World Health Organization Global Estimates and Regional Comparisons of the Burden of Foodborne Disease in 2010

H. Havelaar, Arie; Kirk, Martyn; R. Torgerson, Paul; J. Gibb, Herman; Hald, Tine; Lake, Robin; Praet, Nicolas; C. Bellinger, David; R. de Silva, Nilanthi; Gargouri, Neyla; Speybroeck, Niko; Cawthorne, Amy; Mathers, Colin; Stein, Cláudia; J. Angulo, Frederick; Devleesschauwer, Brecht

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001923

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World Health Organization Global Estimates and Regional Comparisons of the Burden of Foodborne Disease in 2010

Published in PLoS Medicine • Dec 3, 2015

Authors:

Arie H. Havelaar

Martyn Kirk

Paul R. Torgerson

Abstract

Illness and death from diseases caused by contaminated food are a constant threat to public health and a significant impediment to socio-economic development worldwide. To measure the global and regional burden of foodborne disease (FBD), the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Foodborne...

Subject

Burden of disease

Environmental health

Global health

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