The economics of enteric infections: human foodborne disease costs.

摘要: The World Health Organization estimates that in 2005, 1.5 million people died, worldwide, from diarrheal diseases. A separate study estimated 70% of diseases are foodborne. widely cited US estimate is there 76 foodborne illnesses annually, resulting 325,000 hospitalizations and 5200 deaths. However, epidemiologic methodologic challenges to accurately the economic burden disease on society, either terms monetary costs or non-monetary units measurement. Studies vary considerably: some analyze effects a single pathogen outbreak, whereas others attempt all country. Differences surveillance systems, methodology, other factors preclude meaningful comparisons across existing studies. if it were possible completely societal for acute their chronic sequelae basis currently available data, worldwide these would be substantial. Moreover, infections largely manifested as intestinal preventable. Total much smaller United States world incentives industry produce safer food improved. implementing new safety prevention control rules must weighed against benefits reducing determine net so governments have information efficiently allocate funds among competing programs.