Foodborne Diseases in the Global Community1

WHO Initiative to Estimate the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases

cifically HUS, appears to be the highest in Argentina with estimates of approximately 22 cases of HUS per 100 000 children aged 6 to 48 months. These differences could be real or could simply reflect different capacities of surveillance systems to accurately collect and report cases. EHEC occurs in all countries. The incidence seems to vary between countries. In 2004 the number of laboratory co...

Foodborne Diseases

As the title suggests, this book covers relevant topics on foodborne diseases. Most chapters are descriptive, updated, and, given likely pagelength limitations, concise. Of 21 chapters, 6 cover selected foodborne bacterial pathogens: Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium botulinum and C. perfringens, Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis, pathogenic Vibrio spp., and ...

Emerging foodborne diseases.

The epidemiology of foodborne diseases is rapidly changing. Recently described pathogens, such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 and the epidemic strain of Salmonella serotype Typhimurium Definitive Type 104 (which is resistant to at least five antimicrobial drugs), have become important public health problems. Well-recognized pathogens, such as Salmonella serotype Enteritidis, have increased in prev...

Epidemiology of foodborne diseases

Bacteria Associated with Foodborne Diseases