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Arie H. Havelaar
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Using the Classical Model for Source Attribution of Pathogen-Caused Illnesses
Lessons from Conducting an Ample Structured Expert Judgment Study
A recent ample Structured Expert Judgment (SEJ) study quantified the source attribution of 33 distinct pathogens in the United States. The source attribution for five transmission pathways: food, water, animal contact, person-to-person, and environment has been considered. This c
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Attribution of country level foodborne disease to food group and food types in three African countries
Conclusions from a structured expert judgment study
Background According to the World Health Organization, 600 million cases of foodborne disease occurred in 2010. To inform risk management strategies aimed at reducing this burden, attribution to specific foods is necessary. Objective We present attribution estimates for foodborne
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Attribution of global foodborne disease to specific foods
Findings from a World Health Organization structured expert elicitation
Background Recently the World Health Organization, Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) estimated that 31 foodborne diseases (FBDs) resulted in over 600 million illnesses and 420,000 deaths worldwide in 2010. Knowing the relative role importance of differe
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