Estimating foodborne gastroenteritis, Australia

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作者
Hall, G [1 ]
Kirk, MD
Becker, N
Gregory, JE
Unicomb, L
Millard, G
Stafford, R
Lalor, K
机构
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Natl Ctr Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
[2] OzFoodNet, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[3] Dept Human Serv, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[4] Hunter Populat Hlth Unit, Wallsend, NSW, Australia
[5] ACT Analyt Lab, Weston, ACT, Australia
[6] Queensland Hlth, Archerfield, Qld, Australia
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10.3201/eid1108.041367
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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We estimated for Australia the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths due to foodborne gastroenteritis in a typical year, circa 2000. The total amount of infectious gastroenteritis was measured by using a national telephone survey. The foodborne proportion was estimated from Australian data on each of 16 pathogens. To account for uncertainty, we used simulation techniques to calculate 95% credibility intervals (Crl). The estimate of incidence of gastroenteritis in Australia is 17.2 million (95% confidence interval 14.5-19.9 million) cases per year. We estimate that 32% (95% Crl 24%-40%) are foodborne, which equals 0.3 (95% Crl 0.2-0.4) episodes per person, or 5.4 million (95% Crl 4.0-6.9 million) cases annually in Australia. Norovirus, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, Campylobacter spp., and Salmonella spp. cause the most illnesses. In addition, foodborne gastroenteritis causes approximate to 15,000 (95% Crl 11,000-18,000) hospitalizations and 80 (95% Cri 40-120) deaths annually. This study highlights global public health concerns about foodborne diseases and the need for stanclardized methods, including assessment of uncertainty, for international comparison.
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