[Sharp increase of infections with Salmonella serotype Typhimurium DT104 in The Netherlands].
Salmonella remains an important source of food-related outbreaks of gastro-enteritis. In The Netherlands, regional laboratories send cultured Salmonella isolates to the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) for sero- and phage typing. Abnormal increases in the incidence of Salmonella infections are monitored by means of surveillance. Since the middle of September 2005, there has been a sharp increase in Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 (Dutch phage type 506 and 401) isolates, from all parts of the country and mainly from 6- to 20-year-olds. Since a first series of telephone interviews did not yield a clear source of the outbreak, a more extensive, written study has been started in a larger group of patients and corresponding controls.
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Laboratorium voor Infectieziektediagnostiek en Screening, Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, Centrum Infectieziektebestrijding, Postbus 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven. daan.notermans@rivm.nl
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012621:Seasons; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D012703:Serotyping