New insight into foodborne diseases

Široki spektar alimentarnih infekcija se, tokom vremena, značajno menja, kako se dobro okarakterisani patogeni stavljaju pod kontrolu ili u potpunosti eliminišu, a novi prepoznaju. Novi patogeni se identifikuju kao rezultat bilo promenjene ekologije ili promena u tehnologiji koje povezuju potencijalni patogen sa lancem hrane, ali i transferom mobilnih faktora virulencije, vrlo često putem bakteriofaga. "Novi" patogeni se regrutuju bilo iz konzorcijuma uzročnika tzv. "tihih" zoonoza ili onih koji su odgovorni za ozbiljne infekcije kod imunokompromitovanih osoba. Slikovito rečeno, možemo očekivati neočekivano. Mnogi faktori predstavljaju pokretačku silu odgovornu za ispoljavanje alimentarnih oboljenja, pre svega, promene u demografiji, ponašanju i navikama ljudi, industriji hrane i tehnologiji, trend globalne ekonomije i centralizovane proizvodnje i prerade hrane, ali i univerzalna sposobnost adaptacije mikroorganizama.The broad spectrum of foodborne infections has changed dramatically over time, as well-established pathogens have been controled or eliminated, and the new ones have emerged. New pathogens can emerge because of changing ecology or changing technology that connects a potential pathogen with the food chain., but also by transfer of mobile virulence factors, often through bacteriophage. One may look for emerging pathogens among silent zoonoses, and among the severe infections affecting the immunocompromised humans. Literally, we should expect the unexpected. Emergence in foodborne infections is driven by multiple factors: changes in demographic characteristics, human behavior, industry and technology, shift to global economy and centralized food proccessing and microbial adaptation