Estimated Annual Numbers of Foodborne Pathogen–Associated Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, France, 2008–2013
Estimates of the annual numbers of foodborne illnesses and associated hospitalizations and deaths are needed to set priorities for surveillance, prevention, and control strategies. The objective of this study was to determine such estimates for 2008–2013 in France. We considered 15 major foodborne p...
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| author | Dieter Van Cauteren Yann Le Strat Cécile Sommen Mathias Bruyand Mathieu Tourdjman Nathalie Jourdan Da Silva Elisabeth Couturier Nelly Fournet Henriette de Valk Jean-Claude Desenclos |
| author_facet | Dieter Van Cauteren Yann Le Strat Cécile Sommen Mathias Bruyand Mathieu Tourdjman Nathalie Jourdan Da Silva Elisabeth Couturier Nelly Fournet Henriette de Valk Jean-Claude Desenclos |
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| description | Estimates of the annual numbers of foodborne illnesses and associated hospitalizations and deaths are needed to set priorities for surveillance, prevention, and control strategies. The objective of this study was to determine such estimates for 2008–2013 in France. We considered 15 major foodborne pathogens (10 bacteria, 3 viruses, and 2 parasites) and estimated that each year, the pathogens accounted for 1.28–2.23 million illnesses, 16,500–20,800 hospitalizations, and 250 deaths. Campylobacter spp., nontyphoidal Salmonella spp., and norovirus accounted for >70% of all foodborne pathogen–associated illnesses and hospitalizations; nontyphoidal Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes were the main causes of foodborne pathogen–associated deaths; and hepatitis E virus appeared to be a previously unrecognized foodborne pathogen causing ≈68,000 illnesses in France every year. The substantial annual numbers of foodborne illnesses and associated hospitalizations and deaths in France highlight the need for food-safety policymakers to prioritize foodborne disease prevention and control strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-725256f0cb5644f9b178d842704151c42022-12-21T18:19:28ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-09-012391486149210.3201/eid2309.170081Estimated Annual Numbers of Foodborne Pathogen–Associated Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, France, 2008–2013Dieter Van CauterenYann Le StratCécile SommenMathias BruyandMathieu TourdjmanNathalie Jourdan Da SilvaElisabeth CouturierNelly FournetHenriette de ValkJean-Claude DesenclosEstimates of the annual numbers of foodborne illnesses and associated hospitalizations and deaths are needed to set priorities for surveillance, prevention, and control strategies. The objective of this study was to determine such estimates for 2008–2013 in France. We considered 15 major foodborne pathogens (10 bacteria, 3 viruses, and 2 parasites) and estimated that each year, the pathogens accounted for 1.28–2.23 million illnesses, 16,500–20,800 hospitalizations, and 250 deaths. Campylobacter spp., nontyphoidal Salmonella spp., and norovirus accounted for >70% of all foodborne pathogen–associated illnesses and hospitalizations; nontyphoidal Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes were the main causes of foodborne pathogen–associated deaths; and hepatitis E virus appeared to be a previously unrecognized foodborne pathogen causing ≈68,000 illnesses in France every year. The substantial annual numbers of foodborne illnesses and associated hospitalizations and deaths in France highlight the need for food-safety policymakers to prioritize foodborne disease prevention and control strategies.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/17-0081_articleillnesshospitalizationdeathFranceepidemiologyfoodborne disease |
| spellingShingle | Dieter Van Cauteren Yann Le Strat Cécile Sommen Mathias Bruyand Mathieu Tourdjman Nathalie Jourdan Da Silva Elisabeth Couturier Nelly Fournet Henriette de Valk Jean-Claude Desenclos Estimated Annual Numbers of Foodborne Pathogen–Associated Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, France, 2008–2013 Emerging Infectious Diseases illness hospitalization death France epidemiology foodborne disease |
| title | Estimated Annual Numbers of Foodborne Pathogen–Associated Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, France, 2008–2013 |
| title_full | Estimated Annual Numbers of Foodborne Pathogen–Associated Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, France, 2008–2013 |
| title_fullStr | Estimated Annual Numbers of Foodborne Pathogen–Associated Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, France, 2008–2013 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimated Annual Numbers of Foodborne Pathogen–Associated Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, France, 2008–2013 |
| title_short | Estimated Annual Numbers of Foodborne Pathogen–Associated Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, France, 2008–2013 |
| title_sort | estimated annual numbers of foodborne pathogen associated illnesses hospitalizations and deaths france 2008 2013 |
| topic | illness hospitalization death France epidemiology foodborne disease |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/17-0081_article |
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