Background. Foodborne disease is estimated to cause 48 million illnesses annually in the US resulting in 3000 deaths [1]. Although most infections occur as sporadic cases, outbreak surveillance offers valuable insight about the foods and pathogens responsible for illnesses [2]. A total of 1632 foodborne disease outbreaks were reported during 20112012 [3] and recent data indicates an overall dec...

Foodborne diseases pose a primary global health concern, affecting people across high- and low-income countries, with the less privileged often suffering most. This research proposes adoption of Hygiene Rating Scheme (HRS) to help customers make informed decisions about where what eat. The scheme has already demonstrated success in countries such as United States, Northern Ireland, Wales, Engla...

Title of Dissertation: ASSESSMENT OF FOODBORNE PATHOGEN SURVIVAL DURING PRODUCTION AND PRE-HARVEST APPLICATION OF COMPOST AND COMPOST TEA David T. Ingram, Ph.D. 2009 Directed By: Sam W. Joseph, Professor (Emeritus), CBMG and Director, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health Jianghong Meng, Professor, NFSC, and Interim Director of the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition The...

OBJECTIVE To assess the burden posed by foodborne diseases in Japan using methods developed by the World Health Organization's Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG). METHODS Expert consultation and statistics on food poisoning during 2011 were used to identify three common causes of foodborne disease in Japan: Campylobacter and Salmonella species and enterohaemorrhagic ...

results a total of 18 amoxicillin-clavulanate resistant isolates were obtained from seven different types of retail sausages. only half of them were identified as enterobacteriaceae, but none were esbl-producers. all the 18 isolated strains demonstrated resistance towards amoxicillin-clavulanate, penicillin and oxacillin (100%), cefotaxime (71.4%), cefpodoxime (66.7%), and ampicillin (83.3%). b...

background essential oils (eos) possess antibacterial properties and represent a natural source to treat infections and prevent food spoilage. their chemical composition might be affected by the environmental condition and the developmental growth stages of the plant. objectives the current study aimed to determine the variations in chemical compositions and antimicrobial activities of the eos ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 2.2 million deaths occur each year because of diarrheal diseases. Data from WHO show that diarrheal illnesses are a significant cause of mortality in children under five years old in six world regions; however, there are few comparative data on the burden of foodborne diseases, which are primarily diarrheal, among the general population in ...

Snigdha Vallabhaneni, Angela A. Cleveland, Monica M. Farley, Lee H. Harrison, William Schaffner, Zintar G. Beldavs, Gordana Derado, Cau D. Pham, Shawn R. Lockhart, and Rachel M. Smith Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta...