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How many cases of foodborne disease are there in the United States?
An estimated 76 million cases of foodborne disease occur each year in the United States. The great majority of these cases are mild and cause symptoms for only a day or two. Some cases are more serious, and CDC estimates that there are 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths related to foodborne diseases each year. The most severe cases tend to occur in the very old, the very young, those who have an illness already that reduces their immune system function, and in healthy people exposed to a very high dose of an organism.
By Journal of Environmental Health
Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was predominantly a hospital-acquired organism; recently, however, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) has been causing outbreaks in otherwise healthy individuals involved in athletics. As such, CA-MRSA is of emerging concern to sanitarians and public health officials. Secondary school athletic trainers and student athletes may be at elevated risk of spreading or contracting MRSA. The absence of proper hygiene protocols or equipment may further increase this risk. In the study discussed in this article, environmental samples were obtained to identify the prevalence of MRSA on surfaces in high school athletic training and wrestling facilities mats in nine rural Ohio high schools. Frequencies and descriptive statistics were prepared. All nine (100%) of the sites tested had at least one positive sample for the presence of MRSA. The need for heightened sanitation, hygiene education of affected persons about skin and soft tissue infections like MRSA, and intervention opportunities for public health professionals are discussed.
Reprinted by permission from the Jan/Feb 2010 Issue of the Journal of Environmental Health, the official publication of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA).
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Comment by Allen Rathey on January 12th, 2010 at 9:36am
Corresponding Author: Timothy J. Ryan, Associate Professor & Environmental Health Sciences Program Coordinator, E344 Grover Center, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701-2979. E-mail: ryant@ohio.edu.
Comment by Scott Armour on January 12th, 2010 at 9:26am
Does anyone know the author of the study? or who funded it?
thank you.
S