【全非资讯·非洲】非洲：不安全食品每年导致8.66亿人患病和150万人死亡，幼儿风险最高

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#非洲根据世界卫生组织（WHO）今天发布的最新估计，五岁以下儿童因食用不安全食品而患病的风险几乎是其他儿童和成人的三倍。尽管这一年龄群体仅占全球人口的9%，却承受了近三分之一的食物源性疾病病例，尤其是腹泻类疾病，对这一脆弱群体而言可能致命。此外，食物中暴露于甲基汞、铅等化学危害物，会损害儿童正在发育的大脑，导致终身神经与发育问题。WHO估计，不安全食品每年造成约8.66亿例疾病和150万例死亡，其中许多可通过改善水源、卫生设施和手部卫生等措施得以预防。Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite being just 9% of the global population, young children suffer from nearly one third of all cases of foodborne diseases, particularly diarrhoeal diseases which can be deadly for this vulnerable age group.In addition, exposure to chemical hazards such as methylmercury and lead in food can harm the developing brain and cause lifelong neurological and developmental problems in children. WHO estimates that unsafe food causes around 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, many of which could be prevented with measures including improved water, sanitation and hygiene

Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO).Despite being just 9% of the global population, young children suffer from nearly one third of all cases of foodborne diseases, particularly diarrhoeal diseases which can be deadly for this vulnerable age group. In addition, exposure to chemical hazards such as methylmercury and lead in food can harm the developing brain and cause lifelong neurological and developmental problems in children.WHO estimates that unsafe food causes around 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, many of which could be prevented with measures including improved water, sanitation and hygiene

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