Parasitic food-borne and water-borne zoonoses.

Macpherson, C N; Gottstein, Bruno; Geerts, S (2000). Parasitic food-borne and water-borne zoonoses. Revue scientifique et technique, 19(1), pp. 240-258. International Office of Epizootics 10.20506/rst.19.1.1218

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Estimates suggest that almost half of the population of the world is affected by water-borne and food-borne infections. Parasitic food-borne and water-borne zoonoses contribute to this statistic by inflicting a heavy toll on human health and causing serious direct and indirect losses to the agricultural industry. The inability of non-industrialised countries to keep pace with population growth, migration from rural to urban areas and the demand for clean, safe drinking water and proper sanitation means that water-borne zoonoses will continue to exact an increasing burden of ill health in these countries. The consumption of raw or undercooked meat, crustaceans, and fresh-water fish and vegetables facilitates transmission of large numbers of zoonotic infections. The burgeoning tourist industry, emigration and the importation of food from endemic regions has resulted in increasing diagnosis of these infections in non-endemic countries. The authors examine the epidemiology, medical and veterinary public health importance and recent developments in diagnosis, treatment and control of the most important parasitic food-borne and water-borne infections.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Parasitology

UniBE Contributor:

Gottstein, Bruno

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

0253-1933

Publisher:

International Office of Epizootics

Language:

English

Submitter:

Bruno Gottstein

Date Deposited:

23 Jul 2018 09:58

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:16

Publisher DOI:

10.20506/rst.19.1.1218

PubMed ID:

11189719

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.118792

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/118792

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