Human noroviruses (HuNoVs), a leading cause of food-borne gastroenteritis worldwide, are easily transferred via ready-to-eat (RTE) foods, often prepared by infected food handlers. In this study, the transmission of HuNoV and murine norovirus (MuNoV) from virus-contaminated hands to latex gloves during gloving, as well as from virus-contaminated donor surfaces to recipient surfaces after simulat...

Staphylococcal food poisoning is a common cause of foodborne illness. In Australia, since 2000, approximately 30% of foodborne Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks reported to OzFoodNet have been associated with foods prepared by commercial caterers. We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness among participants of an elite sporting event during which 22 i...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of foodborne disease outbreaks in schools and to identify where preventive measures could be targeted. METHODS Reports by state and local health departments of foodborne disease outbreaks occurring in primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities from January 1, 1973, through December 31, 1997, were reviewed. D...

This paper focuses on an XML-based framework for the description of grid environments and complex grid applications. A so-called Grid Job Handler is used to manage these applications. The GJobDL as part of this framework employs the Petri net concept to define both the workflow and the dataflow of the grid applications. The Grid Job Handler uses these XML representations to control grid applica...

The aim was to study the bacterial load and isolate potential pathogens and food spoilage bacteria from kitchen tables, including preparation tables and dining tables. Methods. A total of 53 households gave their consent for participation. The samples were collected by swabbing over an area of 5 cm by 5 cm of the tables and processed for bacterial count which was read as colony forming units (C...

Hypervisors provide a security foundation of cloud computing, yet have suffered exploits. Efforts at formal verification have included codevelopment (XMHF) and interactive theorem proving (seL4). A technique that can be quickly applied to existing hypervisors is desirable. We examine binaries by extending the Binary Analysis Platform (BAP) to include the required system mode instructions used b...