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Georg Kapperud is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Norway. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Food Science as well as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics covered in Kapperud's work include:

  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals

Kapperud has contributed to several papers published mostly in the European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety. Some recent publications include:

  • A Risk Assessment of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in the Norwegian Meat Chain with Emphasis on Dry-cured Sausages (2021), European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety
  • Risk Assessment of Import and Dissemination of Intestinal Pathogenic Bacteria via Fresh Herbs and Leafy Vegetables from South-East Asia (2021), European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety
  • Assessment of Risk of Introduction of Echinococcus multilocularis to Mainland Norway (2021), European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety
  • Risk Assessment on Use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) as an Ingredient in Infant Formula and Baby Foods (II) (2021), European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety
  • A Preliminary Risk Assessment of Yersinia Enterocolitica in the Food Chain: Some Aspects Related to Human Health in Norway (2021), European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Truls Nesbakken
  • Lucy J. Robertson
  • Espen Rimstad
  • Jørgen Lassen
  • Karin Nygård

Kapperud's publications predominantly appear in the European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety, with a total of 11 publications in this venue. Their work engages interdisciplinary approaches connecting microbiology, food safety, and public health concerns, particularly emphasizing risks associated with foodborne pathogens and the safety of food products in Norway.

Best Publications

  • Risk Factors for Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Pregnancy: Results of a Prospective Case-Control Study in Norway

    Georg Kapperud;Pal A. Jenum;Babill Stray-Pedersen;Kjetil K. Melby

  • Factors Associated with Increased and Decreased Risk of Campylobacter Infection: A Prospective Case-Control Study in Norway

    Georg Kapperud;Gyrid Espeland;Erik Wahl;Anna Walde

  • Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeats analysis of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium using PCR multiplexing and multicolor capillary electrophoresis.

    Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt;Traute Vardund;Lena Aas;Georg Kapperud;Georg Kapperud

  • Avian wildlife reservoir of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni, Yersinia spp., and Salmonella spp. in Norway.

    Georg Kapperud;Olav Rosef

  • Risk factors for sporadic Campylobacter infections: results of a case-control study in southeastern Norway.

    G Kapperud;E Skjerve;N H Bean;S M Ostroff

  • Epidemiological investigation of risk factors for Campylobacter colonization in Norwegian broiler flocks

    G. Kapperud;E. Skjerve;L. Vik;K. Hauge

  • Surveillance and outbreak reports

    S Atkin;S Anaraki;P Gothard;A Walsh

  • Incidence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in 35,940 Pregnant Women in Norway and Pregnancy Outcome for Infected Women

    Pål A. Jenum;Babill Stray-Pedersen;Kjetil K. Melby;Georg Kapperud

  • Yersinia enterocolitica in food hygiene

    Georg Kapperud

  • The seasonal distribution of campylobacter infection in nine European countries and New Zealand.

    G. Nylen;Frank David John Dunstan;S. R. Palmer;Y. Andersson

  • Outbreak of Shigella sonnei infection traced to imported iceberg lettuce.

    G Kapperud;L M Rørvik;V Hasseltvedt;E A Høiby

  • Outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Norway caused by stx 2 -positive Escherichia coli O103:H25 traced to cured mutton sausages

    Barbara Schimmer;Karin Nygard;Hanne-Merete Eriksen;Jørgen Lassen

  • Outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium infection traced to contaminated chocolate and caused by a strain lacking the 60-megadalton virulence plasmid.

    G Kapperud;S Gustavsen;I Hellesnes;A H Hansen

  • Outbreak of Salmonella Thompson infections linked to imported rucola lettuce.

    Karin Nygård;Jørgen Lassen;Line Vold;Yvonne Andersson

  • Detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in foods and water by immunomagnetic separation, nested polymerase chain reactions, and colorimetric detection of amplified DNA

    G Kapperud;T Vardund;E Skjerve;E Hornes

  • DNA Fingerprinting of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Typhimurium with Emphasis on Phage Type DT104 Based on Variable Number of Tandem Repeat Loci

    Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt;Even Heir;Elisabet Gjernes;Georg Kapperud;Georg Kapperud

  • Sources of sporadic Yersinia enterocolitica infections in Norway: a prospective case-control study.

    S. M. Ostroff;G. Kapperud;L. C. Hutwagner;T. Nesbakken

  • Pathways of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the meat processing industry

    Truls Nesbakken;Georg Kapperud;Dominique A. Caugant

  • Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from domestic and wild mammals in Norway.

    O Rosef;B Gondrosen;G Kapperud;B Underdal

  • Salmonellae in Avian Wildlife in Norway from 1969 to 2000

    Thorbjørn Refsum;Kjell Handeland;Dorte Lau Baggesen;Gudmund Holstad

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucy J. Robertson
Lucy J. Robertson Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Eystein Skjerve
Eystein Skjerve Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Morten Tryland
Morten Tryland University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Even Heir
Even Heir Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Jan Alexander
Jan Alexander Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Åshild Krogdahl
Åshild Krogdahl Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Kjell Handeland
Kjell Handeland Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Øyvind Lie
Øyvind Lie National Institute of Nutrition
Olav Østerås
Olav Østerås Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Tore Midtvedt
Tore Midtvedt Karolinska Institute

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