Methodological Framework for World Health Organization Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Disease

2015141 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Brecht Devleesschauwer · UCLouvain

Juanita A. Haagsma · Erasmus MC

Frederick J. Angulo · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

David C. Bellinger · Boston Children's Hospital

Dana Cole · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dörte Döpfer · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Aamir Fazil

Abstract

We developed a comprehensive framework for estimating the global burden of FBDs, in which methodological simplicity and transparency were key elements. All the tools developed have been made available and can be translated into a user-friendly national toolkit for studying and monitoring food safety at the local level.

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Zoonotic diseases and public health Child Nutrition and Water Access Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

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Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 10, Issue 12, pp. e0142498-e0142498

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142498

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Methodological Framework for World Health Organization Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Disease

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