title: Animal diseases of public health importance.
abstract: The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) interest in emerging diseases caused by foodborne pathogens derives from its role as the leading United Nations agency with a mandate for food quality and safety matters. The Food Quality and Standards Service of FAO's Food and Nutrition Division is active in all areas related to food safety and implements the FAO/World Health Organization Food Standards Program. Its activities include providing assistance to FAO's member nations in addressing problems, strengthening infrastructure, promoting standardization as a means of facilitating trade, and safeguarding the interests of consumers. This paper considers the importance of emerging foodborne diseases from the perspectives of the consumer, international trade in food, producers and processors, and developing countries and addresses prevention and control measures.
authors.affiliation: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. Orriss@fao.org
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Orriss
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D019649:Food Industry; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D011634:Public Health