The Dioxin Crisis as Experiment To Determine Poultry-Related Campylobacter Enteritis
In June 1999, the dioxin crisis, caused by dioxin-contaminated feed components, exploded in Belgium, resulting in withdrawal of chicken and eggs from the market. Through the sentinel surveillance system, a decrease in Campylobacter infections during June 1999 was noticed. A model was generated with the reports from preceding years (1994 to 1998), and a prediction of the number of infections in 1999 was calculated. The model shows a significant decline (40%) in the number of infections, mainly because of the withdrawal of poultry. The use of a disaster as an epidemiologic tool offers a unique o... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2002 |
| Reihe/Periodikum: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 19-22 (2002) |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Schlagwörter: | Campylobacter / poultry / dioxin crisis / Belgium / infection / ecological study / Medicine / R / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28937981 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0801.010129 |
In June 1999, the dioxin crisis, caused by dioxin-contaminated feed components, exploded in Belgium, resulting in withdrawal of chicken and eggs from the market. Through the sentinel surveillance system, a decrease in Campylobacter infections during June 1999 was noticed. A model was generated with the reports from preceding years (1994 to 1998), and a prediction of the number of infections in 1999 was calculated. The model shows a significant decline (40%) in the number of infections, mainly because of the withdrawal of poultry. The use of a disaster as an epidemiologic tool offers a unique opportunity to observe exceptional changes in the occurrence of infections or other diseases.