Table 6: Ranking of disease burden for major pathogen-food
combinations in the USA based on loss of QALY and cost of illness. Data from [33].
Rank |
Pathogen-food combination |
1 |
Campylobacter-poultry |
2 |
T.gondii-pork |
3 |
L.monocytogenes- deli meats |
4 |
Salmonella NTS- poultry |
5 |
L.monocytogenes- dairy products |
5 |
Norovirus- complex foods |
7 |
Salmonella
NTS-
complex foods |
8 |
Salmonella NTS -produce |
8 |
T.gondii - beef |
10 |
Salmonella NTS - eggs |
11 |
L.monocytogenes - complex foods |
12 |
Salmonella NTS - beef |
13 |
Salmonella NTS - pork |
14 |
Norovirus - produce |