The category of foodborne diseases (FBDs) includes all diseases whose causative agent, often of zoonotic origin, may be carried— although not exclusively—by food. This chapter will focus only on biological agents, responsible for approximately 600 million FBDs cases yearly. Globally, a disease burden of >33 million DALYs was calculated based on a selection of 11 agents causing diarrhoea, 8 agents responsible for invasive forms and 10 helminths. Over 80% of the burden is attributable to bacteria. The median DALYs rates are particularly high in three WHO regions, AFR, SEAR and EMR, where the occurrence of FBDs is strongly influenced by poverty and lack of essential sanitation facilities (drinking water supply and adequate sewage disposal). Several targets included in the SDGs 2015–2030 call for interventions to reduce the enormous global health impact of FBDs, for which the set goal is control and not elimination.
Foodborne Diseases / M. Gori, M. Pontello - In: Global Health Essentials / [a cura di] M.C.B. Raviglione, F. Tediosi, S. Villa, N. Casamitjana, A. Plasència. - [s.l] : Springer Nature, 2023. - ISBN 978-3-031-33850-2. - pp. 149-154 [10.1007/978-3-031-33851-9_23]
Foodborne Diseases
M. Gori
Co-primo
;M. Pontello
Co-primo
2023
Abstract
The category of foodborne diseases (FBDs) includes all diseases whose causative agent, often of zoonotic origin, may be carried— although not exclusively—by food. This chapter will focus only on biological agents, responsible for approximately 600 million FBDs cases yearly. Globally, a disease burden of >33 million DALYs was calculated based on a selection of 11 agents causing diarrhoea, 8 agents responsible for invasive forms and 10 helminths. Over 80% of the burden is attributable to bacteria. The median DALYs rates are particularly high in three WHO regions, AFR, SEAR and EMR, where the occurrence of FBDs is strongly influenced by poverty and lack of essential sanitation facilities (drinking water supply and adequate sewage disposal). Several targets included in the SDGs 2015–2030 call for interventions to reduce the enormous global health impact of FBDs, for which the set goal is control and not elimination.
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