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Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1. Recommend Ellen Mendex Sosa as Vice Chair for the year
2022-2023 board.
2. Student booth at the exhibit hall for next year as well.
3. Bigger room for Student PDG for next year.
4. Joshua, post doc at Michigan State, recommends that the
scholarship awardee announcement be announced earlier
enough for international students to get enough time for visa
application.
5. Joshua also recommended - specify different African
countries (who is from where) and not just mention as
'African countries'.
Next Meeting Date: Sunday, July 16, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Meeting Adjourned: 12:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Chairperson: Claire Marik Murphy.
Viral and Parasitic Foodborne Disease PDG
Attendees: Julie Jean (Chair), Kristen Gibson (Vice Chair),
Lindsey Bowen, Simon Bouchard, Julie Jean, Graham Houle,
Rob Donofrio, Chip Manuel, Margarethe Cooper, Preetha Biswas,
Martin Duplessis, Devin LaPolt, Michala Krakowski, Hediye
Cinar, Kyle McCaughan, Brienna Anderson-Coughlin, Alexis
Omar, Eva Chatonnat, Kim Manseau-Ferland, Gabrielle Pageau,
Laurence Péloquin, Mathilde Trudel-Ferland, Keith Lampel,
Socrates Trujillo, Mauricio Durigan, Quynh-Nhi Le, Partesha
Verge, Tim Jackson, Joyce Njoroge, Hailey Davidson, Rebecca
Anderson, Laura Ewing, Karen McWilliams, Karen Pietrzen,
Marianna Solorio, Yves Oukouomi-Lowe, Patrice Bonny, Efstathia
Papafragkou, Samantha Wales, Sanjay Gummalla, Jeremy
Faircloth, Season Xie, Harmeen Prasher, William Burkhardt, III,
Mario Leone, Carine Nkemngong, Xinhui Li, Alvin Lee, Donna
Garren, Erin Crowley, Gurpreet Kaur Chaggar, Lauren Hamilton,
Zeb Blanton, Joseph Meyer, Juhong Chen, Carl Custer, Denise
Eblen, Paula Herald, Michelle Kotler, Caroline Smith DeWaal,
Amani Babekir, Akhila Vasan, Amandeep Dhillon, Ariel Garsow,
James Barkley, Allison Howell, Kali Kniel, Gale Beard, Lee-Ann
Jaykus, Shelly Ritschard, Emily Kingston, Margaret Kirchner,
Tanesia Cole, Ava Weyrich, Gabriella Gephart.
Number of Attendees: 75.
Meeting Called to Order: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Sunday,
July 31, 2022.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Pragathi Kamarasu.
The meeting was called to order by Julie Jean (Chair). Julie
introduced herself and welcomed everyone. All attendees were
invited to introduce themselves. Then, Julie gave an overview
of the agenda. Anti-trust guidelines were reviewed by Kristen
Gibson (Vice Chair)
Old Business: The minutes from IAFP 2021 PDG meeting were
approved with no modifications.
New Business: Four main topics were on the agenda.
IAFP Announcements: Updates from the IAFP Executive
Board were provided. Julie Jean (Chair) read the updates. These
updates and announcements included the following:
2022 Meeting Updates - We expect close to 3,000 attendees
at the Annual Meeting this year, that's about 75-80% of the
attendance pre-pandemic in Louisville. Exhibitors are at about
80% of normal, please take time to visit them on the exhibit floor
and participate in the explore the floor passport (it's in your bag),
to win some awesome prizes! Special thanks to Giant Eagle for
all their support with local arrangements!
PDG Updates - Please remember to submit your PDG
minutes and board recommendations. Please respond to IAFP
office requests through IAFP Connect. As you move forward
developing symposia for 2023, please pay attention to DEI
principles. Also consider developing webinars, or webinar series.
Donate to the IAFP 4 for 40 campaign! A number of exciting
ideas are under development, that include publication support,
and meeting attendance support. The Mentor Match program is
ongoing - please consider participating. We are excited about the
JFP transition to Elsevier, representatives will be present at the
JFP/FPT booth on the exhibit floor to answer any questions you
have.
2023 Meeting - Please remember this meeting will be in
Toronto, Canada. Check your passports to see if they have
expired. Apply early if you need a visa.
Highlights from the IAFP 2022 program relevant to the PDG:
Julie reviewed accepted sponsored or co-sponsored proposals
including symposia and roundtables. There was also a note
about numerous posters and technical sessions that will be
presented and are relevant to the Viral and Parasitic Foodborne
Diseases PDG.
Update on foodborne parasitic diseases: (Tim Jackson, FDA;
Brianna, University of Delaware)
Tim discussed updates specifically on Cyclospora with an
industry and regulatory perspective. The industry side is primarily
concerned with the lack of control measures, especially if found
in the water or soil-what can be done once it is there? One of
the challenges is understanding how different factors influence
the incidence/prevalence of Cyclopsora in the production
environment. There is also a need to determine/validate test
methods for Cyclospora as well as identify suitable surrogates.
Tim also mentioned that there is ample funding available for
research. It was stated that Alexander Da Silva leads a research
team within the FDA and commented on the seasonality of
Cyclospora. A Cyclospora response action plan is available, and
there is an international committee to discuss the plan.
Brianna (University of Delaware from Kali Kniel's lab)
provided some updates on research related to Cyclospora.
There are difficulties with PCR assays for Cyclospora. Groups
have been collecting water samples with some presumptive
Cyclospora and confirmed positive Cyclospora in samples from
April to August. Pond samples (n=33) have been analyzed by
PCR; toilet samples (n=26) have been collected but not analyzed.
Talks related to Cyclospora research at IAFP were noted.
Update on viral foodborne diseases: Audience was asked
for any updates that may be relevant. Kristen Gibson asked
Efi Papafragkou about the recent press release from the FDA
regarding the culmination of the study on berry testing for
Hepatitis A virus and human norovirus, specifically related to the
indication that funding/research partnerships would be pursued in
the future. Efi indicated that the FDA would make those decisions
once the study was concluded.
In preparation for IAFP 2023 in Toronto, Canada, July 16 to
July 19, 2023, roundtable and symposia topics were suggested
and discussed: PDG participated in breakout groups to consider
important questions and areas of research related to viral and
parasitic foodborne diseases that would be good symposium
topics for IAFP 2023. Ideas have been listed based on group
sharing.
Group 1 - Discussed viruses in shellfish and the application
of metagenomics for detection of emerging viruses. There was
also mention of transmission of herpes virus via food/sharing
of food which may be of interest. Prevention of noroviruses in
different types of restaurants (e.g., full-service, fast casual, etc.).
Group 2 - Discussed surface chemistry and how it affects
the persistence of viruses in food products. How does virus
infectivity change over time when persisting on a surface?
Group discussed need to update information on surrogates. Also
mentioned the need to predict shedding concentration of SARSCoV-2.
Group
3 - Discussed the need to establish/explore a
threshold for infectious virus particles and/or protozoa in food-
what would be the level that triggers a recall? Also, what are the
implications of identifying contamination in a product for export/
import on relationships between governments?
Group 4 - Interpretation of molecular " yes " .
Group 5 - Impact of climate change on infectious disease
epidemiology, specifically protozoan parasites are not typically
investigated.
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