[Prevalence of emerging foodborne pathogens and illness: Campylobacter and Listeria].

Diffusione di patogeni emergenti negli alimenti e infezioni alimentari: il caso Campylobacter e Listeria.

Publisher: Iniziative sanitarie Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 0373022 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0019-1639 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00191639 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ig Sanita Pubbl Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2004- : Roma : Iniziative sanitarie
Original Publication: Roma : Associazione dei medici provinciali italiani.

Food Microbiology*; Campylobacter/*isolation & purification ; Communicable Diseases, Emerging/*epidemiology ; Food Contamination/*statistics & numerical data ; Listeria/*isolation & purification; Campylobacter Infections/epidemiology ; Campylobacter Infections/transmission ; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Italy ; Listeriosis/epidemiology ; Listeriosis/transmission ; Prevalence

This study evaluated the proportion of food samples, examined by the Italian Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali (Experimental Zooprophylactic Institutes) in the years 2000-2005, positive for Campylobacter and Listeria. A correlation was found between food samples found positive for Listeria in the years 2002-2005 and the number of hospitalisations for Listeria illness in the same years (as reported in hospital discharge abstract forms). This confirms that attention should be given in the evaluation of phenomena known to be under reported and for which data are collected and analysed by different methods.

Date Created: 20110407 Date Completed: 20110621 Latest Revision: 20110406

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