Helicobacter antibodies in 1973 and 1994 in the adult population of Vammala, Finland.

abstract：:Dromedary camels have been shown to be the main reservoir for human Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) infections. This systematic review aims to compile and analyse all published data on MERS-coronavirus (CoV) in the global camel population to provide an overview of current knowledge on the distribution, spread ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sikkema RS,Farag EABA,Islam M,Atta M,Reusken CBEM,Al-Hajri MM,Koopmans MPG

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the prevalence of mumps antibodies in the Israeli population in relation to mumps vaccination policy and past and subsequent incidence of disease. The levels of specific IgG antibodies against mumps were tested in 3330 residual sera collected during 1997-1998 from an age-stratified population sample. Again...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Muhsen Kh,Aboudy Y,Mendelson E,Green MS,Cohen D

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared gastroenteritis cases that consulted a general practitioner (GP) with those who did not in a community-based study and also with those in a GP-based study. We aimed to identify factors associated with consultation, and with inclusion of cases by GPs, and secondly to study the effects on the frequency of de...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： de Wit MA,Kortbeek LM,Koopmans MP,de Jager CJ,Wannet WJ,Bartelds AI,van Duynhoven YT

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:Laboratory-based surveillance of invasive pneumococcal infections in adults in Finland from 1983 to 1992 identified 862 episodes of pneumococcal bacteraemia and 97 episodes of meningitis. The overall incidence of invasive pneumococcal infections was 9.1 per 100,000 for all adults per year, but 27.1, 35.8, and 44.5 per...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sankilampi U,Herva E,Haikala R,Liimatainen O,Renkonen OV,Leinonen M

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：:Transmission of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) within and between herds was studied on the island of Ameland, The Netherlands. There were 50 herds with 3300 head of cattle on the island. Herds were divided into three groups: (1) only containing seronegative cattle, (2) containing seronegative cattle and vaccinated seropo...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hage JJ,Schukken YH,Schols H,Maris-Veldhuis MA,Rijsewijk FA,Klaassen CH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forecasting the epidemics of the diseases is very valuable in planning and supplying resources effectively. This study aims to estimate the epidemiological trends of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevalence and mortality using the advanced α-Sutte Indicator, and its prediction accuracy level was compared wit...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Wang Y,Xu C,Yao S,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to estimate the natural history and transmission parameters based on experimental viral shedding and symptom dynamics in order to understand the key epidemiological factors that characterize influenza (sub)type epidemics. A simple statistical algorithm was developed by combining a well-defined mathema...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Liao CM,Yang SC,Chio CP,Chen SC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) for assessing the potential risk of dengue virus emergence and distribution in Western Australia (WA) is presented and used to identify possible hotspots of dengue outbreaks in summer and winter. The model assesses the probabilities of two kinds of events which must take place before an...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ho SH,Speldewinde P,Cook A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carrion is a major source of botulinal toxin for animals. A type D strain of Clostridium botulinum differed from type A and B strains in producing (1) much higher concentrations of toxin in putrefying mouse carcasses at several different temperatures over a period of 35 days, (2) toxicity that sometimes persisted in m...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ortiz NE,Smith GR

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Varicella vaccine was licensed in Canada in 1998, and a publicly funded vaccination programme introduced in the province of Alberta in 2001. In theory the vaccination programme might increase the burden of disease from shingles, making it important to develop baseline data against which future comparisons can be made....

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Russell ML,Schopflocher DP,Svenson L,Virani SN

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is one of the most commonly identified infectious aetiologies of encephalitis in North America and Europe. The epidemiology of encephalitis beyond these regions, however, is poorly defined. During 2009-2012 we enrolled 313 patients in a multicentre prospective study of encephalitis in Peru, ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Montano SM,Mori N,Nelson CA,Ton TG,Celis V,Ticona E,Sihuincha M,Tilley DH,Kochel T,Zunt JR,Meningoencephalitis Working Group.

