VANTARAKIS APOSTOLOS, Professor
Sector: Division of Clinical Laboratories
Clinic/Laboratory: Department of Public Health
Knowledge Subject: Public Health-Hygiene-Epidemiology
Research Area: Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Risk assessment,Hygiene in vulnerable groups, Environmental virology, Foodborne and waterborne epidemics
Preclinical Building, First Floor, University campus Department of Public Health
+302610969875 +302610969875 avanta@upatras.gr; aposvanta@gmail.com
Summary of Curriculum Vitae
Dr Apostolos Vantarakis is Professor in the Public Health Laboratory at the Department of Medicine of the University of Patras, Greece. He was an Ass. Professor in the Laboratory of Hygiene and Environment Protection at the Department of Medicine at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece for 4 years (June 2004-May 2008). He has specialty in Environmental Hygiene and Epidemiology. His Ph.D is on Public Health/Environmental Health awarded by Medical School, University of Patras, Greece. His M.Sc is in Genetic Toxicology awarded by University College of Swansea, Wales, UK. His major degree is in Biology from University of Patras, Greece. His research has focused on the impact of environmental microbiological quality especially water and wastewater to Public Health. Also his research areas include risk assessment of the water and wastewater as it concerns the human health. He has performed several studies concerning with the water quality of potable water and wastewater. He has an accredited laboratory of Environmental Hygiene with two units, Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Chemistry. Also he has worked in several studies concerning with waste removal methods. He has been representative of Ministry of Development in EU for the project COST 929/ENVIRONET which is concerned with viruses in water and food. He has participated as an expert of Ministry of Agriculture in workshops organized by EU during years 2002-2006 for subjects of virological quality of food. He is representative of Greek Standardization Body (ΕLOT) in Technical Committee CEN/TAG4/WG6 for standardization of molecular methods detection of viruses in food. Finally, He has large experience on competitive research projects, national and European. From his research, he has published 120 peer reviewed research articles in foreign language journals in the area of Environmental Hygiene, 10 articles in Greek journals and 1 article in a book. He has been participated in International conferences with 55 announcements and in Greek conferences with 58 announcements. He has conducted 25 speeches as an invited speaker in several conferences. Also he has taught or participated in 12 seminars. During his research activities, he has been chief researcher in 30 research projects funded by variable Greek and European authorities. Also he has completed 20 studies relating with water and wastewater quality. During the last decade, he participated in more than 25 research projects, while he was the group partner in three European research projects. He has supervised 3 PhD theses, while now he supervises 3 master’s thesis and 5 PhD theses.
Undergraduate Courses
- Hygiene (Semester: 4th)
- Health Promotion-Disease Prevention-Community Medicine (Semester: 7th)
- Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology (Semester: 5th)
- Nutrition and Health (Semester: 8th)
Postgraduate Courses
He is Director in Postgraduate course in Public Health in Medical School, University of Patras and teaches postgraduate courses as Environmental Hygiene, Infectious Epidemiology, Bioethics, Environmental Microbiology.
Participates in postgraduate courses: "Applications of Basic Medical Sciences", "Biomedical Applications in university of West Attica"
Selected Publications
He has published 120 articles in peer reviewed journals and more than 10 in Greek journals.
