Large outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104, the Netherlands, September–November 2005

M Kivi; W van Pelt; D W Notermans; A van de Giessen; W J B Wannet; A Bosman

doi:10.2807/esw.10.48.02847-en

Large outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104, the Netherlands, September–November 2005

Weekly releases (1997–2007) ◽

10.2807/esw.10.48.02847-en ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 10 (48) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M Kivi ◽

W van Pelt ◽

D W Notermans ◽

A van de Giessen ◽

W J B Wannet ◽

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Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Salmonella Typhimurium ◽

Large Outbreak

At the end of September 2005, an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 infections was detected in the Netherlands. From 19 September to 7 November 2005, 165 extra cases of S. Typhimurium DT104 infection were recorded

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The tip of the iceberg: incompleteness of measles reporting during a large outbreak in The Netherlands in 2013–2014

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268818002698 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 147 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

T. Woudenberg ◽

F. Woonink ◽

J. Kerkhof ◽

K. Cox ◽

W.L.M. Ruijs ◽

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Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Vaccination Coverage ◽

National Level ◽

Notifiable Disease ◽

National Register ◽

Notifiable Diseases ◽

Measles Outbreak ◽

Large Outbreak ◽

Completeness Of Reporting

AbstractMeasles is a notifiable disease, but not everyone infected seeks care, nor is every consultation reported. We estimated the completeness of reporting during a measles outbreak in The Netherlands in 2013–2014. Children below 15 years of age in a low vaccination coverage community (n= 3422) received a questionnaire to identify measles cases. Cases found in the survey were matched with the register of notifiable diseases to estimate the completeness of reporting. Second, completeness of reporting was assessed by comparing the number of susceptible individuals prior to the outbreak with the number of reported cases in the surveyed community and on a national level.We found 307 (15%) self-identified measles cases among 2077 returned questionnaires (61%), of which 27 could be matched to a case reported to the national register; completeness of reporting was 8.8%. Based on the number of susceptible individuals and number of reported cases in the surveyed community and on national level, the completeness of reporting was estimated to be 9.1% and 8.6%, respectively. Estimating the completeness of reporting gave almost identical estimates, which lends support to the credibility and validity of both approaches. The size of the 2013–2014 outbreak approximated 31 400 measles infections.

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Excess of infections due to a multi-drug sensitive Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium in France in June 2008

Eurosurveillance ◽

10.2807/ese.13.44.19022-en ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (44) ◽

Author(s):

F Grandesso ◽

N Jourdan-da Silva ◽

S Le Hello ◽

S Roussel ◽

S Rasson ◽

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Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Salmonella Typhimurium ◽

Salmonella Enterica ◽

Food Source ◽

Pfge Profile ◽

Typhimurium Strain ◽

Specific Food

An unusually high number of cases of Salmonella Typhimurium was reported in France in June 2008. In the course of epidemiological investigations 112 cases were ascertained, of whom 75 were interviewed. Subtyping by PFGE and MLVA identified a strain named ""majority profile"". Subtyping results were available for 45 interviewed cases, 30 of whom (majority below 15 years of age) were found to be infected with the majority profile strain. Evidence suggested the occurrence of an outbreak due to a monoclonal S. Typhimurium strain with the single PFGE profile XTYM-50. Cases with identical PFGE profile were also detected in Switzerland but no link with outbreaks occurring in the same period in Denmark and in the Netherlands was found. Contamination of a product distributed nationally was suggested as the cause of the outbreak but investigations did not reveal any specific food source.

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Epidemiological and microbiological investigation of a large outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium 4,5,12:i:- in schools associated with imported beef in Poitiers, France, October 2010

Eurosurveillance ◽

10.2807/ese.17.40.20289-en ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 17 (40) ◽

Author(s):

M E Raguenaud ◽

S Le Hello ◽

S Salah ◽

F X Weill ◽

A Brisabois ◽

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Keyword(s):

