For the related
foodborne parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, Venczel et al.
Anisakis--A
foodborne parasite that triggers allergic host defences.
His major research interests are Apicomplexan parasites of zoonotic interest, epidemiology of
foodborne parasites, and molecular pathways in virulence and drug susceptibility in protozoans.
Introductory chapters discuss the public health importance of
foodborne parasites, molecular biology techniques for studying
foodborne parasites, and detecting parasites in foods.
More seriously, human illnesses attributable to
foodborne parasites today are monumental in their economic impact.
These main sections are then subdivided into more manageable titles and these dozen secondary headings run: Overview, Diet and cancer, Diet and cardiovascular disease, Other effects of diet, Measurement and bioavailability of food components, Assessment of fixed safety, Intentional (direct) additives, Indirect additives, residues and contaminants, Naturally occurring toxicants and food constituents of toxicological interest, Mycotoxins, Foodborne bacterial intoxications and infections, and
Foodborne parasites. There follows an appendix dealing with food and water-associated viruses.
Biology of
foodborne parasites, section III: Important foodborne helminths.
Foodborne parasitic infections are common in the tropics, where many
foodborne parasites are endemic and ingestion of raw shellfish and freshwater fish, as well as undercooked meat, is frequent among local populations (1).