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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Vellinga, Akke ; Van Loock, Frank ;
Vellinga, Akke ; Van Loock, Frank ; Less -
Description:
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.
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Animals
Belgium
Campylobacter
Campylobacter Infections
Chickens
Computer Simulation
Dioxin Crisis
Dioxins
Ecological Study
Enteritis
Epidemiologic Factors
Food Contamination
Infection
Models, Biological
Poultry
Poultry Diseases
Research

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 8(1):19-22.
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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