Dec 2007
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Report on Infectious Diseases
Wednesday/19/Dec 2007 Filed in: New Links
The
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the
European Centre for Disease Prevention and
Control (ECDC) have launched their yearly joint
Community report on infectious diseases
transmissible from animals to humans (zoonotic
diseases) which affect over 350,000 people in the
European Union (EU) every year.
The report shows that while the number of Salmonella infections in humans are still falling, infections from Listeria – which can be very dangerous to pregnant women and have a high mortality rate – are on the rise.
Campylobacter infections still top the list of reported human zoonotic diseases. Resistance of Campylobacter bacteria in both humans and animals to one commonly used antimicrobial drug, ciprofloxacin, is reaching high levels and is cause for concern, the report said.
See EFSA 2006 Press Release for more details.
The report shows that while the number of Salmonella infections in humans are still falling, infections from Listeria – which can be very dangerous to pregnant women and have a high mortality rate – are on the rise.
Campylobacter infections still top the list of reported human zoonotic diseases. Resistance of Campylobacter bacteria in both humans and animals to one commonly used antimicrobial drug, ciprofloxacin, is reaching high levels and is cause for concern, the report said.
See EFSA 2006 Press Release for more details.