Some of them are:
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119 |
2022 |
Journal of Environmental Sciences (2022/1/1) 111 367-379 |
Applications of biosensors for bacteria and virus detection in food and water–A systematic review ..\English Articles\119.pdf |
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118 |
2021 |
JSFA Reports. 2021;1–9 |
Potential biological markers by DNA-based tools for determination of Greek PDO geographical origin and authenticity: “Avgotaracho Mesolonghiou” and “Vostizza currant”..\English Articles\118.pdf |
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117 |
2021 |
Water 2021, 13, 2938 |
Removal Performance of Faecal Indicators by Natural and Silver-Modified Zeolites of Various Particle Sizes under Dynamic Batch Experiments: Preliminary Results..\English Articles\117.pdf |
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116 |
2021 |
Tob. Prev. Cessation 2021;7(September):61 https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/140242 |
Prevalence of tobacco smoking and association with other unhealthy lifestyle risk factors in the general population of Greece: Results from the EMENO study..\English Articles\116.pdf |
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115 |
2021 |
J. Food Sci. 2021;1–13 |
Nontargeted 1H NMR fingerprinting and multivariate statistical analysis for traceability of Greek PDO Vostizza currants..\English Articles\115.pdf |
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114 |
2021 |
Food Reviews International, DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2021.1923028 |
Does Traceability Lead to Food Authentication? A Systematic Review from A European Perspective..\English Articles\114.pdf |
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113 |
2021 |
Risk Analysis, Vol. 0, No. 0, 2021 |
Risk Factor Analysis of Children’s Exposure to Microbial Pathogens in Playgrounds..\English Articles\113.pdf |
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112 |
2021 |
jhypertension Vol 39 Number 5 May 2021 |
Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Greece: EMENO national epidemiological study..\English Articles\112.pdf |
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111 |
2021 |
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 17:9, 3066-3072, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1914805 |
Attitudes and beliefs of parents about routine childhood vaccination in Greece..\English Articles\111.pdf |
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110 |
2021 |
Journal of Human Hypertension https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-021-00532-5 |
Opportunistic screening for hypertension: what does it say about the true epidemiology?..\English Articles\110.pdf |
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109 |
2021 |
Journal of Hypertension 39, e243 |
AWARENESS, TREATMENT AND CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION IN GREECE: THE EMENO NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY..\English Articles\109.pdf |
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108 |
2021 |
Pathogens 2021, 10, 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10040494 |
Evaluation of essential oils and extracts of rose geranium and rose petals as natural preservatives in terms of toxicity, antimicrobial, and antiviral activity..\English Articles\108.pdf |
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107 |
2021 |
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 172, 108646 |
Prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Greece. Results of the First National Survey of Morbidity and Risk Factors (EMENO) study..\English Articles\107.pdf |
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106 |
2021 |
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8403. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168403 |
Living in Roma Settlements in Greece: Self-Perceived Health Status, Chronic Diseases and Associated Social Determinants of Health..\English Articles\106.pdf |
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105 |
2021 |
Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Research 4 (2021): 118-130. |
Advancing quality control of food samples by Next Generation Sequencing compared to culture-dependent techniques..\English Articles\105.pdf |
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104 |
2021 |
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1865. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041865 |
Psychological Distress and Health-Related Quality of Life in Public Sector Personnel..\English Articles\104.pdf |
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103 |
2021 |
Toxicology Reports 8 (2021) 1–9 |
Improved strategies to counter the COVID-19 pandemic: Lockdowns vs. primary and community healthcare..\English Articles\103.pdf |
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102 |
2020 |
BMC Public Health 20, 1665 (2020) |
High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in adults living in Greece: the EMENO National Health Examination Survey..\English Articles\102.pdf |
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101 |
2020 |
Toxicology Reports, in press, Journal pre proof |
Nicotine and SARS-CoV-2: COVID-19 may be a disease of the nicotinic cholinergic system ..\English Articles\101.pdf |
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100 |
2020 |
