Outbreak of hospital-acquired gastroenteritis and invasive infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes, Finland, 2012.

abstract：:Deterministic models were employed to investigate the biology of Trypanosoma evansi infection in the Indonesian buffalo. Models were fitted to two age-structured data sets of infection. The Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible (SIS) model was the best supported description of this infection, although the results of the an...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Coen PG,Luckins AG,Davison HC,Woolhouse ME

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medico-legal death investigation systems have the potential to play an important role in disease surveillance. While these systems are in place to serve a public function, the degree to which they are independent of central government can vary depending on jurisdiction. How these systems use this independence may pres...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： McGowan CR,Viens AM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the results from a novel surveillance system for detecting excess all-cause mortality by age group in England and Wales developed during the pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 period from April 2009 to March 2010. A Poisson regression model was fitted to age-specific mortality data from 1999 to 2008 and used t...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hardelid P,Andrews N,Pebody R

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esterase electrophoretic typing and restriction fragment length polymorphism of ribosomal DNA regions (ribotyping) were used to differentiate 102 Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates obtained from chronic lung infection in 23 patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and two reference strains (including the type strain A...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Denamur E,Picard B,Goullet P,Bingen E,Lambert N,Elion J

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate the sensitivity of three different sampling/testing methodologies for the detection of Salmonella Enteritidis in commercial egg-laying flocks relative to the within-flock prevalence. The following methods were compared on 21 farms: (1) The European Union (EU) baseline survey...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Arnold ME,Carrique-Mas JJ,Davies RH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to reveal the associated risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) detected by T-SPOT.TB assay among health care workers (HCWs) at different working locations or job categories in China. This cross-sectional study included 934 HCWs who underwent the T-SPOT.TB assay. Demographic and social ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Deng Y,Liu Y,Li Y,Jing H,Wang Y,Li X,Xu L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 2007 to 2010, the largest reported Q-fever epidemic occurred in the Netherlands with 4026 notified laboratory-confirmed cases. During the course of the epidemic, health-seeking behaviour changed and awareness among health professionals increased. Changes in laboratory workflows were implemented. The aim of this s...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hanssen DAT,Morroy G,de Lange MMA,Wielders CCH,van der Hoek W,Dijkstra F,Schneeberger PM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) could be triggered by an early childhood infection. Whether maternal infection during pregnancy is associated with T1DM in offspring is unknown. Therefore, we aimed to study the association using a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eighteen stu...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Yue Y,Tang Y,Tang J,Shi J,Zhu T,Huang J,Qiu X,Zeng Y,Li W,Qu Y,Mu D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) prevalence survey was conducted using tuberculin skin test (TST) and Quantiferon test (QFT) in 1218 healthcare workers (HCWs) in Medellín, Colombia. In order to improve the prevalence estimates, a latent class model was built using a Bayesian approach with informative priors on t...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ochoa J,León AL,Ramírez IC,Lopera CM,Bernal E,Arbeláez MP

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a case-crossover design, a case's exposure during a risk period is compared to the case's exposures at referent periods. The selection of referents for this self-controlled design is determined by the referent selection strategy (RSS). Previous research mainly focused on systematic bias associated with the RSS. W...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Braeye T,Hens N

更新日期：2020-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Major surgery carried out in low- and middle-income countries is associated with a high risk of surgical site infections (SSI), but knowledge is limited regarding contributory factors to such infections. This study explores factors related to patients developing an SSI in a teaching hospital in Ghana. A prospective co...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bediako-Bowan AAA,Mølbak K,Kurtzhals JAL,Owusu E,Debrah S,Newman MJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：:As influenza vaccination is now widely recommended, randomized clinical trials are no longer ethical in many populations. Therefore, observational studies on patients seeking medical care for acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) are a popular option for estimating influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE). We developed a pro...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Haber M,An Q,Foppa IM,Shay DK,Ferdinands JM,Orenstein WA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demographic and epidemiological field data were used in a deterministic model to describe dog rabies transmission in Machakos District, Kenya and to predict the impact of potential vaccination strategies for its control. The basic reproduction number (R0) was estimated to be 2.44 (1.52-3.36, 95% confidence limits). Th...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kitala PM,McDermott JJ,Coleman PG,Dye C

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal tetanus (NT) elimination, < 1 case per 1,000 live births (LB), was assessed at district level in Zimbabwe using a combined lot quality assurance-cluster sampling survey (LQA-CS). Three of the highest risk districts were selected. NT was considered eliminated if fewer than a specified number of NT deaths (prox...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Cotter B,Bremer V,Stroh G,Msambichaka K,Mabuzane E,Munyoro M,Shirehwa F,Biellik R,Birmingham M

