Part 1 Factors that influence interactions between foodborne pathogenic agents and consumers: Introduction to foodborne illness: Public health impact, pathogens and consumers; Populations at elevated risk of foodborne disease; Globalisation of the food supply and the influence of economic factors on the contamination of food with pathogens; Trends in agricultural management and land use and the risk of foodborne disease; Influence of food processing practices and technologies on consumer-pathogen interactions; Exposure assessment for foodborne pathogens; Using surveillance data to characterize and analyze risk factors for foodborne illness. Part 2 Human host factors that influence foodborne disease: Nonspecific host defences against foodborne pathogens; Specific immune mechanisms of defence against foodborne pathogens; Enhanced susceptibility to foodborne infections and disease due to underlying illnesses and...