disease - News - safefood Knowledge Network2024-03-28T11:15:03Zhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/diseaseApplication Portal: Expressions of interest to support estimating the global burden of foodborne diseaseshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/application-portal-expressions-of-interest-to-support-estimating-2022-09-06T12:56:20.000Z2022-09-06T12:56:20.000Zsafefood Knowledge Network https://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefoodKnowledgeNetwork<div><div class="survey-welcome">
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</div></div>Report into international foodborne disease rates publishedhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/report-into-international-foodborne-disease-rates-published-12020-08-18T13:10:09.000Z2020-08-18T13:10:09.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><div class="field field__field_intro">The Food Standards Agency has today published the first of three scientific reports, which attempt to compare international food standards.</div>
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<div class="content-toolbar"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/research/foodborne-diseases/comparing-the-methodologies-used-to-estimate-foodborne-disease-in-the-uk-to-those-used-in-other-countries">report published by the FSA</a><span> has found it is not possible to compare foodborne disease rates effectively between countries. This is due to the hugely different methodologies and recording systems employed.</span></div>
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<div class="content-toolbar"><span><a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news/report-into-international-foodborne-disease-rates-published" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></div></div>Report into international foodborne disease rates publishedhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/report-into-international-foodborne-disease-rates-published2020-08-04T11:54:29.000Z2020-08-04T11:54:29.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>The Food Standards Agency has today published the first of three scientific reports, which attempt to compare international food standards.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news/report-into-international-foodborne-disease-rates-published" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></p></div>CDC Report on Foodborne Disease Trends Shows Need for Better Prevention Strategieshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/cdc-report-on-foodborne-disease-trends-shows-need-for-better-prev2020-05-05T09:56:15.000Z2020-05-05T09:56:15.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><table border="0" cellspacing="0">
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</table></div>In-flight transmission of foodborne disease: How can airlines improve?https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/in-flight-transmission-of-foodborne-disease-how-can-airlines-impr2020-04-01T11:28:43.000Z2020-04-01T11:28:43.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>Food contamination during air travel presents unique risks to those affected. Foodborne pathogens can cause serious illness among all on board, and potentially jeopardize flight safety. These risks are likely to increase with current trends of “densification” and a predicted massive expansion of air travel. While aircraft are being equipped with ever newer designs with a focus on efficiency and comfort, regulations remained largely unmodified in terms of basic hygiene requirements. </span></p>
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<p><span><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893920300089" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></p></div>The Burden of Foodborne Disease in the UK 2018https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-burden-of-foodborne-disease-in-the-uk-20182020-03-20T09:08:48.000Z2020-03-20T09:08:48.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p style="text-align:left;">Microbiological foodborne disease (FBD) places both a public health and financial burden on society. In 2018 there were estimated to be 2.4 million FBD-related cases in the UK.<br />Norovirus accounts for the highest number of cases at around 383,000, followed by <em>Campylobacter</em> and <em>Clostridium perfringens</em> with around 299,000 and 85,000 cases respectively.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><em>Listeria</em> monocytogenes has the least number of estimated cases at 162 a year, but has the highest proportion of fatalities (26 fatalities out of a total of 162 cases).</p>
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<p></p></div>Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs from Slaughterhouses, United States, 2017–2019https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/hepatitis-e-virus-in-pigs-from-slaughterhouses-united-states-20172020-02-18T15:35:03.000Z2020-02-18T15:35:03.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>During 2017–2019, a comprehensive set of archived serum samples from 22,940 market-weight pigs from 25 slaughterhouses in 10 US states was collected for an unrelated prevalence study of</span> <em>Toxoplasma</em> <span>and</span> <em>Trichinella</em><span>. The samples were collected from slaughterhouses processing adult market-weight pigs</span> <span class="text-underline">></span><span>6 months of age: ≈250-pound market-weight hogs 6 months of age and female pigs >1 year of age. The blood samples were collected on the kill floor at the slaughterhouses, and serum was separated and stored frozen (−20°C) at the US Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (Beltsville, MD, USA).</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/2/19-1348_article" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></p></div>Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks United States, 2017: Annual Reporthttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/surveillance-for-foodborne-disease-outbreaks-united-states-2017-a2019-09-24T15:06:59.000Z2019-09-24T15:06:59.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>In 2017, 841 foodborne disease outbreaks were reported to CDC, according to a recently released annual summary from the <a href="https://t.emailupdates.cdc.gov/r/?id=h34dbc78,288ee2b,28919be">Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System</a>. The data come from reports submitted by state, local, and territorial public health agencies to the <a href="https://t.emailupdates.cdc.gov/r/?id=h34dbc78,288ee2b,28919bf">National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS)</a>, a platform for reporting enteric (gut) disease outbreaks due to food, water, animals and their environments, and from person-to-person transmission.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/fdoss/pdf/2017_FoodBorneOutbreaks_508.pdf?deliveryName=DM9453" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2015–2018https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/facebook-twitter-email-syndicate-preliminary-incidence-and-trends2019-06-25T14:49:34.000Z2019-06-25T14:49:34.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><h3><span style="font-size:10pt;"><strong>Summary</strong></span></h3>
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<p>The incidence of foodborne infections has remained largely unchanged. Clinical laboratories are increasingly using culture-independent diagnostic tests (CIDTs) to detect enteric infections. CIDTs benefit public health surveillance by identifying pathogens not routinely detected by previous methods but complicate data interpretation.</p>
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