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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1709.101766
Personal Author:
Gkogka, Elissavet ; Reij, Martine W. ; Havelaar, Arie H. ; Zwietering, Marcel H. ; Gorris, Leon G.M.
Gkogka, Elissavet ; Reij, Martine W. ; Havelaar, Arie H. ; Zwietering, Marcel H. ; Gorris, Leon G.M. Less -
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The public health effects of illness caused by foodborne pathogens in Greece during 1996-2006 was quantified by using publicly available surveillance data, hospital statistics, and literature. Results were expressed as the incidence of different disease outcomes and as disability-adjusted life years (DALY), a health indicator combining illness and death estimates into a single metric. It has been estimated that each year ≈370,000 illnesses/million inhabitants are likely caused because of eating contaminated food; 900 of these illnesses are severe and 3 fatal, corresponding to 896 DALY/million inhabitants. Ill-defined intestinal infections accounted for the greatest part of reported cases and 27% of the DALY. Brucellosis, echinococcosis, salmonellosis, and toxoplasmosis were found to be the most common known causes of foodborne illnesses, being responsible for 70% of the DALY. Overall, the DALY metric provided a quantitative perspective on the impact of foodborne illness that may be useful for prioritizing food safety management targets.
Subject:
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Foodborne Diseases
Food Safety
Humans
Incidence
Population Surveillance
Risk Assessment
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Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 17(9):1581-1590.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Greece
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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