSWORTH CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-01 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10173144
• 关键词: Microbiology; Capability; Capacity; Development; Testing

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY The long-term goal of this project is to reduce the number and size of outbreaks caused by food contaminated with Cyclospora cayetanensis. Identification of sources of contamination is key to achieving this goal. Foodborne outbreaks of cyclosporiasis have become an unwelcome summer event and the number of identified cases has increased in recent years [1]. Outbreaks have been linked to salad greens, basil, cilantro, raspberries, snow peas and other fresh produce [2, 3], the type of healthy foods we are all encouraged to eat. Unfortunately, the exact vehicle often cannot be determined. Even when the food is identified, the point of contamination may not be found, the discovery may be made only after the season for that produce is over and hundreds of people are sickened. One of the challenges in reducing the burden of disease is linking cases to each other as well as to contaminated foods in order to more quickly identify a supplier or grower. By identifying Cyclospora in specific foods or environmental sources our goal is to shorten the timeline to identify the source of an outbreak and ultimately reduce the number of cases of cyclosporiasis.

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