Statistical models in epidemiolgy and quantitative microbial risk assessment applied to salmonella in pork

Abstract

This doctoral dissertation is motivated by the METZOON project (R-04/003-METZOON) funded by the Belgian Federal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety, and Environment (FPS). METZOON is an acronym for the development of a methodology for quantitative assessment of zoonotic risks in Belgium applied to Salmonella in pork. In this introductory chapter, we ¯rst motivate and introduce in more detail the METZOON-project and provide some background information on salmonellosis and the quantitative microbial risk assessment methodology in the subsequent sections. In the last section, we outline the organization of the thesis.