Hall Gillian V, D'Souza Rennie M, Kirk Martyn D
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Acton, ACT.
Med J Aust. 2002;177(11-12):614-8. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04984.x.
About four million cases of foodborne infectious disease occur annually in Australia; new foodborne pathogens, such as enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli, are emerging. Climate change, combined with changes in how we produce and distribute food and how we behave as consumers, have the potential to affect foodborne disease in the coming century. Foodborne disease outbreaks are now more far-reaching (and sometimes global) due to modern mass food production and widespread food distribution. There are strong seasonal patterns for Salmonella and Campylobacter infection in Australia. Global warming may increase the incidence of infections, such as salmonellosis, and diseases caused by toxins, such as ciguatera.
澳大利亚每年约有400万例食源性传染病病例；新的食源性病原体，如肠出血性大肠杆菌，正在出现。气候变化，再加上我们生产和分销食品的方式以及我们作为消费者的行为方式的变化，有可能在未来世纪影响食源性疾病。由于现代大规模食品生产和广泛的食品分销，食源性疾病暴发现在影响范围更广（有时甚至是全球性的）。在澳大利亚，沙门氏菌和弯曲杆菌感染有明显的季节性模式。全球变暖可能会增加诸如沙门氏菌病等感染的发病率，以及由毒素引起的疾病，如雪卡毒素中毒。