Salmonella Typhimurium ◽

Rapid Identification ◽

Digestive Symptom ◽

School Meal ◽

Trace Back ◽

Food Borne ◽

Large Outbreak ◽

Subsequent Withdrawal ◽

Beef Burgers ◽

Clinical Cases

An outbreak due to the emerging monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium 4,5,12:i:- occurred in four schools in Poitiers in October 2010. Food trace-back investigation led to the identification of beef burgers as the cause of the outbreak and their subsequent withdrawal. The Institute for Public Health Surveillance conducted a retrospective epidemiological investigation to assess the extent of the outbreak and describe cases. Self-administered questionnaires were completed by students and personnel attending each of the four schools affected. Clinical cases were defined as anyone having eaten at the school when the beef burgers were served and reporting diarrhoea or fever with at least one digestive symptom (nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain), within five days after the incriminated school meal or with unknown date of onset within a 15-day period after the incriminated school meal. Of 1,559 persons exposed, 554 clinical cases were identified corresponding to an overall attack rate of 35.5%. Of 554 clinical cases, a total of 286 (53%) sought medical care and 31 (6%) were hospitalised for more than 24 hours. This multi-school outbreak is one of the biggest food-borne outbreaks of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium 4,5,12:i:- described in France. Prompt notification of cases and rapid identification and withdrawal of the incriminated batch of beef burgers was crucial to limit the extension of this outbreak.

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Large ongoing outbreak of infection with Salmonella Typhimurium U292 in Denmark, February-July 2008

Eurosurveillance ◽

10.2807/ese.13.28.18923-en ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (28) ◽

Author(s):

S Ethelberg ◽

A Wingstrand ◽

T Jensen ◽

G Sørensen ◽

L Muller ◽

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Keyword(s):

Salmonella Typhimurium ◽

Molecular Typing ◽

Phage Type ◽

Gastrointestinal Illness ◽

Salmonella Infections ◽

Large Outbreak ◽

Mlva Typing

Denmark is currently experiencing an unusually large outbreak of gastrointestinal illness caused by Salmonella Typhimurium, phage type U292. The outbreak was discovered in early April by molecular typing (MLVA typing) of S. Typhimurium isolates at the Statens Serum Institut (SSI); the first patients reported onset on illness in February, but the number of reported cases has been particularly high in May and June (Figure 1). There are currently (as of 7 July) 366 confirmed cases, effectively making this the largest outbreak of salmonella infections in Denmark since 1993 [1].

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A Large Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease at a Flower Show, the Netherlands, 1999

Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽

10.3201/eid0801.010176 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 37-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 173

Author(s):

Jeroen W. Den Boer

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Large Outbreak ◽

Legionnaires Disease

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Large outbreak of Salmonella Thompson related to smoked salmon in the Netherlands, August to December 2012

Eurosurveillance ◽

10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.39.20918 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 19 (39) ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

I Friesema ◽

A de Jong ◽

A Hofhuis ◽

M Heck ◽

H van den Kerkhof ◽

...

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Binary File ◽

Smoked Salmon ◽

Large Outbreak

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Q fever in humans and farm animals in four European countries, 1982 to 2010

Eurosurveillance ◽

10.2807/ese.18.08.20407-en ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

M Georgiev ◽

A Afonso ◽

H Neubauer ◽

Howard Needham ◽

R Thiéry ◽

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Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Large Range ◽

Production Systems ◽

Q Fever ◽

European Countries ◽

Farm Animals ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Needs ◽

Large Outbreak ◽

History Of

Q fever is a disease of humans, caused by Coxiella burnetii, and a large range of animals can be infected. This paper presents a review of the epidemiology of Q fever in humans and farm animals between 1982 and 2010, using case studies from four European countries (Bulgaria, France, Germany and the Netherlands). The Netherlands had a large outbreak between 2007 and 2010, and the other countries a history of Q fever and Q fever research. Within all four countries, the serological prevalence of C. burnetii infection and reported incidence of Q fever varies broadly in both farm animals and humans. Proximity to farm animals and contact with infected animals or their birth products have been identified as the most important risk factors for human disease. Intrinsic farm factors, such as production systems and management, influence the number of outbreaks in an area. A number of disease control options have been used in these four countries, including measures to increase diagnostic accuracy and general awareness, and actions to reduce spill-over (of infection from farm animals to humans) and human exposure. This study highlights gaps in knowledge, and future research needs.

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Explosive increase of multiresistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in 2001 in the Netherlands

Weekly releases (1997–2007) ◽

10.2807/esw.05.50.02075-en ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 5 (50) ◽

Author(s):

W van Pelt

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Salmonella Typhimurium ◽

Salmonella Enterica ◽

Phage Type ◽

Serovar Typhimurium

From September 2000 and up until the end of that year, the national salmonella centre at the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM, the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment) has noted an explosive increase of isolates of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium definitive phage type (DT) 104 from humans, which has since plateaued at a level double that of previous years (1).

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