Publication bias in foodborne outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease and its implications for evidence-based food policy. England and Wales 1992-2003

O'Brien, S. J., Gillespie, I. A., Sivanesan, M. A., Elson, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6350-5274, Hughes, C. and Adak, G. K. (2006) Publication bias in foodborne outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease and its implications for evidence-based food policy. England and Wales 1992-2003. Epidemiology and Infection, 134 (4). pp. 667-674. ISSN 0950-2688

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Abstract

Systematic national surveillance of outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease (IID) was introduced in England and Wales in 1992 to provide comprehensive information on causative organisms, sources or vehicles of infection and modes of transmission. We compared information from this system with that published in the peer-reviewed literature between 1 January 1992 and 31 January 2003 to assess the potential effect of publication bias on food-safety policy. During the study period 1763 foodborne outbreaks of IID were reported to national surveillance. Fifty-five were published in the peer-reviewed literature. The peer-reviewed literature overestimated the impacts of milk/milk products, miscellaneous foods (e.g. sandwiches) and desserts and underestimated those of poultry, fish and shellfish, red meat/meat products and eggs/egg products. Without systematic surveillance, knowledge of causative organisms, sources or vehicles of infection and modes of transmission, as gleaned from the peer-reviewed literature, would potentially distort food-safety policy.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	1469-4409 O'Brien, S J Gillespie, I A Sivanesan, M A Elson, R Hughes, C Adak, G K Journal Article Review England Epidemiol Infect. 2006 Aug;134(4):667-74. doi: 10.1017/S0950268805005765. Epub 2006 Jan 18.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	epidemiology,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2024 03:17
Last Modified:	29 Jan 2024 03:32
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/94305
DOI:	10.1017/s0950268805005765

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