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June 12, 2026The Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesOpen Access

Prevalence of diarrhoeal cases and deaths associated with food-borne illnesses in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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ASAaina SharmaPKPoonam KhannaRKRavindra Khaiwal

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Overview

Systematic review finds high prevalence of diarrheal cases linked to foodborne illnesses in India, indicating a need for better food safety interventions.

Key Points

  • This study aims to determine the prevalence of diarrheal cases and deaths associated with foodborne illnesses in India.
  • Conducted a systematic review on PubMed from 2011 to 2022.
  • Performed sensitivity and quality analyses.
  • Reported pooled prevalence with effect sizes using random-effects and quality-effects models.
  • Overall prevalence of diarrheal cases due to foodborne illnesses in India is 18%.
  • Prevalence is highest in the North Eastern region at 22% and lowest in the Northern region at 13%.
  • Among age groups, the highest prevalence is 34% in children aged 5-10 years.

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Sharma et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2ba1438101cf8926f00cd1https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.21106
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