Many food borne pathogens are zoonotic organism, and animal shipped from global markets may expose individuals to new pathogens.
Travelers may eat foods that are not thoroughly cooked or drinks untreated water, and as consequence, they may become ill and take a new pathogen home with them.
Zoonoses are infection and diseases that are naturally transmissible directly or indirectly, for example via contaminated foodstuffs, or animals to humans. There are more than 800 humans pathogens are zoonotic.
The severity of these diseases in humans varies from mild symptoms to life threatening conditions.
In many countries, bacterial food-borne zoonotic infections are the most common cause of human intestinal diseases, with Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. accounting from over 90% of all reported cases of bacteria-related food poisoning worldwide.
Food-borne zoonotic diseases