PLOS ONE 15 (3), e0230730 |
Cardiovascular risk factors in HIV infected individuals: Comparison with general adult control population in Greece...\English Articles\100.pdf |
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99 |
2020 |
JMIR Res Protoc 2020 | vol. 9 | iss. 1 | e13578 | p. 1 |
Design and Development of a Viral Hepatitis and HIV Infection Screening Program (Hprolipsis) for the General, Greek Roma, and Migrant Populations of Greece: Protocol for Three Cross-Sectional Health Examination Surveys ..\English Articles\99.pdf |
4.945 |
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98 |
2019 |
European Journal of Public Health 29 (Supplement_4), ckz185. 731 |
Country Report: How do Greek municipalities currently promote health and health equity? ..\English Articles\98.pdf |
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97 |
2019 |
Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 5392; doi:10.3390/app9245392 |
Sensitive detection of E. coli in artificial seawater by aptamer-coated magnetic beads and direct PCR..\English Articles\97.pdf |
2.217 |
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96 |
2019 |
Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 13 (2019) 100163 |
Medical waste management and environmental assessment in the Rio University Hospital, Western Greece ..\English Articles\96.pdf |
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95 |
2019 |
JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Feb; 8(2): e10997. |
National Survey of Morbidity and Risk Factors (EMENO): Protocol for a Health Examination Survey Representative of the Adult Greek Population https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6378546/ |
4.945 |
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94 |
2019 |
Food and Environmental virology, 11:309-313 |
Assessment of the Incidence of Human Adenovirus in Surface Waters of Southwest Greece: Vouraikos River as a Case Study ..\English Articles\94.pdf |
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93 |
2018 |
Food and Environmental virology, 10: 316-326 |
Assessment of the Virological Quality of Marine and Running Surface Waters in NW Greece: A Case Study English Articles\93.pdf |
2.561 |
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92 |
2018 |
J Nutr Food Technol. (2018);2(1): 8-16. |
Antibacterial and antiviral effect of essential oils combined with non-thermal disinfection technologies for ready-to-eat Romaine lettuce English Articles\92.pdf |
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91 |
2018 |
Euro Surveill. 2018;23(9): pii=17-00161 |
Prioritisation of food-borne parasites in Europe, 2016. English Articles\91.pdf |
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90 |
2018 |
J Appl Microbiol. 2018 Apr;124(4):932-942 |
Viral Outbreaks Linked To Fresh Produce Consumption: A Systematic Review English Articles\90.pdf |
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89 |
2018 |
Systematic Reviews (2018) 7:17 |
Global avian influenza outbreaks 2010-2016: A systematic review of their distribution, avian species and virus subtypeEnglish Articles\89.pdf |
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88 |
2017 |
International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health Vol.4 (6), pp. 120-131, July 2017 |
Comparative analysis of Human and Avian Influenza Virus in Greece (2002-2011) English Articles\88.pdf |
0.386 |
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87 |
2017 |
Journal of Hepatology 66 (1), S71-S72 |
Treatment cascade of hepatitis B and C in general, migrant and Roma populations English Articles\87.pdf |
11.336 |
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86 |
2017 |
International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health Vol.4 (5), pp. 78-83, June 2017 |
Correlation of the presence of multi-resistant bacteria on domestic litter bins handles with the litter bin location English Articles\86.pdf |
0.386 |
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85 |
2017 |
BMC Opthalmology (2017) 17:51 |
Α molecular epidemiological analysis of adenoviruses from excess conjunctivitis cases English Articles\85.pdf |
1.238 |
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84 |
2017 |
Science of the Total Environment 598 (2017) 160–167 |
Cotransport of human adenoviruses with clay colloids and TiO2 nanoparticles in saturated porous media: Effect of flow velocity English Articles\84.pdf |
3.85 |
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83 |
2016 |
Microbial Ecology, July 2017, Volume 74, Issue 1, pp 78–88 |
Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered from Greek aquatic habitats implementing the Double Locus Sequence Typing scheme English Articles\83.pdf |
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82 |
2016 |
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2016 Dec 28;8(51):35593-35605. doi: 10.1021/acsami.6b14463. Epub 2016 Dec 15. |
Polymeric quaternary ammonium-containing coatings with potential dual contact-based and release-based antimicrobial activity English Articles\82.pdf |
7.145 |
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81 |
2016 |
Journal of Coastal Conservation DOI 10.1007/s11852-016-0476-2 Online 3/12/2016 |
Characterization of water quality in a Mediterranean protected brackish coastal aquatic system, Klisova Lagoon, Western Greece: A case study English Articles\81.pdf |
1.096 |
