Serotype to genotype: The changing landscape of listeriosis outbreak investigations.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.06.013
Abstract: The classical definition of a disease outbreak is the occurrence of cases of disease in excess of what would normally be expected in a community, geographical area or time period. The establishment of an outbreak… read more here.
Keywords: outbreak investigations; disease; genotype changing; listeriosis ... See more keywords
Evaluating sub-typing methods for pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica to support outbreak investigations in New Zealand
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268819000773
Abstract: Abstract Incidence of human yersiniosis in New Zealand has increased between 2013 and 2017. For surveillance and outbreak investigations it is essential that an appropriate level of discrimination between pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica isolates is provided,… read more here.
Keywords: outbreak investigations; enterocolitica; new zealand; typing methods ... See more keywords
Improving inclusion and exclusion criteria in foodborne illness outbreak investigations: a case study
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268820000138
Abstract: Abstract The practice of foodborne illness outbreak investigations has evolved, shifting away from large-scale community case-control studies towards more focused case exposure assessments and sub-cluster investigations to identify contaminated food sources. Criteria to include or… read more here.
Keywords: case study; outbreak investigations; case; study ... See more keywords
Population-based food consumption survey as an additional tool for foodborne outbreak investigations, Germany, 2017
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268820000564
Abstract: Abstract We conducted a food consumption survey in the general adult population of 18 years and older in Germany to obtain data on the frequency of consumption of food items that caused foodborne disease outbreaks… read more here.
Keywords: outbreak investigations; consumption; food; food consumption ... See more keywords
Characteristics associated with successful foodborne outbreak investigations involving United States retail food establishments (2014–2016)
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268823000237
Abstract: Abstract This study examined relationships between foodborne outbreak investigation characteristics, such as the epidemiological methods used, and the success of the investigation, as determined by whether the investigation identified an outbreak agent (i.e. pathogen), food… read more here.
Keywords: foodborne outbreak; outbreak investigations; outbreak investigation; characteristics associated ... See more keywords