title: Parasites and food: ripe for exploitation.
abstract: Parasites are often exploited for emotive or political purposes. This is especially so for a number of foodborne parasitic zoonoses, where this exploitation may not necessarily best serve the public good.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia. Electronic address: a.thompson@murdoch.edu.au.
authors.forename: R C Andrew
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016266:Food Parasitology / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media / Q000592:standards*; D010271:Parasites; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D011057:Politics
keywords: Taenia solium; Toxoplasma; Trichinella; foodborne; media; politics