Volume 17, Number 9—September 2011
Synopsis
Risk-based Estimate of Effect of Foodborne Diseases on Public Health, Greece
Table 5
Ranking of the top 5 causes contributing to the effects of foodborne illness in Greece as estimated on the basis of individual incidence parameters and disability-adjusted life years, 1996–2006
Rank | Incidence estimates | Disability-adjusted life years | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
All foodborne illnesses | Reported/estimated illnesses | Deaths | ||
1 | Ill-defined intestinal infections | Ill-defined intestinal infections | Brucellosis | Brucellosis |
2 | Intestinal infections due to other specified causes | Salmonellosis | Salmonellosis | Ill-defined intestinal infections |
3 | Food poisoning | Brucellosis | Echinococcosis | Echinococcosis |
4 | Salmonellosis | Food poisoning | Listeriosis | Salmonellosis |
5 | Campylobacteriosis | Echinococcosis | Toxoplasmosis | Toxoplasmosis |
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