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