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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Increasing incidence of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella infections in Queensland, Australia, 2007-2016
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Volume 13, No. 3, Article e0007187, Year 2018
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Description
Nontyphoidal Salmonella is a major contributor to the global burden of foodborne disease, with invasive infections contributing substantially to illnesses and deaths. We analyzed notifiable disease surveillance data for invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease (iNTS) in Queensland, Australia. We used Poisson regression to estimate incidence rate ratios by gender, age group, and geographical area over 2007–2016. There were 995 iNTS cases, with 945 (92%) confirmed by blood culture. Salmonella Virchow accounted for 254 (25%) of 1,001 unique iNTS isolates. Invasive NTS disease notification rates peaked among infants, during the summer months, and in outback Queensland where the notification rate (95% CI) was 17.3 (14.5–20.1) cases per 100,000 population. Overall, there was a 6,5% annual increase (p<0.001) in iNTS disease incidence. In conclusion, high iNTS rates among males, infants, and the elderly require investigation of household level risk factors for NTS infection. Controlling Salmonella Virchow infections is a public health priority. © 2019 Parisi et al.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Parisi, Andrea
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Crump, John A.
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Glass, Kathryn
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Howden, Benjamin P.
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Kirk, Martyn D.
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0007187
ISSN:
19352727
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study