Have there been specific developments in the fields served by Foodborne Pathogens and Disease that may have contributed?
Acute gastroenteritis affects several million people in the US annually, and an estimated 22% to 30% of these cases are thought to be foodborne disease. Approximately one of four Americans may experience some form of foodborne illnesses each year, according to data provided by the CDC. Additionally, growing media coverage of large outbreaks has sometimes called into question the safety of our food supply. Although the causes of many outbreaks reported to the CDC are unknown, the leading known causes are of viral and bacterial origin. Recent estimates also put the costs of foodborne disease outbreaks between $2 billion and $4 billion dollars annually. Foodborne Pathogens & Disease was created to fill this void, and publishes research and reviews on many timely topics in the area of food safety, such as emerging foodborne pathogens, health problems/disease caused by foodborne pathogens, emergence of drug resistance in foodborne pathogens, methods to detect foodborne pathogens, strategies
