Evaluation of REDCap to Supplement Foodborne Disease Surveillance Systems

Surveillance for foodborne disease outbreaks in Iran, 2006-2011

Background: The outbreaks of foodborne diseases is a major health problem and occur daily in all countries, from the most to the least developed. This study is the first report of foodborne outbreaks in Iran that carried out from 2006 to 2011. Methods:  A retrospective, longitudinal study carried out using foodborne disease national surveillance system data from 2006-2011, which have been re...

Integrating animal health and foodborne disease surveillance.

The control of foodborne diseases from an animal source has become an important part of public health policy. Since the agents that cause these diseases originate in animals, Veterinary Services, as well as Public Health Services, must be involved in their control. Control programmes should be established either through cooperation between the two Services or by the consolidation of all those i...

surveillance for foodborne disease outbreaks in iran, 2006-2011

background: the outbreaks of foodborne diseases is a major health problem and occur daily in all countries, from the most to the least developed. this study is the first report of foodborne outbreaks in iran that carried out from 2006 to 2011. methods: a retrospective, longitudinal study carried out using foodborne disease national surveillance system data from 2006-2011, which have been report...

Foodborne Disease and the Need for Greater Foodborne Disease Surveillance in the Caribbean

The Caribbean is a net importer of food, and with billions of dollars’ worth of food products being imported each year, territorial governments are now seeking to encourage local production of foods in an attempt to stem the loss of foreign exchange from these economies with little resilience. The Caribbean, however, lacks the comprehensive food safety system that should be a corollary to succe...

Foodborne disease surveillance in England and Wales 1984. Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre.