Cryptosporidiosis in the Isle of Thanet; an outbreak associated with local drinking water.

abstract：:Two hundred and forty-eight patients from shared oncology and general medical wards were prospectively studied over a 6-month period for carriage of Clostridium difficile during an outbreak of clinical disease with an epidemic strain of the organism. Risk factors for infection were assessed. Acute leukaemia and/or its...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Heard SR,Wren B,Barnett MJ,Thomas JM,Tabaqchali S

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relationship of genetic polymorphisms in cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) with susceptibility to viral hepatitis was already investigated by many association studies. The aim of this study was to more comprehensively analyse associations between genetic polymorphisms in C...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Yu Y,Qu J,Zhou C,You G

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:There is limited information on percent expenditure of household income due to childhood diarrhoea especially in rural Bangladesh. A total of 4205 children aged <5 years with acute diarrhoea were studied. Percent expenditure was calculated as total expenditure for the diarrhoeal episode divided by monthly family incom...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Das J,Das SK,Ahmed S,Ferdous F,Farzana FD,Sarker MH,Ahmed AM,Chisti MJ,Malek MA,Rahman A,Faruque AS,Mamun AA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are similarly structured viruses with similar environmental survival, but different routes of transmission. While RSV is transmitted predominantly by direct and indirect contact, influenza is also transmitted by aerosol. The cold, dry conditions of temperate winters appe...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Paynter S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the frequency and severity of influenza A/H1N1pdm09 (A/H1), influenza A/H3N2 (A/H3) and other respiratory virus infections in hospitalised patients. Data from 17 332 adult hospitalised patients admitted to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, with a respiratory illness between 2...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Minney-Smith CA,Selvey LA,Levy A,Smith DW

更新日期：2019-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal peaks in both human campylobacter infections and poultry isolates have been observed in several European countries but remain unexplained. We compared weekly data on human campylobacter infections with thermophilic Campylobacter isolation rates from fresh, retail chicken samples (n = 514) purchased weekly in ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Meldrum RJ,Griffiths JK,Smith RM,Evans MR

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conditions and evidence continue to evolve related to the prediction of the prevalence of immunodeficiency-associated long-term vaccine-derived poliovirus (iVDPV) excreters, which affect assumptions related to forecasting risks and evaluating potential risk management options. Multiple recent reviews provided informat...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kalkowska DA,Pallansch MA,Thompson KM

更新日期：2019-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a cattle respiratory disease that represents one of the major threats to cattle health and production in sub-Saharan Africa. The transmission contact rate of CBPP plays a key role in the spreading dynamics of the disease. We have developed an approach based on the combinatio...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Balenghien T,Chalvet-Monfray K,Bicout DJ,Sabatier P

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination has reduced rotavirus hospitalizations by 25% in European regions with low-moderate vaccine availability. We aimed to quantify the reduction in hospital costs after the longest period in which Rotarix® and Rotateq® were simultaneously commercially available in Spain. Cases, length of stay (LOS), and diagno...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Redondo-González O,Tenías-Burillo JM,Ruiz-Gonzalo J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumption of poultry meat is considered as one of the main sources of human campylobacteriosis, and there is clearly a need for new surveillance and control measures based on quantitative data on Campylobacter spp. colonization dynamics in broiler chickens. We conducted four experimental infection trials, using four...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bahrndorff S,Garcia AB,Vigre H,Nauta M,Heegaard PM,Madsen M,Hoorfar J,Hald B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orf virus has a worldwide distribution among sheep and goats. The hypersensitivity reaction erythema multiforme (EM) is a known complication of orf infection in humans; however, its occurrence is poorly understood and has not been extensively reviewed. We present two unrelated cases of orf-associated EM, and a review ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Joseph RH,Haddad FA,Matthews AL,Maroufi A,Monroe B,Reynolds M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A synthetic oligodeoxynucleotide of 40 nucleotides corresponding to nucleotides 33-72 of the gene coding for the viral protein VP7 of rotavirus, was used as a nucleic acid probe to develop a non-radioactive hybridization method for rotavirus detection. The probe was labelled at the 3' end with biotin-7-dATP. The sensi...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Fernández J,Sandino A,Yudelevich A,Avendaño LF,Venegas A,Hinrichsen V,Spencer E

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In late 2002, health professionals from the ministries of health and academia of Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Israel formed the Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance (MECIDS) to facilitate trans-border cooperation in response to infectious disease outbreaks. The first mission of MECIDS was...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Cohen D,Gargouri N,Ramlawi A,Abdeen Z,Belbesi A,Al Hijawi B,Haddadin A,Sheikh Ali S,Al Shuaibi N,Bassal R,Yishai R,Green MS,Leventhal A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of classical scrapie in sheep is associated with polymorphisms in the prion protein (PrP) gene. In recent years, large-scale selective breeding programmes for sheep at lower risk of disease have been undertaken across the European Union. We analysed large-scale datasets on scrapie and sheep demography to inve...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： McIntyre KM,Trewby H,Gubbins S,Baylis M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolation of Fusobacterium necrophorum present in small numbers in heavily contaminated material such as faeces or soil is hampered by the lack of an efficient selective medium and by the high minimum infective dose of the organism. A sensitive method for the detection and isolation of faecal strains of F. necroph...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Smith GR,Barton SA,Wallace LM

