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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Using European travellers as an early alert to detect emerging pathogens in countries with limited laboratory resources
BMC Public Health, Volume 7, Article 8, Year 2007
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Background. The volume, extent and speed of travel have dramatically increased in the past decades, providing the potential for an infectious disease to spread through the transportation network. By collecting information on the suspected place of infection, existing surveillance systems in industrialized countries may provide timely information for areas of the world without adequate surveillance currently in place. We present the results of a case study using reported cases of Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 (Sd1) in European travellers to detect "events" of Sd1, related to either epidemic cases or endemic cases in developing countries. Methods. We identified papers from a Medline search for reported events of Sd1 from 1940 to 2002. We requested data on shigella infections reported to the responsible surveillance entities in 17 European countries. Reports of Sd1 from the published literature were then compared with Sd1 notified cases among European travellers from 1990 to 2002. Results. Prior to a large epidemic in 1999-2000, no cases of Sd1 had been identified in West Africa. However, if travellers had been used as an early warning, Sd1 could have been identified in this region as earlier as 1992. Conclusion. This project demonstrates that tracking diseases in European travellers could be used to detect emerging disease in developing countries. This approach should be further tested with a view to the continuous improvement of national health surveillance systems and existing European networks, and may play a significant role in aiding the international public health community to improve infectious disease control. © 2007 Guerin et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Guérin, Philippe Jean Jean
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Grais, Rebecca Freeman
France, Paris
Epicentre
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
France, Paris
Hôpital Saint-antoine
France, Paris
Inserm
Røttingen, John-Ame
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Valleron, A. J.
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
France, Paris
Hôpital Saint-antoine
France, Paris
Inserm
Lederer, Ingeborg
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Austria
National Reference Laboratory for Shigella
Allerberger, Franz J.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Austria
National Reference Laboratory for Shigella
Collard, Jean Marc
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Belgium, Brussels
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels
Bertrand, Sophie
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Belgium, Brussels
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels
Ethelberg, S.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Siitonen, Anja
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Grimont, Francine
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Rabsch, Wolfgang
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Alpers, Katharina
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Vatopoulos, Alkiviadis C.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Greece, Athens
National School of Public Health
Kansouzidou, Athina
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Greece, Athens
National School of Public Health
McKeown, Paul J.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Ireland, Dublin
Health Protection Surveillance Centre
Garvey, P.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Ireland, Dublin
Health Protection Surveillance Centre
Pedalino, B.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Italy, Rome
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
Degli Atti, Marta Ciofi
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Italy, Rome
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
van Duynhoven, Yvonne T.H.P.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Netherlands, Bilthoven
Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
van Pelt, Wilfrid V.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Netherlands, Bilthoven
Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
Nygård, K.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Lassen, Joørgen
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
MacHado, Jorge C.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Portugal, Lisbon
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge
Fernandes, Theresa
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Portugal, Lisbon
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge
Brownlie, S.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Health Protection Scotland
Cowden, John M.
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Health Protection Scotland
Keddy, Karen Helena
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Pezzi, Gloria Hernández
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Spain, Madrid
Instituto de Salud Carlos Iii
Durr, Ulrike
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Spain, Madrid
Instituto de Salud Carlos Iii
Haechler, Herbert
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Switzerland
National Centre for Enteropathogenic Bacteria
de Jong, Birgitta
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Sweden, Solna
Public Health Agency of Sweden
Andersson, Yvonne
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
Sweden, Solna
Public Health Agency of Sweden
Cheasty, Tom
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
United Kingdom, London
Public Health Laboratory
Lynch, Audrey
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
United Kingdom, Chester
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre
Fox, Ruth
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
France, Paris
Epicentre
United Kingdom, Chester
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre
Statistics
Citations: 36
Authors: 36
Affiliations: 24
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1471-2458-7-8
e-ISSN:
14712458
Study Design
Case Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Multi-countries