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Frank Pollari
Researcher at Public Health Agency of Canada
Publications - 63
Citations - 2619
Frank Pollari is an academic researcher from Public Health Agency of Canada. The author has contributed to research in topics: Campylobacter & Population. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 63 publications receiving 2350 citations.
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Estimates of the burden of foodborne illness in Canada for 30 specified pathogens and unspecified agents, circa 2006.
M. Kate Thomas,Regan Murray,Logan Flockhart,Katarina Pintar,Frank Pollari,Aamir Fazil,Andrea Nesbitt,Barbara Marshall +7 more
TL;DR: This analysis finds that Norovirus, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter spp.
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Human noroviruses in swine and cattle.
Kirsten Mattison,Anu Shukla,Angela Cook,Frank Pollari,Robert M. Friendship,David F. Kelton,Sabah Bidawid,Jeffrey M. Farber +7 more
TL;DR: Detection of GII.4 norovirus sequences in animal fecal samples and retail meats demonstrates that noroviruses may be transmitted zoonotically.
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Estimates of Foodborne Illness–Related Hospitalizations and Deaths in Canada for 30 Specified Pathogens and Unspecified Agents
M. Kate Thomas,Regan Murray,Logan Flockhart,Katarina Pintar,Aamir Fazil,Andrea Nesbitt,Barbara Marshall,Joanne Tataryn,Frank Pollari +8 more
TL;DR: This is the first time Canada has established pathogen-specific estimates of domestically acquired foodborne illness–related hospitalizations and deaths, and illustrates the substantial burden ofFoodborne illness in Canada.
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Estimated Numbers of Community Cases of Illness Due to Salmonella, Campylobacter and Verotoxigenic Escherichia Coli: Pathogen-specific Community Rates.
M. Kate Thomas,Shannon E. Majowicz,Paul Sockett,Aamir Fazil,Frank Pollari,Kathryn Doré,James A Flint,Victoria L. Edge +7 more
TL;DR: It is estimated that a significant number of infections due to VTEC, Salmonella and Campylobacter occur each year in Canada, highlighting the fact that these enteric pathogens still pose a significant health burden.
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High-risk food consumption and food safety practices in a Canadian community.
Andrea Nesbitt,Shannon E. Majowicz,Shannon E. Majowicz,Rita Finley,Barbara Marshall,Frank Pollari,Jan M. Sargeant,Carl S. Ribble,Jeff Wilson,Nancy Sittler +9 more
TL;DR: Educational programs emphasizing specific practices to improve food safety should be directed to targeted audiences, and they should stress the importance of consumer behavior in the safety of foods prepared at home.