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1971 to 2012, in New York State, years with human Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) were more strongly associated with the presence of Aedes canadensis, Coquillettidia perturbans and Culiseta melanura mosquitoes infected with the EEE virus (Fisher's exact test, one-sided P = 0.005, 0.03, 0.03) than with Culiseta ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sherwood JA,Stehman SV,Howard JJ,Oliver J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) poses a threat to public health due to its complicated, expensive and often unsuccessful treatment. A cluster of three XDR TB cases was detected among foreign medical students of a Romanian university. The contact investigations included tuberculin skin testing or int...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Popovici O,Monk P,Chemtob D,Chiotan D,Freidlin PJ,Groenheit R,Haanperä M,Homorodean D,Mansjö M,Robinson E,Rorman E,Smith G,Soini H,Van Der Werf MJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2005, a serological study was carried out on horses in five ecologically contrasted zones of the Senegal River basin (Senegal) to assess West Nile virus (WNV) transmission and investigate underlying environmental risk factors. In each study zone, horses were randomly selected and blood samples taken. A land-cover m...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Chevalier V,Dupressoir A,Tran A,Diop OM,Gottland C,Diallo M,Etter E,Ndiaye M,Grosbois V,Dia M,Gaidet N,Sall AA,Soti V,Niang M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year study from January 1981 to December 1982 was undertaken to determine the role of viruses in the causation of diarrhoea in hospitalized children in Pune, Maharashtra State, India. The stool samples of 426 children (213 diarrhoeal and 213 non-diarrhoeal controls) were investigated by electron microscopy and ELI...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Singh PB,Sreenivasan MA,Pavri KM

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the association between farm management factors, including antimicrobial drug usage, and resistance in commensal Escherichia coli isolates from the faeces of white veal calves. Ninety E. coli isolates from one pooled sample per farm (n = 48) were tested for their phenotypical res...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bosman AB,Wagenaar JA,Stegeman JA,Vernooij JC,Mevius DJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:This study measured the prevalence and the risk factors associated with HCV antibody-positive prisoners. A total of 630 prisoners completed a questionnaire about risk behaviours associated with HCV transmission and were tested for HCV antibody from a blood test. Of these 362 (57.5%) prisoners were HCV antibody positiv...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hellard ME,Hocking JS,Crofts N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a family cluster of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection involving five patients in a family cluster in Dazhou, China, including the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory and radiological findings. Three-generation transmission was observed. Through epidemiological investiga...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sun Y,Tian L,Du X,Wang H,Li Y,Wu R

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In March 2020, China had periodically controlled the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) epidemic. We reported the results of health screening for COVID-19 among returned staff of a hospital and conducted a summary analysis to provide valuable experience for curbing the COVID-19 epidemic and rebound. In total, 4729 retu...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Duan P,Deng ZQ,Pan ZY,Wang YP

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether exposure to inactivated rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) can produce an antigenic response in rabbits and protect them from a subsequent challenge with virulent virus. The aim was to determine if the spreading of baits containing RHDV, which is a common management practice in Ne...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Henning J,Meers J,Davies PR

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from the first sentinel site (Waterloo Region, Ontario) of the Canadian Integrated Enteric Disease Surveillance System (C-EnterNet) were used in a secondary-based case-control study of laboratory-confirmed Cryptosporidium infections to study the role of various exposure factors. The incidence of cryptosporidiosis...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Pintar KD,Pollari F,Waltner-Toews D,Charron DF,McEwen SA,Fazil A,Nesbitt A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cross-sectional study conducted between March 1993 and February 1995, 7103 indiscriminately collected foxes were examined for Trichinella larvae. A total of 3295 serum samples were serologically investigated with an ELISA based on excretory-secretory antigen. The proportion of serologically positive animals range...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Wacker K,Rodriguez E,Garate T,Geue L,Tackmann K,Selhorst T,Staubach C,Conraths FJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:The efficacy of interferon A (rIFN-alpha 2A), an Escherichia coli-derived interferon, in the prophylaxis of acute upper respiratory tract infection, was evaluated in a community-based double-blind placebo-controlled study in the Australian winter of 1985. The trial population of 412 healthy volunteers (190 males and 2...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Tannock GA,Gillett SM,Gillett RS,Barry RD,Hensley MJ,Herd R,Reid AL,Saunders NA

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When applicable, case-crossover studies may be quicker and cheaper to complete than case-control studies. Because time is a major issue in outbreak investigations, we evaluated the interest of this design during a continuous common source food-borne outbreak of salmonellosis for which the vehicle (hamburgers) was also...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Haegebaert S,Duche L,Desenclos JC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of temperature on reported cases of a number of foodborne illnesses in England and Wales were investigated. We also explored whether the impact of temperature had changed over time. Food poisoning, campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis, Salmonella Typhimurium infections and Salmonella Enteritidis infections we...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Lake IR,Gillespie IA,Bentham G,Nichols GL,Lane C,Adak GK,Threlfall EJ

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli O157 infections cause an estimated 60 deaths and 73 000 illnesses annually in the United States. A marked summer peak in incidence is largely unexplained. We investigated an outbreak of E. coli O157 infections at an agricultural fair in Ohio and implicated consumption of beverages made with fairground...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Crump JA,Braden CR,Dey ME,Hoekstra RM,Rickelman-Apisa JM,Baldwin DA,De Fijter SJ,Nowicki SF,Koch EM,Bannerman TL,Smith FW,Sarisky JP,Hochberg N,Mead PS

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00