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 displays striking variability across the Scottish cattle population. On 78% of farms, in a cross-sectional survey of 952, no shedding of E. coli O157 was detected, but on a small proportion, approximately 2%, very high prevalences of infection were found (with 90-100% of pats sa...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Matthews L,McKendrick IJ,Ternent H,Gunn GJ,Synge B,Woolhouse ME

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen people living in or near the city of Gloucester fell ill with Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup (SG) 1 between 27 August and 27 October 1986. Another patient had fallen ill on 30 May. Nine of the 15 were diagnosed retrospectively during a case finding exercise. There were three ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hunt DA,Cartwright KA,Smith MC,Middleton J,Bartlett CL,Lee JV,Dennis PJ,Harper D

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1 January 1992 to 31 December 2000, 27 milkborne general outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease (IID) were reported to the Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC). These outbreaks represented a fraction (2%) of all outbreaks of foodborne origin (N = 1774) report...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Gillespie IA,Adak GK,O'Brien SJ,Bolton FJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Scotland was carried out using data from laboratory-based systems during the period 1988-99. This comprised 5456 (90.8%) isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from blood, 467 (7.8%) from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and 84 (1.4%) from other sterile sites. Th...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kyaw MH,Clarke S,Jones IG,Campbell H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mathematical modelling is an important tool for understanding the dynamics of the spread of infectious diseases, which could be the result of a natural outbreak or of the intentional release of pathogenic biological agents. Decision makers and policymakers responsible for strategies to contain disease, prevent epidemi...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Baldassi F,D'Amico F,Carestia M,Cenciarelli O,Mancinelli S,Gilardi F,Malizia A,DI Giovanni D,Soave PM,Bellecci C,Gaudio P,Palombi L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and reproducible typing system based on restriction fragment size of chromosomal DNA was developed to compare isolates of Streptococcus uberis obtained from the bovine mammary gland. The endonuclease giving the most useful restriction patterns was Hind III. Although seven other endonucleases (Bgl 1, Eco R1, N...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hill AW,Leigh JA

更新日期：1989-08-01 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：: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：:Previous modelling studies have estimated that between 1% and 10% of human salmonella infections are attributable to pig meat consumption. In response to this food safety threat the British pig industry have initiated a salmonella monitoring programme. It is anticipated that this programme will contribute to achieving...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hill AA,Snary EL,Arnold ME,Alban L,Cook AJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the European Union, Meat Inspection (MI) aims to protect public health by ensuring that minimal hazardous material enters in the food chain. It also contributes to the detection and monitoring of animal diseases and welfare problems but its utility for animal surveillance has been assessed partially for some diseas...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Huneau-Salaün A,Stärk KD,Mateus A,Lupo C,Lindberg A,LE Bouquin-Leneveu S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) outbreaks in pigs are associated with increased susceptibility of pigs to secondary bacterial infections, including Streptococcus suis - an important zoonotic pathogen causing bacterial meningitis in humans. This case-control study examined the association between h...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Huong VT,Thanh LV,Phu VD,Trinh DT,Inui K,Tung N,Oanh NT,Trung NV,Hoa NT,Bryant JE,Horby PW,Kinh NV,Wertheim HF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeriosis is a foodborne disease associated with significant mortality. This study attempts to identify risk factors for sporadic listeriosis in Australia. Information on underlying illnesses was obtained from cases' treating doctors and other risk factors were elicited from the patient or a surrogate. We attempted ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Dalton CB,Merritt TD,Unicomb LE,Kirk MD,Stafford RJ,Lalor K,OzFoodNet Working Group.

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally accepted that the reservoir hosts of cowpox virus are wild rodents, although direct evidence for this is lacking for much of the virus's geographic range. Here, through a combination of serology and PCR, we demonstrate conclusively that the main hosts in Great Britain are bank voles, wood mice and shor...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Chantrey J,Meyer H,Baxby D,Begon M,Bown KJ,Hazel SM,Jones T,Montgomery WI,Bennett M

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mid-June 2009, an outbreak of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (pH1N1) infection occurred in a secondary school in Hong Kong. We carried out an epidemiological investigation to delineate the characteristics of the outbreak, gauge the extent of secondary household transmission, and assess the protective role of oseltamivir in h...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Leung YH,Li MP,Chuang SK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the co-circulation of a new lineage of measles virus (MV) and an Edmonston-like (Ed-like) genotype of MV in China during 1995-7. Sequence analysis of 25 strains was performed on a 282 nucleotides (nt) region of the nucleoprotein (N) gene, a 450-nt region of the haemagglutinin (H) gene and a 152-nt region of ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Jin L,Sun YJ,Ge L,Brown DW

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00