Salmonella Enteritidis in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A comprehensive retrospective analysis of human Salmonella Enteritidis isolates in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina was conducted by inquiry and questionnaire. In the period 1998-2000, 299 isolates of Salmonella spp. were recorded, of which S. Enteritidis accounted for 74.2%. The isolation rate of S. Enteritidis increased during this period, from 12.7 to 25.5 isolates/year/100,000 population. Isolates were obtained all year round, mostly from sporadic cases of infection or limited family outbreaks. Home-made food was identified as the most important source of infection, being implicated in 81% of outbreaks and 81.7% of cases of sporadic infection.
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Laboratory for Sanitary and Clinical Microbiology, Canton Institute Public Health, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. selma_kamb@yahoo.com
D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*