Protocol: Determining the long-term health burden and risk of sequelae for 14 foodborne infections in British Columbia Canada: protocol for a retrospective population-based cohort study

摘要

Over one in eight Canadians is affected by a foodborne infection annually; however, the long-term consequences, including the risks and costs of sequelae, are unclear. We aim to estimate the health burden and direct costs of 14 infections commonly transmitted by food, considering the acute illness and subsequent sequelae and mortality, for the population of British Columbia, Canada (~4.7 million).