Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG)
Established first in 2007, Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) is a WHO’s technical advisory group that advises WHO on the methodology to estimate the burden of foodborne diseases. Its work now also includes advising WHO on the methodology to develop and monitor global food safety indicators.
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Publications
All →This handbook provides detailed guidance on assessing the burden of diseases caused by microbiological agents commonly transmitted through foods. It is...
17 November 2017
Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases: a practical manual. Stage 2: strengthening...
This module is intended for countries that are in stage 2 of strengthening their surveillance and response system for foodborne diseases, and contains...
17 November 2017
Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases: introductory module
The new WHO manual, Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases, describes how countries can strengthen their current foodborne disease...
17 November 2017
Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases: a practical manual. Stage 1: investigating...
Users of this module are encouraged to read first the introductory module of this manual, which sets the context for the guidance contained here and defines...
17 November 2017
Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases: a practical manual. Stage 3: integrating...
This module is intended for countries that are in stage 3 of strengthening their surveillance and response system for foodborne diseases and contains...
1 December 2015
WHO estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases: foodborne diseases burden epidemiology reference...
The report presents the first global and regional estimates of the burden of foodborne diseases. The large disease burden from food highlights the importance...
Documents
22 June 2022
Third meeting of the Foodborne Burden Disease Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG2) 2021-2024
This third meeting is organized to reach an agreement on the concrete plan of actions towards 2025 reporting on the updated global estimates of the burden...
This report describes the first meeting of the 2nd WHO Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG 2). This first meeting was conducted...