Summary
The
determination of the origin of foodborne diseases is one of the
top priorities for the world health community. Gastroenteritis caused
by zoonotic Salmonella serovars is one of the major
threats to human health. It is essential that surveillance systems
are able to monitor the incidence of human cases and to provide
useful data to plan and implement effective prevention strategies.
Surveillance systems generate information that is of value both
for the early detection of infection and for the identification
of epidemiological trends and risk factors. The authors describe
a surveillance system for the identification of the sources of infection
foodborne disease outbreaks caused by Salmonella in the Abruzzo region of Italy between April 2000 and October
2002.
Keywords
Foodborne
diseases, Italy, Public health, Salmonella
spp., Salmonellosis, Surveillance, Zoonoses.
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