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Montevideo, December 23rd 2024 - 11:11 UTC

Tag: food-borne parasites

  • Monday, July 7th 2014 - 22:49 UTC

    FAO/WHO elaborating new guidelines for identifying food-borne parasites

    As a first step FAO and WHO are focusing on the ten food borne parasites with the greatest global impact

    A “Top Ten” list identifying the food-borne parasites of greatest global concern has been released by FAO, and new guidelines are being developed to control them. The parasites affect the health of millions of people every year, infecting muscle tissues and organs, causing epilepsy, anaphylactic shock, amoebic dysentery and other problems. Some can live on in our bodies for decades.