Publications by authors named "G D Mandilara"

() is responsible for listeriosis, a serious foodborne disease, with high hospitalization and mortality rates worldwide. The main cause of listeriosis in humans is the consumption of ready-to-eat (RTE) foods; Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 establishes microbiological criteria for in RTE foods. Raw fish products are widely consumed, e.

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  • * Researchers confirmed that the O1 isolates from these cases belonged to the seventh pandemic El Tor lineage (7PET) and identified virulence characteristics, antimicrobial resistance, and phylogenetic relationships among the strains.
  • * The study found that 46 of 49 high-quality genomes belonged to the 7PET lineage, with a dominant subgroup likely contributing to the rise in cholera cases; it emphasized the need for whole genome sequencing in high-income countries to track the evolution of strains and antimicrobial resistance.
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subsp. serotype Enteritidis ( Enteritidis) is one of the major causes of foodborne infections and is responsible for many national and multi-country foodborne outbreaks worldwide. In Greece, human salmonellosis is a mandatory notifiable disease, with laboratory surveillance being on a voluntary basis.

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Introduction: An outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Salmonella Give, a very rarely identified serotype in human isolates in Greece, occurred in participants of a religious festival in a rural area of southern Greece, in September 2022. The objectives of this study were to describe the outbreak in terms of epidemiology, identify the vehicle of transmission of the foodborne pathogen and recommend prevention measures.

Methods: The outbreak was linked to the consumption of a local traditional recipe of roasted pork meat served by a street food vendor.

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Background: In August 2022, the Hellenic National Public Health Organisation was notified about a gastroenteritis outbreak in town A in Southern Greece. Investigations aimed to identify the source and implement control measures.

Methods: Case definition categories were used in a 1:3 case-control study.

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