Cryptosporidium as a Foodborne Pathogen
By Lucy J. Robertson
1 Introduction to Cryptosporidium: The Parasite and the Disease ………. 1
2 Transmission Routes and Factors That Lend
Themselves to Foodborne Transmission …………………………………………. 11
3 Documented Foodborne Outbreaks of Cryptosporidiosis ……………….. 13
4 Approaches to Detecting Cryptosporidium Oocysts
in Different Food Matrices …………………………………………………………….. 25
4.1 Fruits and Vegetables ………………………………………………………………. 28
4.1.1 Method Development ……………………………………………………. 28
4.1.2 Method Standardisation ………………………………………………… 30
4.1.3 Further Research on Method Development ……………………… 32
4.2 Shellfi sh…………………………………………………………………………………. 33
4.3 Meat ……………………………………………………………………………………… 35
4.4 Beverages ………………………………………………………………………………. 36
4.5 Water Used in the Food Industry ………………………………………………. 37
5 Occurrence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in Different
Food Matrices: Results of Surveys …………………………………………………. 39
5.1 Fruits and Vegetables ………………………………………………………………. 40
5.2 Shellfi sh…………………………………………………………………………………. 44
5.3 Meat ……………………………………………………………………………………… 48
5.4 Beverages ………………………………………………………………………………. 49
5.5 Water Used in the Food Industry ………………………………………………. 50
5.5.1 Irrigation Water, etc. …………………………………………………….. 50
5.5.2 Depuration Water …………………………………………………………. 54
5.5.3 Wash Water …………………………………………………………………. 55
5.5.4 Other Water …………………………………………………………………. 55
6 Inactivation or Decontamination Procedures ………………………………….. 57
7 Risk Assessment and Regulations …………………………………………………… 65
8 Future Challenges …………………………………………………………………………. 71
9 Conclusions …………………………………………………………………………………… 73
References ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 75
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