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19762102

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-9
pubmed:abstractText
A quantitative model was constructed to estimate the probability that a serving of food containing eggs produced on the island of Ireland is contaminated with Salmonella spp. The model is based on the prevalence of contaminated eggs at the time of lay and a set of parameters which describe the pooling of eggs in the home and in catering situations. Both external and internal contamination of the eggs by Salmonella spp. was considered. The model estimates that there is a 90% chance that the probability of a serving of food being contaminated is between 0.0043% and 0.038%. Sensitivity analysis demonstrated that egg prevalence drives this low probability and that, at the current level of egg prevalence at the time of lay, pooling of eggs has a minor effect. These results indicate the importance of maintaining the low prevalence of contaminated eggs at the time of lay to minimise the risk of human cases of salmonellosis from consumption of eggs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1879-3460
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
135
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-92
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Probabilistic model for contamination of egg dishes with Salmonella spp. made from shell eggs produced on the island of Ireland.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Statistics and Modelling Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XH, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't