Het volksgezondheidsrisico van directe dier- mens overdracht van pathogene bacteriën: epidemiologie en blootstelling
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: It is usually not possible to make reliable statements on the risk for\npublic health of direct contact between animals and humans. Given this\nuncertainty, there are several indications that transfer of Campylobacter\nby dogs is important. It is important to weigh the probability of\ndisease via food, water and direct contact routes, so that the government\ncan choose the most effective measures.\nThe pathogens Campylobacter, Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing\nEscherichia coli O157 (STEC O157) and the transmission routes dog, cat\nand petting zoo were investigated using the methods of epidemiological\nanalysis and exposure estimation. Epidemiological literature research\nshows that transfer of STEC O157 at petting zoos does occur, but the\nextent is unknown. Campylobacter infections are in many investigations\nassociated with dogs and much less often with cats. Still, 3-6 % of\nhuman cases can be ascribed to contact with dogs and 4-7 % can be\nascribed to contact with cats. For the other pathogen-route combinations\ntransfer is insufficiently proven or not described. On the other hand,\naccording to the method of exposure estimation, the mean exposure for the\nDutch population is clearly highest for the pathogen - transmission route\ncombination Campylobacter-dog. The exposure to STEC O157 via the three\nroutes and to Salmonella via dogs and petting zoos is relatively small. \nThe other pathogen-route combinations show an intermediate exposure. \nWork was commenced to improve the connection between both methods, aimed\nat converting exposure estimates to epidemiological measures of\nassociation.
Authors: Evers Eg, Horneman Ml, Doorduyn Yd
Language: Dutch
Subfield: Food Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2097955056