Policy responses to foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States and Germany

Meagher, Kelsey D.

doi:10.1007/s10460-021-10243-9

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“…It was first isolated from undercooked minced meat after a multi-state outbreak in 1982 in the United States [ 108 ]. Because of multiple outbreaks, easy transmission and complications for the use of antibiotics for EHEC treatment [ 109 , 110 ], this pathotype represents a major public health issue [ 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 ]. EHEC naturally resides in the intestine of ruminant animals, and zoonotic transmission occurs after the consumption of contaminated animal products (mainly ground beef), contaminated water (cross-contaminated from beef), improperly cooked meats, and inefficiently washed fruits and vegetables [ 102 , 103 , 108 ].…”

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The Diversity of Escherichia coli Pathotypes and Vaccination Strategies against This Versatile Bacterial Pathogen

2023

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Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a gram-negative bacillus and resident of the normal intestinal microbiota. However, some E. coli strains can cause diseases in humans, other mammals and birds ranging from intestinal infections, for example, diarrhea and dysentery, to extraintestinal infections, such as urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infections, meningitis, and sepsis. In terms of morbidity and mortality, pathogenic E. coli has a great impact on public health, with an economic cost of several billion dollars annually worldwide. Antibiotics are not usually used as first-line treatment for diarrheal illness caused by E. coli and in the case of bloody diarrhea, antibiotics are avoided due to the increased risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome. On the other hand, extraintestinal infections are treated with various antibiotics depending on the site of infection and susceptibility testing. Several alarming papers concerning the rising antibiotic resistance rates in E. coli strains have been published. The silent pandemic of multidrug-resistant bacteria including pathogenic E. coli that have become more difficult to treat favored prophylactic approaches such as E. coli vaccines. This review provides an overview of the pathogenesis of different pathotypes of E. coli, the virulence factors involved and updates on the major aspects of vaccine development against different E. coli pathotypes.

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The Diversity of Escherichia coli Pathotypes and Vaccination Strategies against This Versatile Bacterial Pathogen

2023

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“…Restraint to food-borne illness outbreaks differ basically by resident regulatory government especially an authoritarian one, in spite of almost global wish to destroy completely food-born infirmity 52 . Flare-up in September 2006 in North America of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in spinach raw bagged produced about 276 sicknesses and 5 passed away 17 .…”

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Food-Borne Diseases and their Impact on Health

Almaary

2023

Biosci., Biotech. Res. Asia

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Food safety remains a vulnerable issue in the face of foodborne disease outbreaks, which have significant consequences for individuals, the food industry, and the economy. This article aimed to investigate the impact of food borne diseases on food quality along with the public health concerns related to contaminated foods. This study was conducted through secondary data extracted from the literature on an emerging and concerning topic, which revealed that the emergence of antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria has a significant impact on public health. Resistant bacterial infections pose considerable costs to society and threats to food safety and the health of the population as a whole. Multidrug-resistant microorganisms causing illnesses possess several biological mechanisms to counteract the drugs’ effectiveness and avoid being killed by them. It has been extracted that foodborne illnesses are caused by bacterial infections from various pathogens, including Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum, Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio spp., Shigella spp., Escherichia coli, Campylobacter spp., and Salmonella spp. Foodborne illness epidemiological surveillance methods are powerful tools for monitoring the phenomenon that occurs in populations. These population-based approaches, focused on advancing technology and advanced molecular subtyping available to public health laboratories, are essentially suitable for cooperation with foodborne diseases correlated with cluster-produced and widely distributed food products.

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“…Foodborne illnesses are infectious or toxic in origin and they are triggered by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical elements entering the body via contaminated foods [ 2 – 4 ]. Thus, fish, meat, fruits, vegetable, drinks, nuts, water, and other edibles are increasingly becoming unsafe for human consumption [ 3 , 5 ]. The global food chain has become longer and convoluted amid growing consumer demand for variety of food [ 6 ].…”

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Public health concerns for food contamination in Ghana: A scoping review

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Nutrition is sturdily and rapidly becoming the foremost determinant of health in today’s Sars-Cov-2 and climate change ravaged world. While safe food sustains life, contamination obliterates its values and could result in death and short to long term morbidity. The purpose of this scoping review is to explore food contamination in Ghana, between 2001–2022. Using Arksey and O’Malley’s procedure, a systematic literature search from PubMed, JSTOR, ScienceDirect, ProQuest, Scopus, Emeralds Insight, Google Scholar, and Google was carried out. Following the inclusion criteria, 40 published and grey literature were covered in this review. The review revealed the following: Studies on food contamination involving Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, and Eastern Regions alone account for over 50% of the total number of such studies conducted in Ghana; regulators failed in enforcing regulations, monitoring and supervision; managers failed to provide adequate infrastructure and facilities. The most common food safety risks of public health concern are: i) micro-organisms (E. coli/faecal coliforms, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp, Bacillus cereus, and Viral hepatitis); ii) drugs (Amoxicillin, Chlortetracycline, Ciprofloxacin, Danofloxacin, and Doxycycline) and; iii) chemicals (Chlorpyrifos). Salad, vegetables, sliced mango, meat pie, and snail khebab are of high public health risks. The following deductions were made from the review: Highly contaminated food results in death, short to long term morbidity, economic loss, and threatens to displace Ghana’s efforts at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2. Thus, Government must resource key regulatory bodies to enhance their operational capacity, regulators must foster collaboration in monitoring and supervision of food vendors, and managers of food service outlets must provide adequate facilities to engender food safety culture.

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Policy responses to foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States and Germany

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

The Diversity of Escherichia coli Pathotypes and Vaccination Strategies against This Versatile Bacterial Pathogen

The Diversity of Escherichia coli Pathotypes and Vaccination Strategies against This Versatile Bacterial Pathogen

Food-Borne Diseases and their Impact on Health

Public health concerns for food contamination in Ghana: A scoping review

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