World Health Organization Estimates of the Global and Regional Disease Burden of 11 Foodborne Parasitic Diseases, 2010: A Data Synthesis

Torgerson, P.; Devleesschauwer, B.; Praet, N.; Speybroeck, N.; L. Willingham, A.; Kasuga, F.; Rokni, M.; Zhou, Xiaonong; Fèvre, E.; Sripa, B.; Gargouri, N.; Fürst, Thomas; Budke, C.; Carabin, H.; Kirk, M.; Angulo, F.; Havelaar, A.; D. de Silva, N.

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001920

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World Health Organization Estimates of the Global and Regional Disease Burden of 11 Foodborne Parasitic Diseases, 2010: A Data Synthesis

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P. Torgerson

B. Devleesschauwer

N. Praet

Abstract

Background Foodborne diseases are globally important, resulting in considerable morbidity and mortality. Parasitic diseases often result in high burdens of disease in low and middle income countries and are frequently transmitted to humans via contaminated food. This study presents the first estimat...

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Medicine

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