Comparative study of visual inspections and microbiological sampling in premises manufacturing and selling high-risk foods.

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：: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：:We used a structured population model to study factors determining the magnitude of indirect protection in Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination. On a simulation platform mimicking the population of Finland, a Hib transmission and immunity model, including cross-reactive bacterial encounters, was formulated....

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Leino T,Takala T,Auranen K,Mäkelä PH,Takala AK

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral hepatitis is recognized as one of the most frequently reported diseases, and especially in China, acute and chronic liver disease due to viral hepatitis has been a major public health problem. The present study aimed to analyse and predict surveillance data of infections of hepatitis A, B, C and E in Wuhan, Chin...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sumi A,Luo T,Zhou D,Yu B,Kong D,Kobayashi N

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:National health statistics report a 2·5-fold increase in laboratory-confirmed Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) cases over the last decade in Switzerland where no CT screening programme exists. We obtained essential denominator information to describe the epidemiology of CT in the canton of Basel-Stadt, an urban canton in no...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Schmutz C,Burki D,Frei R,Mäusezahl-Feuz M,Mäusezahl D

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial use in pig farming is influenced by a range of risk factors, including herd characteristics, biosecurity level, farm performance, occurrence of clinical signs and vaccination scheme, as well as farmers' attitudes and habits towards antimicrobial use. So far, the effect of these risk factors has been expl...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Collineau L,Bougeard S,Backhans A,Dewulf J,Emanuelson U,Grosse Beilage E,Lehébel A,Lösken S,Postma M,Sjölund M,Stärk KDC,Visschers VHM,Belloc C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The one-point MCA method is very simple to perform and useful as a screening test in diagnosing leptospirosis in routine clinical laboratories. The kit, sensitized with six serovars occurring in Japan, was also useful in detecting serum antibodies of patients with leptospirosis in China. ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Arimitsu Y,Matuhasi T,Kobayashi S,Sato T,Cui JJ

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annual periodicities of reported chickenpox cases have been observed in several countries. Of these, Japan has reported a two-peaked, bimodal annual cycle of reported chickenpox cases. This study investigated the possible underlying association of the bimodal cycle observed in the surveillance data of reported chicken...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Harigane K,Sumi A,Mise K,Kobayashi N

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemic of type 2 diabetes in the United States prompted us to explore the association between diabetes and tuberculosis (TB) on the South Texas-Mexico border, in a large population of mostly non-hospitalized TB patients. We examined 6 years of retrospective data from all TB patients (n=5049) in South Texas and n...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Restrepo BI,Fisher-Hoch SP,Crespo JG,Whitney E,Perez A,Smith B,McCormick JB,Nuevo Santander Tuberculosis Trackers.

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Respiratory outbreaks are common in aged-care facilities (ACFs), are both underreported and frequently identified late, and are often associated with considerable burden of illness and death. There is emerging evidence that active surveillance coupled with early and systematic intervention can reduce this burden. Acti...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Rosewell A,Chiu C,Lindley R,Dwyer DE,Moffatt CR,Shineberg C,Clarke E,Booy R,MacIntyre CR

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the socio-economic impact of infectious intestinal disease (IID) on the health care sector, cases and their families, cases of IID ascertained from a population cohort component and those presenting to general practices were sent a socio-economic questionnaire 3 weeks after the acute episode. The impact of t...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Roberts JA,Cumberland P,Sockett PN,Wheeler J,Rodrigues LC,Sethi D,Roderick PJ,Infectious Intestinal Disease Study Executive.

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SUMMARY Two clusters of confirmed cryptosporidiosis infections were detected in Navarra, Spain, in the summer of 2012, in the context of an increased incidence in the region. Molecular subtyping of Cryptosporidium hominis determined that one cluster, occurring in an urban area, was due to the predominant circulating s...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Fuentes I,Martín C,Beristain X,Mazón A,Saugar JM,Blanco A,García Cenoz M,Valle-Cristia M,Ezpeleta C,Castilla J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective cohort study was conducted to quantitate the relationship between neutropenia and rates of clinical bacteraemia among adults with HIV infection receiving medical care at one institution between 1991-5. The primary exposure, absolute neutrophil count (ANC), was summarized as mean ANC within a given week...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Caperna J,Barber RE,Toerner JG,Mathews WC

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection can cause serious diseases and complications in the HIV-positive population. Due to successful vaccination programmes measles, mumps and congenital rubella syndrome has become neglected in Germany. However, recent outbreaks of measles have occurr...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Schwarze-Zander C,Draenert R,Lehmann C,Stecher M,Boesecke C,Sammet S,Wasmuth JC,Seybold U,Gillor D,Wieland U,Kümmerle T,Strassburg CP,Mankertz A,Eis-Hübinger AM,Jäger G,Fätkenheuer G,Bogner JR,Rockstroh JK,Vehreschild

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A national, population-based laboratory surveillance of bloodstream infections (BSI) in Finland was performed. Blood-culturing rates were determined from data from clinical microbiology laboratories and trends in rates were evaluated using Poisson regression. During 1995-2002, 51,510 cases of BSI were notified; the an...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Skogberg K,Lyytikäinen O,Ruutu P,Ollgren J,Nuorti JP

