Integrated data collection on zoonoses in the European Union, from animals to humans, and the analyses of the data

The evolution and epidemiology of Listeria monocytogenes in Europe and the United States

“…Data from TESSy (clinical) and the EURL Lm DB databases are then analyzed jointly by EFSA and ECDC in order to compare trends in human cases to those in foods and animals (Ammon and Makela, 2010).…”

Integrated surveillance of Salmonella along the food chain using existing data and resources in British Columbia, Canada

“…(Government of Canada, 2010a; Hammerum et al, 2007;Nelson et al, 2007) Newer programs, including the one described here, have focused on the surveillance of foodborne pathogens themselves and often make use of data collected for other purposes (personal communications: DLF Wong 2010). (Ammon & Makela, 2010;Danan et al, 2010;Zaidi et al, 2008) While existing data, such as those collected from food and animals by regulatory agencies, are less expensive, access is often complicated by ownership and confidentiality issues. Some data may not be representative if sampling methods are not population-based and may under-or over-represent certain animal species, foods or segments of the population.…”

“…Integrated surveillance of foodborne diseases or antimicrobial resistance along the food chain is currently conducted in the European Union, the USA and Mexico, among others. (Ammon & Makela, 2010;Danan et al, 2010;Hammerum et al, 2007;Nelson, Chiller, Powers, & Angulo, 2007;Zaidi et al, 2008) In Canada, there are two foodborne disease integrated surveillance programs: a national antimicrobial resistance program called the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) and a sentinel-based surveillance program for enteric disease and its animal, food and water sources called C-EnterNet. (Government of Canada, 2010a, 2010b) Integrated surveillance allowed Denmark to attribute Salmonella infections to specific food/animal sources and allowed European countries to more efficiently investigate and control foodborne outbreaks.…”

Trend Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance inCampylobacter jejuniandCampylobacter coliIsolated from Belgian Pork and Poultry Meat Products Using Surveillance Data of 2004–2009

“…Several European countries have monitoring programs to assess and mitigate the risk related to antimicrobial resistance (Ammon and Makela, 2010). The main mode of transmission is the consumption of undercooked meat or contamination by the food handler of fresh poultry and pork meat (Corry and Atabay, 2001;Altekruse and Tollefson, 2003;Cools et al, 2005).…”