| Economic Burden of Major Foodborne Illnesses Acquired in the United States Contributor(s): Maculloch, Bryan (Author), Batz, Michael (Author), Hoffmann, Sandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 1512259926 ISBN-13: 9781512259926 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Food Industry |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.48 lbs) 60 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Each year, approximately 48 million people become ill from foodborne illnesses in the United States. In only 20 percent of these cases (9.4 million illnesses) can a specific pathogen cause be identified; over 90 percent of these cases are caused by only 15 pathogens. This report summarizes recent estimates showing that these 9.4 million illnesses impose over $15.5 billion in economic burden annually. The report also provides "pamphlets" for each of these 15 foodborne pathogens that include: (1) a summary of information about the pathogen's foodborne illness incidence and economic burden relative to other foodborne pathogens; (2) a disease-outcome tree showing the number of people experiencing different outcomes caused by foodborne exposure to the pathogen in the United States each year; and (3) a pie chart showing the economic burden associated with different health outcomes resulting from infection with the pathogen. |