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ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2021

Attribution of Illnesses Transmitted by Food and Water to Comprehensive Transmission Pathways Using Structured Expert Judgment, United States.

Elizabeth Beshearse, Beau B Bruce, Gabriela F Nane, Roger M Cooke, Willy Aspinall, Tine Hald, Stacy M Crim, Patricia M Griffin, Kathleen E Fullerton, Sarah A Collier and 4 more

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14 authors.

Elizabeth Beshearse
Beau B Bruce
Gabriela F Nane
Roger M Cooke
Willy Aspinall
Tine Hald
Stacy M Crim
Patricia M Griffin
Kathleen E Fullerton
Sarah A Collier
Katharine M Benedict
Michael J Beach
Aron J Hall
Arie H Havelaar

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Illnesses transmitted by food and water cause a major disease burden in the United States despite advancements in food safety, water treatment, and sanitation. We report estimates from a structured expert judgment study using 48 experts who applied Cooke's classical model of the proportion of disease attributable to 5 major transmission pathways (foodborne, waterborne, person-to-person, animal contact, and environmental) and 6 subpathways (food handler-related, under foodborne; recreational, drinking, and nonrecreational/nondrinking, under waterborne; and presumed person-to-person-associated and presumed animal contact-associated, under environmental). Estimates for 33 pathogens were elicited, including bacteria such as Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter spp., Legionella spp., and Pseudomonas spp.; protozoa such as Acanthamoeba spp., Cyclospora cayetanensis, and Naegleria fowleri; and viruses such as norovirus, rotavirus, and hepatitis A virus. The results highlight the importance of multiple pathways in the transmission of the included pathogens and can be used to guide prioritization of public health interventions.

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Foodborne DiseasesAnimalsFood MicrobiologyFood SafetyJudgmentUnited StatesWaterWaterbacteriabacterial diseasesfoodborne diseasesparasitesparasitic diseasespathway attributionstructured expert judgmentUnited Statesviral diseasesviruseswaterborne diseases

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PMID33350907
PMCPMC7774530

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