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80 |
2016 |
Food Environ Virol. 2017 Mar;9(1):72-78. doi: 10.1007/ s12560-016-9264-2. Epub 2016 Oct5 |
Virological Quality of Irrigation Water in Leafy Green Vegetables and Berry Fruits Production Chains English Articles\80.pdf |
2.561 |
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79 |
2016 |
Journal of Hypertension. 34 (e-Supplement 2-ESH 2016 Abstract Book): e17-e18, September 2016. |
Hypertension and cardiovascular disease in Greece: interim analysis of the EMENO national Epidemiological studyEnglish Articles\79.pdf |
4.085 |
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78 |
2016 |
Semin Ophthalmol. 2016 Aug 3:1-5. |
Efficacy of Topical Ofloxacin 0.3 % Administration on Conjunctival Bacterial Flora in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Intravitreal Injections |
0.87 |
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77 |
2016 |
Letters in Applied Microbiology 63, 189-195 |
Pitfalls in the identification of Enterococcus species and the detection of vanA and vanB genes English Articles\77.pdf |
1.579 |
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76 |
2016 |
Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2016:8467023. doi: 10.1155/2016/8467023 |
Impact on the quality of life when living close to a municipal wastewater treatment plant English Articles\76.pdf |
2.5 |
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75 |
2016 |
Polym. Chem. 2016,7, 3562-3575 |
Synthesis of antimicrobial block copolymers bearing immobilized bacteriostatic groups English Articles\75.pdf |
5.687 |
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74 |
2016 |
FEMS Microb. Ecology Jun;92(6). |
Antibiotic resistance profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from various Greek aquatic environments English Articles\74.pdf |
3.53 |
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73 |
2016 |
Journal of Food Protection Mar;79(3):454-62 |
Effect of non-thermal, conventional and combined disinfection technologies on the stability of human adenoviruses as fecal contaminants on fresh ready-to-eat product surfaces English Articles\73.pdf |
2.8 |
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72 |
2016 |
Early Human Development Feb; 93:57-61 |
Pre-pregnancy maternal obesity in Greece: A case-control analysis English Articles\72.pdf |
2.8 |
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71 |
2015 |
Molecules 2015 1;20(12):21313-27 |
Evaluation of antimicrobial efficiency of new polymers comprised by covalently attached and/or electrostatically bound biocidal species, based on quaternary ammonium compounds English Articles\71.pdf |
2.416 |
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70 |
2015 |
J Med. Microbiology, Nov;64(11): 1270-6. |
Biofilm synthesis and presence of virulence factors among enterococci isolated from patients and water samples English Articles\70.pdf |
3.9 |
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69 |
2015 |
The Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences |
Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for the detection of viruses in ready-to-eat-foods English Articles\69.pdf |
0.98 |
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68 |
2015 |
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. Nov;22(22):17744-52. |
Performance of Three Small-scale wastewater treatment plants. A challenge for possible re-use English Articles\68.pdf |
2.5 |
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67 |
2015 |
Ital J Food Saf. 2015 Jun 30; 4(3): 5383 |
Evaluation of Two Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Methods for the Detection of Salmonella Enteritidis and Listeria Monocytogenes in Artificially Contaminated Ready-to-Eat Fresh Produce. English Articles\67.pdf |
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66 |
2015 |
Science of the Total Environment 517 (2015) 86–95 |
Interaction of human adenoviruses and coliphages with kaolinite and bentonite English Articles\66.pdf |
3.85 |
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65 |
2015 |
J Food Process Technol 6:421. |
A user-friendly theoretical mathematical model for the prediction of food safety in a food production chain English Articles\65.pdf |
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64 |
2015 |
Food Environ Virol. 2015, 7:276–285 |
Development and Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for the Detection of Adenovirus 40 and 41 English Articles\64.pdf |
2.561 |
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63 |
2015 |
Food Environ Virol. 2015 Vol.7, Issue 2: p122-131 |
Transport of Human Adenoviruses in Water Saturated Laboratory Columns English Articles\63.pdf |
2.561 |
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62 |
2015 |
Int J Food Microbiol. Apr 2; 198:50-8. |
Quantitative farm-to-fork risk assessment model for norovirus and hepatitis A virus in European leafy green vegetable and berry fruit supply chains English Articles\62.pdf
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61 |
2015 |
Food Control 51 (2015): 333-339 |
Virological fit-for-purpose risk assessment in a leafy green production enterprise English Articles\61.pdf
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60 |
2014 |
J. Perinat. Med. 2015; 43(3): 291–298 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2014-0044. |
Prepregnancy maternal obesity and fetal-perinatal death in a Mediterranean country English Articles\60.pdf |
