Cargando…
Increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water in Finland in summer 2014
An increased number of suspected outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water were reported to the Finnish food- and waterborne outbreak (FWO) registry in July and August 2014. The investigation reports were assessed by a national outbreak investigation panel. Eight confirmed outbreaks were...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
2017
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5356438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28251888 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.8.30470 |
_version_ | 1782515837563830272 |
---|---|
author | Kauppinen, Ari Al-Hello, Haider Zacheus, Outi Kilponen, Jaana Maunula, Leena Huusko, Sari Lappalainen, Maija Miettinen, Ilkka Blomqvist, Soile Rimhanen-Finne, Ruska |
author_facet | Kauppinen, Ari Al-Hello, Haider Zacheus, Outi Kilponen, Jaana Maunula, Leena Huusko, Sari Lappalainen, Maija Miettinen, Ilkka Blomqvist, Soile Rimhanen-Finne, Ruska |
author_sort | Kauppinen, Ari |
collection | PubMed |
description | An increased number of suspected outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water were reported to the Finnish food- and waterborne outbreak (FWO) registry in July and August 2014. The investigation reports were assessed by a national outbreak investigation panel. Eight confirmed outbreaks were identified among the 15 suspected outbreaks linked to bathing water that had been reported to the FWO registry. According to the outbreak investigation reports, 1,453 persons fell ill during these outbreaks. Epidemiological and microbiological data revealed noroviruses as the main causative agents. During the outbreaks, exceptionally warm weather had boosted the use of beaches. Six of eight outbreaks occurred at small lakes; for those, the investigation strongly suggested that the beach users were the source of contamination. In one of those eight outbreaks, an external source of contamination was identified and elevated levels of faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) were noted in water. In the remaining outbreaks, FIB analyses were insufficient to describe the hygienic quality of the water. Restrictions against bathing proved effective in controlling the outbreaks. In spring 2015, the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) published guidelines for outbreak control to prevent bathing water outbreaks. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-5356438 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2017 |
publisher | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-53564382017-03-24 Increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water in Finland in summer 2014 Kauppinen, Ari Al-Hello, Haider Zacheus, Outi Kilponen, Jaana Maunula, Leena Huusko, Sari Lappalainen, Maija Miettinen, Ilkka Blomqvist, Soile Rimhanen-Finne, Ruska Euro Surveill Surveillance and Outbreak Report An increased number of suspected outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water were reported to the Finnish food- and waterborne outbreak (FWO) registry in July and August 2014. The investigation reports were assessed by a national outbreak investigation panel. Eight confirmed outbreaks were identified among the 15 suspected outbreaks linked to bathing water that had been reported to the FWO registry. According to the outbreak investigation reports, 1,453 persons fell ill during these outbreaks. Epidemiological and microbiological data revealed noroviruses as the main causative agents. During the outbreaks, exceptionally warm weather had boosted the use of beaches. Six of eight outbreaks occurred at small lakes; for those, the investigation strongly suggested that the beach users were the source of contamination. In one of those eight outbreaks, an external source of contamination was identified and elevated levels of faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) were noted in water. In the remaining outbreaks, FIB analyses were insufficient to describe the hygienic quality of the water. Restrictions against bathing proved effective in controlling the outbreaks. In spring 2015, the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) published guidelines for outbreak control to prevent bathing water outbreaks. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2017-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5356438/ /pubmed/28251888 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.8.30470 Text en This article is copyright of The Authors, 2017. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Surveillance and Outbreak Report Kauppinen, Ari Al-Hello, Haider Zacheus, Outi Kilponen, Jaana Maunula, Leena Huusko, Sari Lappalainen, Maija Miettinen, Ilkka Blomqvist, Soile Rimhanen-Finne, Ruska Increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water in Finland in summer 2014 |
title | Increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water in Finland in summer 2014 |
title_full | Increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water in Finland in summer 2014 |
title_fullStr | Increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water in Finland in summer 2014 |
title_full_unstemmed | Increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water in Finland in summer 2014 |
title_short | Increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water in Finland in summer 2014 |
title_sort | increase in outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to bathing water in finland in summer 2014 |
topic | Surveillance and Outbreak Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5356438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28251888 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.8.30470 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT kauppinenari increaseinoutbreaksofgastroenteritislinkedtobathingwaterinfinlandinsummer2014 AT alhellohaider increaseinoutbreaksofgastroenteritislinkedtobathingwaterinfinlandinsummer2014 AT zacheusouti increaseinoutbreaksofgastroenteritislinkedtobathingwaterinfinlandinsummer2014 AT kilponenjaana increaseinoutbreaksofgastroenteritislinkedtobathingwaterinfinlandinsummer2014 AT maunulaleena increaseinoutbreaksofgastroenteritislinkedtobathingwaterinfinlandinsummer2014 AT huuskosari increaseinoutbreaksofgastroenteritislinkedtobathingwaterinfinlandinsummer2014 AT lappalainenmaija increaseinoutbreaksofgastroenteritislinkedtobathingwaterinfinlandinsummer2014 AT miettinenilkka increaseinoutbreaksofgastroenteritislinkedtobathingwaterinfinlandinsummer2014 AT blomqvistsoile increaseinoutbreaksofgastroenteritislinkedtobathingwaterinfinlandinsummer2014 AT rimhanenfinneruska increaseinoutbreaksofgastroenteritislinkedtobathingwaterinfinlandinsummer2014 |