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foodborne non-typhoidal salmonellosis causes approximately 1 million illnesses annually in the USA. In April 2015, we investigated a multistate outbreak of 65 Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+) infections associated with frozen raw tuna imported from Indonesia, which was consumed raw in sushi. Forty-six (...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hassan R,Tecle S,Adcock B,Kellis M,Weiss J,Saupe A,Sorenson A,Klos R,Blankenship J,Blessington T,Whitlock L,Carleton HA,Concepción-Acevedo J,Tolar B,Wise M,Neil KP

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:British cattle were infected with the South African (Neethling) strain of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) and their clinical signs monitored over a 3-week period. Different routes of infection were assessed for effect on the clinical characteristics of the disease by using a clinical scoring system. Neither of 2 anima...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Carn VM,Kitching RP

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Travel is a risk factor for Legionnaires' disease. In 2008, two cases were reported in condominium guests where we investigated a 2001 outbreak. We reinvestigated to identify additional cases and determine whether ongoing transmission resulted from persistent colonization of potable water. Exposures were assessed by m...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Silk BJ,Moore MR,Bergtholdt M,Gorwitz RJ,Kozak NA,Tha MM,Brown EW,Winchester JL,Labus BJ,Rowley P,Middaugh JP,Fields BS,Hicks LA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a Belgian wool-processing factory, living anthrax spores were found in raw goat hair and air dust, but confirmed anthrax cases had never been reported. Anthrax vaccines are not licensed nor recommended in Belgium. We conducted a B. anthracis seroprevalence study to investigate risk factors associated with positive ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kissling E,Wattiau P,China B,Poncin M,Fretin D,Pirenne Y,Hanquet G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cohort of 272 treatment-naive individuals with chronic hepatitis C infection acquired on a known date who were enrolled in the UK HCV National Register, a progressive improvement in response to treatment was found with the evolution of antiviral therapies from 20% (25/122) for interferon monotherapy to 63% (55/88...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Harris HE,Costella A,Amirthalingam G,Alexander G,Ramsay ME,Andrews N,UK HCV National Register Collaborators.,UK HCV National Register Steering Group.

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1993 New York and Texas each reported a human rabies case traced to a rare variant of rabies virus found in an uncommon species of bat. This study examined the epidemiology of bat rabies in New York State. Demographic, species, and animal-contact information for bats submitted for rabies testing from 1988-92 was an...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Childs JE,Trimarchi CV,Krebs JW

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is an epidemic disease with a fascinating history from Hippocrates' times, through the 6th century 'Yellow Plague', to epidemics in Ireland, Scotland and England in the 19th century and two large Afro-Middle Eastern pandemics in the 20th century. An endemic focus persists in Ethiopia...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Warrell DA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1996 to 2004, the incidence of Salmonella Javiana infections increased in FoodNet, the U.S. national active foodborne disease surveillance programme. Contact with amphibians and consumption of tomatoes have been associated with outbreaks of S. Javiana infection. To generate and test hypotheses about risk factors ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Clarkson LS,Tobin-D'Angelo M,Shuler C,Hanna S,Benson J,Voetsch AC

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from an outbreak of acute respiratory illness in a boys boarding school originally thought to have been due to psittacosis (1) have been re-examined and evidence is presented that suggests that the outbreak was caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae, strain TWAR (2). ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Pether JV,Wang SP,Grayston JT

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotyping, subtyping and genotyping are important tools for epidemiological studies of group B streptococci (GBS). We investigated the genotype distribution of 353 GBS isolates originating from vaginal or rectal carriage to identify capsular serotypes and subtypes based on the surface protein genes of the alpha-like ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Brzychczy-Włoch M,Gosiewski T,Bodaszewska-Lubas M,Adamski P,Heczko PB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recruited 1591 patients who presented to our fever clinics from 23 January 2020 to 16 February 2020. The different imaging findings between COVID-19 pneumonia and influenza A viruses, influenza B virus pneumonia were also investigated. Most patients were infected by influenza A and B viruses in the flu-season. A la...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Zhao W,Xie X,Liu J

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of hospital-acquired listeriosis were linked to a commercially produced, pasteurized ice cream mix. Manufacturers should implement safety measures from the Food Safety Modernization Act to minimize the risk of Listeria contamination. Dietary guidelines for persons at high risk of listeriosis may need revisio...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Rietberg K,Lloyd J,Melius B,Wyman P,Treadwell R,Olson G,Kang MG,Duchin JS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analysed two large national surveys conducted in 2001 and 2008 to examine incidence and outcomes of gastroenteritis in older Australians. A case was someone reporting ≥3 loose stools or ≥1 episode of vomiting in 24 h, excluding non-infectious causes. We compared cases arising in the elderly (≥65 years) and in other...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kirk MD,Hall GV,Becker N

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is concern that widespread usage of ertapenem may promote cross-resistance to other carbapenems. To analyse the impact that adding ertapenem to our hospital formulary had on usage of other broad-spectrum agents and on susceptibilities of nosocomial Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas isolates, we performed interr...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Graber CJ,Hutchings C,Dong F,Lee W,Chung JK,Tran T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00