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Disease burden of foodborne pathogens in the Netherlands, 2009

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Havelaar, Arie H., Haagsma, Juanita A., Mangen, Marie-Josée J., Kemmeren, Jeanet M., Verhoef, Linda P.B., Vijgen, Sylvia M.C., Wilson, Margaret, Friesema, Ingrid H.M., Kortbeek, Laetitia M., van Duynhoven, Yvonne T.H.P., van Pelt, Wilfrid·2012·International Journal of Food Microbiology
DOI 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.03.029
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To inform risk management decisions on control, prevention and surveillance of foodborne disease, the disease burden of foodborne pathogens is estimated using Disability Adjusted Life Years as a summary metric of public health. Fourteen pathogens that can be transmitted by food are included in the study (four infectious bacteria, three toxin-producing bacteria, four viruses and three protozoa). Data represent the burden in the Netherlands in 2009. The incidence of community-acquired non-consulting cases, patients consulting their general practitioner, those admitted to hospital, as well as the incidence of sequelae and fatal cases is estimated using surveillance data, cohort studies and published data. Disease burden includes estimates of duration and disability weights for non-fatal cases and loss of statistical life expectancy for fatal cases. Results at pathogen level are combined with data from an expert survey to assess the fraction of cases attributable to food, and the main food groups contributing to transmission. Among 1.8 million cases of disease (approx. 10,600 per 100,000) and 233 deaths (1.4 per 100,000) by these fourteen pathogens, approximately one-third (680,000 cases; 4100 per 100,000) and 78 deaths (0.5 per 100,000) are attributable to foodborne transmission. The total burden is 13,500 DALY (82 DALY per 100,000). On a population level, Toxoplasma gondii, thermophilic Campylobacter spp., rotaviruses, noroviruses and Salmonella spp. cause the highest disease burden. The burden per case is highest for perinatal listeriosis and congenital toxoplasmosis. Approximately 45% of the total burden is attributed to food. T. gondii and Campylobacter spp. appear to be key targets for additional intervention efforts, with a focus on food and environmental pathways. The ranking of foodborne pathogens based on burden is very different compared to when only incidence is considered. The burden of acute disease is a relatively small part of the total burden. In the Netherlands, the burden of foodborne pathogens is similar to the burden of upper respiratory and urinary tract infections.

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  1. European Food Safety Authority; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2011, Trends and sources of zoonoses and zoonotic agents in the European Union in 2009, The EFSA Journal, 9, 2090
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Authors
Havelaar, A. H., Haagsma, J. A., Mangen, M.-J. J., Kemmeren, J. M., Verhoef, L. P. B., Vijgen, S. M. C., Wilson, M., Friesema, I. H. M., Kortbeek, L. M., van Duynhoven, Y. T. H. P., & van Pelt, W.
Affiliations
  • Utrecht University (NL)
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
  • University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
  • National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
Corresponding author
Havelaar, Arie H.
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Food Microbiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-06
Volume
156
Issue
3
Pages
231-238
ISSN
0168-1605 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.03.029
OpenAlex
W2040888966
Cited by
380
References
54
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FWCI
64.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion)
  • Rivm Repository (Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) (submittedVersion)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
Keywords
foodborne pathogens, disease burden, disability-adjusted life years, foodborne transmission, Toxoplasma gondii, Campylobacter, Salmonella, norovirus, rotavirus, listeriosis, congenital toxoplasmosis, attributable fraction, foodborne illness prevention, Netherlands
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Bacterial Infections, Cause of Death, Child, Child, Preschool, Foodborne Diseases, Persons with Disabilities, Humans, Infant, Listeriosis, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Population Surveillance, Public Health, Salmonella, Salmonella Infections, Cohort Studies, Incidence, Cost of Illness, Risk Assessment, Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Norovirus

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