1.8 |
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2014 |
Water Res. 2014 Apr 18; 59C:119-129.doi:10.1016/j.watres.2014. 04.013 |
Applicability of human and animal viral microbial source tracking tools in fresh and marine waters from five different geographical areas English Articles\59.pdf |
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58 |
2014 |
Biomed Research International 2014: 673939. doi: 10.1155/2014/ 673939. Epub 2014 Mar 4. |
Efficacy of three light technologies for reducing microbial populations in liquids English Articles\58.pdf |
2.88 |
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57 |
2014 |
Food Analytical Methods Feb 2014, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp 512-526 |
Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for the Detection of Salmonella in Food English Articles\57.pdf |
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56 |
2013 |
Journal of Neonatal- Perinatal Medicine 2013; 6(3):203-16. |
“Maternal obesity before pregnancy: maternal, neonatal and childhood outcomes” English Articles\56.pdf |
1.518 |
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55 |
2013 |
International Journal of Food Microbiology, Oct 1; 167(1):96-102 |
Ultraviolet and Ultrasound as non-thermal treatments for the inactivation of microorganisms in fresh ready-to-eat foods English Articles\55.pdf |
3.8 |
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54 |
2013 |
Epidemiology & Infection, 2013 Apr 30:1-11 |
Α large waterborne outbreak in central Greece, March 2012. Challenges in the investigation and management English Articles\54.pdf |
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53 |
2013 |
Intervirology, 2013;56(4):237-41. |
Rare types of rotaviruses isolated from children with acute gastroenteritis in Patras, Greece English Articles\53.pdf |
2.337 |
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52 |
2013 |
BMC Public Health 13(1),241 |
Epidemiological investigation of two parallel gastroenteritis outbreaks in school settings, Nea Santa Kilkis, Greece, January 2012 English Articles\52.pdf |
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51 |
2013 |
Science of the Total Environment 458–460 (2013) 355–360 |
Description of a novel polyomavirus (OPyV) as a tool to identify and quantify faecal pollution in the environment English Articles\51.pdf |
3.286 |
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50 |
2013 |
Food Control 33(1): 63-67 |
Diachronic long-term surveillance of bacteriological quality of bottled water in Greece (1995-2010) English Articles\50.pdf |
2.656 |
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49 |
2013 |
Infection 41: 525-528 |
Abscesses and wound infections due to staphylococcus lugdunensis English Articles\49.pdf |
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2012 |
Food and Environmental Virology 5(1),13-23 |
Shellfish-borne viral outbreaks-A systematic review English Articles\48.pdf |
2.561 |
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47 |
2012 |
Inter. J. of Medical Sci. and Public Health 2013; 2(3): 338-343 |
Stethoscopes as vectors of multi-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci in a tertiary hospital English Articles\47.pdf |
2.244 |
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46 |
2012 |
Food and Environmental Virology 4(4): 179-191 |
Harmonised investigation of occurrence of human enteric viruses in the leafy green vegetables supply chain in three European countries English Articles\46.pdf |
1.562 |
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45 |
2012 |
Journal of Microbiology, Biotechn. and Food Sciences 2(1),152-161 |
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP) for the detection of Salmonella spp. isolated from different food types English Articles\45.pdf |
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44 |
2012 |
Appl. and Environ.Microbiology 78 (20) , pp. 7496-7499 |
A novel tool to trace poultry fecal contamination in the environment: specific detection and quantification of chicken/turkey parvoviruses English Articles\44.pdf |
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43 |
2012 |
Food and Environmental Virology 4 (2) , pp. 73-80 |
Occurrence of human enteric viruses in commercial mussels at retail level in three European countries English Articles\43.pdf |
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2012 |
Int. J Envir Health Res Aug; 22(4): 340-54. |
Prevalence of Legionella spp. in water systems of hospitals and hotels in South Western Greece English Articles\42.pdf |
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2012 |
Food Analytical Methods 5:1-7 |
Multicenter Collaborative Trial Evaluation of a Method for Detection of Human Adenoviruses in Berry Fruit English Articles\41.pdf |
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2012 |
FEMS Microbiological Reviews 2012 Jul;36(4):786-814. |
Environmental virus hazards: State of the art on acquisition and testing of samples and evaluation of results English Articles\40.pdf |
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39 |
2011 |
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health Aug;8(8): 3468-78. |
Gastroenteritis outbreak caused by Noroviruses in Greece English Articles\39.pdf |
1.38 |
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2011 |
Virology Journal 8:369 |
