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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Drastic decrease of Salmonella Enteritidis isolated from humans in Belgium in 2005, shift in phage types and influence on foodborne outbreaks
Epidemiology and Infection, Volume 136, No. 6, Year 2008
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In Belgium, non-typhoidal salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis are the two most frequently reported foodborne illnesses. During 2005, a 71% decrease of Salmonella Enteritidis infections compared with the average annual number cases in the period 2000-2004 was recorded by the Belgian National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Shigella. After the peak of 1999, the total number of salmonellosis cases decreased gradually, with the exception of 2003 when an increase was again recorded due to the rise of isolates belonging to the serotype Enteritidis. PT4, the predominant phage type of serotype Enteriditis over recent years (except in 2003), became the second most prevalent phage type in 2005 after PT21. We present in this paper the epidemiology (incidence and trends) of human salmonellosis in Belgium and assess the role of the vaccination programme in layer flocks on the decline of the incidence of human salmonellosis and foodborne outbreaks due to S. Enteritidis. © 2007 Cambridge University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Collard, Jean Marc
Belgium, Brussels
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels
Bertrand, Sophie
Belgium, Brussels
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels
Dierick, Katelijne
Belgium, Brussels
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels
Godard, Claudine A.
Belgium, Brussels
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels
Wildemauwe, Christa
Belgium, Brussels
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels
Pasmans, Frank
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Imberechts, Hein
Belgium, Brussels
Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre
Statistics
Citations: 101
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S095026880700920X
ISSN:
14694409
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study