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 7 patients with nosocomial Legionnaires' disease to determine the relationship between isolates of Legionella pneumophila recovered from potable water and those recovered from patients. Potable water was cultured from all rooms in which patients had stayed prior to the diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease. Th...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Marrie TJ,Johnson W,Tyler S,Bezanson G,Haldane D,Burbridge S,Joly J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the diurnal shedding dynamics of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle managed on pasture. The purpose was to identify the value of a single measurement for predicting the shedding status on subsequent days. Over a 14-day period, 24 beef cows with known E. coli O157 shedding status were sampled ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Lammers GA,Jordan D,McCONNEL CS,Heller J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of Norwalk-like calicivirus (NLV) gastroenteritis occurred in a rehabilitation centre in southern Finland between December 1999 and February 2000. An epidemiological investigation was conducted to determine the source and extent of the outbreak. More than 300 guests and staff members became ill during the ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kuusi M,Nuorti JP,Maunula L,Minh Tran NN,Ratia M,Karlsson J,von Bonsdorff CH

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty strains of V. vulnificus isolated from the environment were investigated for characteristics related to their infectivity such as colonial morphology, enzymatic activity and animal assays. The presence of DNase, chitinase, amylase, lecithinase and gelatinase was observed in 100% of the strains, haemolytic activ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Rodrigues DP,Ribeiro RV,Hofer E

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed if there has been a decline in the median number of reported lifetime sexual partners in Kenya following the AIDS epidemic. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to compare the median and interquartile range (IQR) of the number of lifetime sexual partners for men aged 20-54 years in the 1993 and 2008 Kenyan ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kenyon CR,Schwartz I,Buyze J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are an estimated 277,000 cases of campylobacteriosis in Australia each year, most of which are thought to be sporadically acquired. To explore causes for these infections, we conducted a multi-centre case-control study of patients and community controls across five Australian States during 2001-2002. A total of ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Stafford RJ,Schluter P,Kirk M,Wilson A,Unicomb L,Ashbolt R,Gregory J,OzFoodNet Working Group.

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Faeces samples from diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic lambs and goat kids aged 1-45 days were examined for enteric pathogens. Cryptosporidium parvum was detected in both diarrhoeic lambs (45%) and goat kids (42%) but not in non-diarrhoeic animals. F5+ (K99+) and/or F41+ Escherichia coli strains were isolated from 26% and ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Muñoz M,Alvarez M,Lanza I,Cármenes P

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted the first seroepidemiological study to evaluate the exposure of zoo animals to Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in German zoos and wildlife parks. A total of 1487 individuals representing 148 ungulate and carnivore species belonging to 19 families were examined using a non-species dependent ELISA. Specific antib...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Stoebel K,Schoenberg A,Streich WJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible relationship between the results of a microbiological sampling programme and visual inspections carried out in local food-manufacturing premises was examined. Using five main parameters - overall appearance, personal hygiene, risk of contamination, temperature control, and training and education - a visua...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Tebbutt GM,Southwell JM

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Waterborne disease outbreaks (WBDO) of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) are a public health concern in France. Their occurrence is probably underestimated due to the lack of a specific surveillance system. The French health insurance database provides an interesting opportunity to improve the detection of these ev...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Mouly D,Van Cauteren D,Vincent N,Vaissiere E,Beaudeau P,Ducrot C,Gallay A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Routine surveillance data underestimate incidence of foodborne gastrointestinal (FGI) illness and provide little information on illness related to travel. We analysed data from the Welsh Health Survey to estimate population incidence, and to examine risk factors for FGI and factors associated with consulting a doctor....

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Evans MR,Sarvotham T,Thomas DR,Howard AJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review-meta-analysis appraises and summarizes all the available research (128 papers) on the zoonotic potential of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis. The latter has been debated for a century due to pathogenic and clinical similarities between Johne's disease in ruminants and Crohn's disease (1...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Waddell LA,Rajić A,Stärk KD,McEWEN SA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cirrhotic patients are prone to having infections, which may aggravate hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However, the effect of infections on mortality in HE cirrhotic patients is not well described. The National Health Insurance Database, derived from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Programme, was used to identify 41...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hung TH,Lay CJ,Chang CM,Tsai JJ,Tsai CC,Tsai CC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical records, for 2000 and 2001, of symptomatic amoebic patients who were treated at our hospitals in Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka were studied retrospectively for the purpose of gathering epidemiological data on symptomatic Entamoeba histolytica infection. A total of 58 patients were treated. Fifty-five of them were ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ohnishi K,Kato Y,Imamura A,Fukayama M,Tsunoda T,Sakaue Y,Sakamoto M,Sagara H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 3522 samples of serum, collected anonymously from women attending an antenatal clinic, was tested for hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody to hepatitis C. The prevalence of anti-HCV was low; only five confirmed positives were found (0.14%). The prevalence of hepatitis B overall was 0.56%, but was 1.04% ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Boxall E,Skidmore S,Evans C,Nightingale S

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00