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Item The Global burden of foodborne parasitic diseases: an update(Elsevier, 2014) Torgerson, P.R.; de Silva, N.R.; Fevre, E.M.; Kasuga, F.; Rokni, M.B.; Zhou, X.N.; Sripa, B.; Gargouri, N.; Willingham, A.L.; Stein, C.Foodborne diseases (FBDs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the human population. Accurate information on the burden of FBDs is needed to inform policy makers and allocate appropriate resources for food safety control and intervention. Consequently, in 2006 the WHO launched an initiative to estimate the global burden of FBDs in terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). This review gives an update of the progress on evaluating the burden of food borne parasitic diseases that has been generated by this study. Results to date indicate that parasitic diseases that can be transmitted through food make a substantial contribution to the global burden of disease.Item The Health and nutritional status of school children in two rural communities in Sri Lanka(Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2000) Fernando, S.D.; Paranavitane, S.R.; Rajakaruna, J.; Weerasinghe, S.; Silva, D.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.There is growing evidence of considerable burden of morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases and undernutrition in school children. This study describes the nutritional status and parasitic infections of school children in two areas of rural Sri Lanka. All children in four primary schools in the Moneragala district of Sri Lanka were included in the study. The height and weight of children were measured and anthropometric indices calculated. Stool and blood samples were examined for evidence of intestinal helminthiasis, malaria and anaemia. A greater proportion of boys than girls were underweight, wasted and stunted. Over 80 percent of the children were anaemic but did not apparently have iron deficiency anaemia according to their blood picture. The prevalence of parasitic infections such as hookworm and Plasmodium spp that may contribute to anaemia was low.