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Estimating foodborne gastroenteritis, Australia.

Gillian Hall1, Martyn D Kirk, Niels Becker

  • 1National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. gillian.hall@anu.edu.au

Emerging Infectious Diseases
|August 17, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Foodborne gastroenteritis causes 5.4 million cases annually in Australia. This significant public health issue results in approximately 15,000 hospitalizations and 80 deaths each year.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Food Safety

Background:

  • Gastroenteritis is a significant public health concern globally.
  • Estimating the burden of foodborne illness is crucial for targeted interventions.
  • Previous data on foodborne gastroenteritis in Australia was limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the annual incidence of gastroenteritis in Australia.
  • To determine the proportion and number of foodborne gastroenteritis cases.
  • To quantify hospitalizations and deaths attributable to foodborne gastroenteritis.

Main Methods:

  • National telephone survey to measure total infectious gastroenteritis incidence.
  • Australian pathogen data to estimate the foodborne proportion.

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  • Simulation techniques to calculate 95% credibility intervals (CrI) for uncertainty analysis.

    • Main Results:

    • Estimated 17.2 million total gastroenteritis cases annually in Australia.
    • Approximately 32% (5.4 million cases) of gastroenteritis is foodborne.
    • Norovirus, E. coli, Campylobacter, and Salmonella are key causative pathogens.
    • Foodborne gastroenteritis leads to ~15,000 hospitalizations and ~80 deaths yearly.

    Conclusions:

    • Foodborne gastroenteritis represents a substantial disease burden in Australia.
    • Accurate estimation, including uncertainty, is vital for public health policy.
    • Standardized international methods are needed for global comparison of foodborne diseases.