a study of 279 general outbreaks of gastrointestinal infection in the north-east region of england

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2009
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Abstract
All outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease reported to the authorities were entered on a computer database with outbreak control teams being established to investigate larger or more significant incidents. The outbreak database and, when set up, the notes of outbreak team meetings were examined for the 279 outbreaks reported in a three-year period (2003-2005). Faeces specimens submitted as part of an outbreak were examined for microbial pathogens and the results cross-matched to the outbreak number. Almost half of the general outbreaks reported (137) occurred in long-term care facilities for the elderly, 51 outbreaks were recorded in hospitals and 31 occurred in the wider community. In 76 outbreaks no specimen was logged. A microbial cause was confirmed in about one-third of outbreaks, with noroviruses being the most common (19%). Salmonellas accounted for 12 of the 21 community outbreaks linked to social events and all were foodborne. Suggestions for improving notification and surveillance are discussed.
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Authors ;Grahame M. Tebbutt;Deborah Wilson;Ian Holtby
Journal archives of biochemistry and biophysics
Year 2009
DOI
10.3390/ijerph6020547
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http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/2/547/
Keywords
outbreak foodborne disease

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