Case Studies

Pathogen

Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment for Consumption of Paneer contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7, Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Non-Typhoidal Salmonella spp in Mumbai, India

Team Members: Sassi, H. P., Biyins, A., Pang, H., Pohl, A., Lampe, B., Ghasemlou, M., Shrivastava, S. The Problem Introduction Paneer is a South Asian variety of soft cheese that is a non-fermentative, non-renneted, non-melting and unripened type of cheese which is used in raw form or in the...

Pathogens:

Escherichia coli

Salmonella enterica

Measles Outbreak

Measles Outbreak at a theme park in southern California and propagation through California Team members: Chaves, B. D., Comaty, S., Mootian, G., Shen, Y., Suehr, Q., Zlatanovic, L. The Problem Measles is caused by a virus known simply as the measles virus and is spread mainly through droplet...

Gastroenteritis

Modeling the Dose Response of Norovirus Associated Gastroenteritis due to Consumption of Fecally Contaminated Shellfish Team members: Herman, M. R., Kiulia, N., Kermis, A., Aldawood, M., Aceituno, A., Sadik, N. The Problem Introduction Noroviruses are single stranded RNA non-enveloped viruses that...

Pathogens:

Norovirus

Nosema

Modeling the Potential Effects of Neonicotinoid Exposure on Susceptibility to and Transmission of Nosema spp. In the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera Team members: Alikhani, J., Forero, L. G., Goetsch, H., Moore, J., Ward-Gokhale, L. Mentors: Joe Eisenberg, Jade Mitchell The Problem Introduction Honey...

Indoor Air Case Study

Abstract Air quality is one of the major environmental concerns in urban areas. In urban indoor environments, air can be more polluted than outdoor due to presence of various sources of air pollution, poor ventilation and building design and outdoor infiltration. People who spend their maximum time...