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To determine the occurrence of foodborne disease outbreaks in Kenya and the efforts employed to combat them.Cross-sectional survey.Forty two districts in Kenya between 1970 and 1993.Foodborne disease outbreak episodes due to Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Campylobacter jejuni ...
J N Ombui, M M Kagiko, S M Arimi
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EMERGING FOODBORNE DISEASES [PDF]
Trends in the changing status of foodborne diseases in the United States are reviewed with emphasis on data of the last 10 years. Annual reports of frequency of staphylococcal intoxication, always an important foodborne disease problem in the United States, show it has remained relatively constant.
Frank L. Bryan
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FactSheet: Foodborne disease [PDF]
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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.
Sean F. Altekruse+2 more
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Specific Diagnosis of Foodborne Disease
To control foodborne disease effectively and to treat patients and their contacts appropriately, it is important to determine the etiology of a foodborne disease outbreak. The majority of such outbreaks reported to the Center for Disease Control are of undetermined etiology, usually for lack of appropriate laboratory tests.
Marcus A. Horwitz
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Salmonella enterica is a leading cause of bacterial foodborne and zoonotic illnesses in the United States. For this study, we applied four different whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based subtyping methods: high quality single-nucleotide polymorphism (hqSNP)
Molly M. Leeper+9 more
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Public Health Research Priorities for Fungal Diseases: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Save Lives
Fungal infections can cause severe disease and death and impose a substantial economic burden on healthcare systems. Public health research requires a multidisciplinary approach and is essential to help save lives and prevent disability from fungal ...
Dallas J. Smith+13 more
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Foodborne disease is a significant global health problem, with low- and middle-income countries disproportionately affected. Given that most fresh animal and vegetable foods in LMICs are bought in informal food systems, much the burden of foodborne ...
A. Havelaar+8 more
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Background Handwashing with soap and water is an important way to prevent transmission of viruses and bacteria and worldwide it is estimated handwashing can prevent 1 in 5 viral respiratory infections.
Laura G. Brown+6 more
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Background Shigellosis is an acute diarrheal disease transmitted through contaminated food, water, objects, poor hand hygiene, or sexual activity. Healthcare providers (HCP) may not be aware of the multiple routes of Shigella transmission, populations at
Julia C. Haston+6 more
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