Risk-based Estimate of Effect of Foodborne Diseases on Public Health, Greece

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gkogka, Elissavet ; Reij, Martine W. ; Havelaar, Arie H. ; Zwietering, Marcel H. ; Gorris, Leon G.M.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Foodborne Diseases Food Safety Humans Incidence Population Surveillance Risk Assessment Synopsis
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(9):1581-1590.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Greece
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1564578cca03a082f8b7b828c43ac7f38ab888c171854ed1c3a59497fa270f33
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23673/cdc_23673_DS1.pdf
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