Health and Economic Burden of Seven Foodborne Diseases in Denmark, 2019

Sara Monteiro Pires*, Jørgen Dejgard Jensen, Lea Jakobsen, Steen Ethelberg, Tove Christensen

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Abstract

We ranked seven foodborne pathogens in Denmark on the basis of their health and economic impact on society in 2019. We estimated burden of disease of infections with Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Yersinia enterocolitica, Listeria monocytogenes, norovirus, and hepatitis A virus in terms of incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years (DALY), and economic burden in terms of direct and indirect health costs. These seven pathogens accounted for 268,372 cases, 98 deaths, and 3121 DALYs, and led to a total expenditure of 434 million Euro in 1 year in a country with 5.8 million citizens. Foodborne infections by Campylobacter, Salmonella, and norovirus caused the most DALYs, whereas Campylobacter, and norovirus and STEC had the higher costs. A combination of disease burden and cost of illness estimates is useful to inform policymaking and establish food safety priorities at the national level.

Original languageEnglish
JournalFoodborne Pathogens and Disease
Volume19
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)581-589
Number of pages9
ISSN1535-3141
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • burden of disease
  • DALYs
  • costs
  • foodborne
  • food safety policy
  • NETHERLANDS
  • ILLNESS
  • INFECTIONS
  • PATHOGENS
  • GASTROENTERITIS

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