Food-Borne Trematodiases

A proposal for sequencing the etiological agents of the Food-Borne Trematodiases (FBTs)

Executive Summary The Food-borne trematodiases (FBTs) represent a major group of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) – more than 40 million people are infected with one or more of the FBTs, and 750 million (>10% of the world’s population) others worldwide remain at risk on contracting FBTs. Over 100 species of food-borne trematodes are known to infect humans, although only several are respon...

Parasitic food-borne and water-borne zoonoses.

Estimates suggest that almost half of the population of the world is affected by water-borne and food-borne infections. Parasitic food-borne and water-borne zoonoses contribute to this statistic by inflicting a heavy toll on human health and causing serious direct and indirect losses to the agricultural industry. The inability of non-industrialised countries to keep pace with population growth,...

Food-borne Pathogens

Emerging food-borne zoonoses.

Diarrhoeal diseases, almost all of which are caused by food-borne or waterborne microbial pathogens, are leading causes of illness and death in less developed countries, killing an estimated 1.9 million people annually at the global level. Even in developed countries, it is estimated that up to one third of the population are affected by microbiological food-borne diseases each year. The majori...

Bacterial food-borne zoonoses.

In many countries of the world, bacterial food-borne zoonotic infections are the most common cause of human intestinal disease. Salmonella and Campylobacter account for over 90% of all reported cases of bacteria-related food poisoning world-wide. Poultry and poultry products have been incriminated in the majority of traceable food-borne illnesses caused by these bacteria, although all domestic ...