Development of an optimized method for the detection of airborne viruses with real-time PCR analysis English Articles\38.pdf |
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2011 |
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 8(6), 1914-1922 |
Environmental Surveillance: An additional/alternative approach for the virological surveillance in Greece? English Articles\37.pdf |
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2011 |
Virology Journal Apr 27; 8:195. |
Molecular detection of multiple viral targets in untreated urban sewage from Greece English Articles\36.pdf |
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2011 |
Anaerobe Dec; 17(6):288-91. |
Occurrence of microorganisms of public health and spoilage significance in fruit juices sold in retail markets of Greece English Articles\35.pdf |
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2010 |
EuroSurveillance. Oct 28; 15 (43). pii:19697 |
The potential for a concerted system for the rapid monitoring of excess mortality throughout Europe English Articles\34.pdf |
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33 |
2010 |
Virology Journal 7: 235 |
Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus isolates from environmental and clinical samples in Greece English Articles\33.pdf |
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32 |
2010 |
Haemoglobin34(4) p.333-342 |
Region-specific genetic heterogeneity of HBB mutation distribution in South-Western Greece English Articles\32.pdf |
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31 |
2010 |
Food and Environmental Virology Vol.2 (3):146 |
International Standardisation of a Method for Detection of Human Pathogenic Viruses in Molluscan Shellfish English Articles\31.pdf |
1.562 |
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30 |
2010 |
Food and Environmental Virology Vol.2 (2):89 |
Molecular typing of enteroviruses, adenoviruses and hepatitis A viruses in untreated and treated sewage of a biological treatment plant in Greece English Articles\30.pdf |
1.562 |
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29 |
2010 |
Eurosurveillance, 4;15(5). pii: 19480. |
Higher all-cause mortality in children during autumn 2009 compared with the three previous years: pooled results from eight European countries English Articles\29.pdf |
6.15 |
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28 |
2010 |
Water Science & Technology 2010; 61(1):67-76. |
Equivalency testing of Lactose TTC agar (ISO9308-1:2000) with 5 culture media for the detection of E. coli in water samples in Greece English Articles\28.pdf |
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2009 |
Epidemiol Infect. Nov 27:1-7. |
Outbreak of HAV in Roma population in NE Greece English Articles\27.pdf |
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2008 |
Food Chem Toxicol. 46(7):2390-3. |
Cytogenetic study in cultured human lymphocytes treated with three commonly used preservatives English Articles\26.pdf |
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2008 |
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008, 12: E104-E105. |
Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Occurred in North-Eastern Greece Associated with Several Waterborne Strains of Noroviruses English Articles\25.pdf |
2.173 |
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2008 |
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008, 12: E104-E104. |
Detection of Infectious Pathogenic Viruses in Untreated and Treated Wastewater Samples from an Urbanised Area English Articles\24.pdf |
2.173 |
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23 |
2008 |
Environ. Monitor. Assess: 143(1-3): 43-50. |
Impact of intensive agricultural practices on drinking water quality in Evros Region (NE GREECE) by GIS analysis English Articles\23.pdf |
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2007 |
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Vol.29, P: S338-S339 |
Use of an AFLP technique for the discrimination of source (human or animal) of E.coli English Articles\22.pdf |
4.128 |
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21 |
2007 |
Eurosurveillance 12(7):1 |
Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in Greece during a school excursion, April 2007 English Articles\21.mht |
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2006 |
Wat.Sci.Tech.54(3):219-223 |
Hybridization of F+RNA coliphages detected in shellfish samples with oligonucleotide probes to assess the origin of microbiological pollution of shellfish English Articles\20.pdf |
1.122 |
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2006 |
Lett. Appl. Microbiol.42,71-77 |
Differentiation of faecal Escherichia coli from humans and animals by Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Analysis (MAR) English Articles\19.pdf |
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2006 |
Int. J. Food Microb. 107 (1):68-72. |
Microbiological evaluation of bottled non-carbonated “still” water from domestic brands in Greece English Articles\18.pdf |
3.847 |
|
|
|
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|
17 |
2005 |
J. Appl.Microbiology,99:1191-1203 |
Comparative typing of Pseudomonas species isolated from the aquatic environment in Greece by SDS-PAGE and RAPD analysis English Articles\17.pdf |
2.337 |
|
|
16 |
2005 |
Appl.Environ.Microb.71(9):5244-5253 |
Artificial Neural Network Prediction of Viruses in Shellfish English Articles\16.pdf |
