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...

While in high-income countries, the majority people die from non-communicable, chronic conditions, nearly 40% of deaths in developing countries are among children under 15 years. Diarrhea is among the top ten leading causes of death and many cases are caused by pathogens transmitted in food and water supplies. This paper introduces major representatives of foodborne parasites and aims to show w...

Peter G. Pappas, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, John R. Perfect, Tom M. Chiller Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Division of Internal Medicine, Unit 1460, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA; My...