title: [Epidemiologic pattern of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in man--analysis of Salmonella cases in the Brandenburg federal territory].
abstract: It is the aim of this study (a study that is part of several investigations suggested and coordinated by the WHO) to highlight the characteristics of transmission of Salmonella in humans. To achieve this, the data collected on the basis of the Federal German Law governing Epidemic Diseases as well as additionally available data (sex, serovar, differentiation between diseased and symptomatic, allocation to the respective place of residence) have been evaluated. In this manner it became possible to determine different patterns of incidence of the presently most frequently occurring salmonella serovars S. enteritidis and S. typhimurium in respect of distribution according to age and sex, as well as the dynamics of distribution and incidence in terms of time. The incidence is particularly remarkable among children, where S. enteritidis is not so frequent as S. typhimurium. There is a distinct trend towards the male sex among children in respect of the infestation. The fact that women are particularly often asymptomatic carriers points to the special nature of the sources and paths of infection. In respect of seasonal dynamics S. typhimurium does not have a specific summer peak, contrary to S. enteritidis, and this too indicates that the mechanisms of transmission or multiplication differ from one another. The study presented here is supplemented by the evaluation of further parameters to support and promote on-target epidemiological investigation into the various problems raised by this and other studies.
authors.affiliation: WHO-Centre Veterinary Public Health VPH a.d. Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Käsbohrer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Talaska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bögel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stöhr
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lehmacher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium; D012703:Serotyping
vernacular_title: Epidemiologische Muster von Salmonella enteritidis und Salmonella typhimurium beim Menschen--Analyse der Salmonellenfälle im Bundesland Brandenburg.