3.829 |
|
|
15 |
2005 |
J.Water Health 3(4):371-80. |
Evaluation of microbiological quality of coastal waters of Greece English Articles\15.pdf |
1.367 |
|
|
|
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|
14 |
2004 |
Wat.Sci.Tech.50:1:193-198. |
Differentiation of fecal Escherichia coli from humans and animals by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-PCR (RAPD-PCR) English Articles\14.pdf |
1.122 |
|
|
13 |
2004 |
Wat.Sci.Tech. 50(1): 125-129 |
Probing Norwalk-like virus presence in shellfish, using artificial neural networks English Articles\13.pdf |
1.122 |
|
|
12 |
2004 |
Wat. Sci.Technol.50(1):253-257 |
Evaluation of virological quality of sewage from four biological treatment plants by a nested PCR technique English Articles\12.pdf |
1.122 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
11 |
2003 |
App.Environ.Microb. 69(3): 1556-1563 |
Evaluation of potential indicators of viral contamination in shellfish and their applicability to diverse geographical areas English Articles\11.pdf |
3.829 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
10 |
2002 |
App.Environ. Microb. 68(12): 5990-5998 |
Distribution of human viral contamination in shellfish from different growing areas in Greece, Spain, Sweden and UK English Articles\10.pdf |
3.829 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
09 |
2000 |
Lett.Appl.Microbiol. 31(2): 105-110 |
Development of a multiplex PCR detection of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. in mussels English Articles\09.pdf |
1.622 |
|
|
08 |
2000 |
J. of Chemotherapy 12(4): 267-273. |
Multi-antibiotic resistance of Gram (-) bacteria isolated from drinking water samples in Southwestern Greece English Articles\08.pdf |
1.084 |
|
|
07 |
2000 |
Wat.Air Soil Poll.120 (3-4): 273-282. |
Environmental mycobacteria in drinking water before and after replacement of the water distribution network English Articles\07.pdf |
1.625 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
06 |
1999 |
Wat, Air Soil Pollut. 114:85-93. |
Detection of enteroviruses and adenoviruses and HAV in raw sewage and treated effluents by nested-PCR English Articles\06.pdf |
1.625 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
05 |
1998 |
Wat.Air Soil Pollut. 104: 331-337. |
Non-tuberculosis Mycobacteria in hospital water supplies English Articles\05.pdf |
1.625 |
|
|
04 |
1998 |
Water Res. Vol. 32 (8) pp.2365-2372. |
Detection of enteroviruses, adenoviruses in coastal waters of SW Greece by nested polymerase chain reaction English Articles\04.pdf |
5.315 |
|
|
03 |
1998 |
J. of Infection 36(1):101-103 |
Detection of adenovirus outbreak at a municipal swimming pool by nested-PCR amplification English Articles\03.pdf |
3.592 |
|
|
|
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|
02 |
1997 |
Can. J. Microbiology 43: 499-502. |
Environmental Mycobacteria in bottled table waters in Greece English Articles\02.pdf |
1.477 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
01 |
1996 |
Med. Microb. Lett. vol. 5, Suppl.1 S21. |
Atypical Mycobacteria in hospital water supplies English Articles\01.pdf |
0.481 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Impact Factor |
238.736 |
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Selected Presentations
“Human pathogenic viruses in the environment”, 1st World Virology & Microbiology Online Conference «Target meeting Viruses and infectious Diseases Online Symposium TX, USA» “Mediterranean and Environmental politics”, United by the Mediterranean, Palermo, Italy “Climate Change and Health”, EFSA, Rome, Italy “Has the time come to control Hepatitis A globally?” Miami,USA “The role of bacteria in the source tracking of aquatic contamination” XXXIII International Congress of Microbial Ecology and Disease «Microbiology of potable water: How safe is;» AQUA 2006,2nd International Conference of Chemist Union, HELEXPO, Αθήνα «Οι καινοτόμες τεχνολογίες στον έλεγχο ποιότητας τροφίμων» Εναρκτήρια ημερίδα στο Ευρωπαϊκό πρόγραμμα AGRO START Διακρατικό δίκτυο για την υποστήριξη των Μικρομεσαίων επιχειρήσεων στον τομέα της κτηνοτροφίας και των οπωροκηπευτικών, Πάτρα
PhD Theses Advisor
1. Dimitrakopoulou Mirella: "Development of an integrated methodology for complete and documented traceability and quality control of processed foods and its role in risk assessment for Public Health"
2. Malfa Christina: "Comparative study of the effects of active lifestyle on the quality of life of vulnerable groups in European countries"
3. Kotsiri Zoi: "Development and creation of a biosensor to detect microorganisms through innovative electrochemical and molecular methods in water"
4. Velissari Ioanna: "Epidemiological investigation of factors affecting Self-rated health and self-medicatiοn
5. Kotsalou Chrysoula: "Development and application of the Digital-PCR method in food and environmental samples and comparison with standard methods"
Other Activities
Editor in journals Water Science & Technology, Water and Supply Technology Member of Editorial Board in Food and Environmental Virology, published of Springer US. Member of Editorial Board in Current Reseach on Microbiology and Biotechnology, published in AIZEON Publishers Member of editorial board: Virology Journal, Journal of Virological Methods, Environmental Research, International Journal Environmental Research and Health Elected Community counselor of municipality of Patras