所谓水和食物传播病[water-borne and food-borne diseases]系由水和食物作为媒介而传播的疾病。世界卫生组织于1979年4月在日内瓦召开会义拟订控制和监测计划。1982年欧洲疾病控制中心首次报道疫情资料;1984年又作第二次报道。美国在本世纪六十和七十年代先后建立本病的监测机构,每年报道全国性爆发状况。苏格兰1985年第五次报道食物传播病资料。1985 The so-called water and food borne diseases [water-borne and food-borne diseases] is a disease transmitted by water and food as a medium. WHO convened a meeting in Geneva in April 1979 to formulate a control and monitoring plan. Epidemic data were first reported by the European Center for Disease Control in 1982; for the second time in 1984. In the 1960s and 1970s, the United States has successively established a monitoring institution for this disease and reports on the national outbreak every year. Scotland reported foodborne disease information for the fifth time in 1985. 1985