Trends of foodborne diseases in China: lessons from laboratory-based surveillance since 2011

Foodborne disease is one of the most important public health issues worldwide. China faces various and unprecedented challenges in all aspects of the food chain. Data from laboratory-based foodborne disease surveillance systems from 2013 to 2016, as well as different regions and ages, can be found a...

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Published in:Frontiers of medicine 2018-02, Vol.12 (1), p.48-57
Main Authors: Liu, Jikai, Bai, Li, Li, Weiwei, Han, Haihong, Fu, Ping, Ma, Xiaochen, Bi, Zhenwang, Yang, Xiaorong, Zhang, Xiuli, Zhen, Shiqi, Deng, Xiaoling, Liu, Xiumei, Guo, Yunchang
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Language:English
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China
Disease
Epidemics
foodborne diseases
Laboratories
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Review
surveillance
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Summary:Foodborne disease is one of the most important public health issues worldwide. China faces various and unprecedented challenges in all aspects of the food chain. Data from laboratory-based foodborne disease surveillance systems from 2013 to 2016, as well as different regions and ages, can be found along with differences in the patterns of pathogens detected with diverse characteristics. Vibrio parahaemolyticus has been the leading cause of infectious diarrhea in China, especially among adults in coastal regions. Salmonella has been a serious and widely distributed pathogen responsible for substantial socioeconomic burden. Shigella was mostly identified in Northwest China and the inland province (Henan) with less-developed regions among children under 5 years. Data from foodborne disease outbreak reporting system from 2011 to 2016 showed that poisonous animals and plant factors responsible for most deaths were poisonous mushrooms (54.7%) in remote districts in southwest regions. The biological hazard that caused most cases reported (42.3%) was attributed to V. parahaemolyticus, the leading cause of foodborne outbreaks. In this review, we summarize the recent monitoring approach to foodborne diseases in China and compare the results with those in developed countries.
ISSN:2095-0217
2095-0225
DOI:10.1007/s11684-017-0608-6