Environmental Microbiology: Control of Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases
Course Dates January 5-10, 2015 (January 5-9 (full days); January 10 (1/2 day)
Deadline to Apply: December 5, 2014 or open if space is available
"Please note, enrollment is limited. After the deadline applicants will be accepted on a space-available basis."
Cost
Registration Fee: $950
(Covers tuition and field trip expenses)
Housing and other expenses, not included.
Course Description
Environmental Microbiology: Control of Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases
This is a course on the surveillance of foodborne and waterborne diseases designed for public health practitioners and other students interested in the safety of food and water. It provides a broad overview of the major foodborne and waterborne diseases. The course describes how information from surveillance is used to improve public health policy and practice in ways that contribute to the safety of our food and water. We focus on the microorganisms and chemical agents responsible for food and water-transmitted diseases. We study the diseases they cause, the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, reservoirs, modes of transmission, and epidemiology. The transport, survival, and fate of pathogens in the environment, the concept of indicator organisms as surrogates for pathogens, and the removal and inactivation of pathogens and indicators by water and wastewater treatment processes will be analyzed. Examples of the public health impact of quality assurance programs, such as Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, to control foodborne and waterborne diseases in both industrialized and developing countries will be highlighted.
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Sample Syllabus and Training Agenda
Sample Syllabus (2013 Syllabus)
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