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 |