Microbiological contamination of food is a major public health problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. Most of the contamination is associated with bad practices in the handling and processing of food, due to poor hygiene of food worker´s hands or utensils and surfaces used in this manipulation. This study evaluates the hygienic condition of food handling in the district of Bragança, determining microb...
O Staphylococcus aureus faz parte da flora natural, principalmente da pele e membranas mucosas de uma grande parte dos mamíferos, podendo tornar-se patogénicos em condições como a quebra de barreira cutânea ou a diminuição da imunidade. O principal reservatório de S. aureus é o Homem, podendo estar presente na microbiota natural das fossas nasais, apontada, então, como uma importante via de disseminação do micr...
Safe water for human consumption is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as water that does not cause a significant hazard to human health during its consumption. The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of trihalomethanes (THM) and aluminum in the drinking water of the District of Bragança, in order to understand the importance of periodicity these analyzes and the risks to the health of the ...
Microbiological contamination of food is a major public health problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. Most of the contamination is associated with bad practices in the handling and processing of food, due to poor hygiene of food worker´s hands or utensils and surfaces used in this manipulation. This study evaluates the hygienic condition of food handling in the district of Bragança, determining microb...