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Epidemiol Infect ; 152: e88, 2024 May 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38770575

RESUMO

Brucellosis, a global zoonosis, is endemic in Israel. We used a national database of culture-confirmed cases (2004-2022) to analyse the trends of brucellosis. Of 2,489 unique cases, 99.8% were bacteraemic, 64% involved males, and the mean age was 30.5 years. Brucella melitensis was the dominant species (99.6%). Most cases occurred among the Arab sector (84.9%) followed by the Jewish (8.5%) and Druze (5.5%) sectors. The average annual incidence rates overall and for the Arab, Druze, and Jewish sectors were 1.6/100,000, 6.6/100,000, 5.5/100,000, and 0.18/100,000, respectively. The annual incidence rates among the Arab (incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 36.4) and the Druze (IRR = 29.6) sectors were significantly higher than among the Jewish sector (p < 0.001). The highest incidence rates among the Arab sector occurred in the South District, peaking at 41.0/100,000 in 2012. The frequencies of B. melitensis isolated biotypes (biotype 1 - 69.1%, biotype 2 - 26.0%, and biotype 3 - 4.3%) differed from most Middle Eastern and European countries. A significant switch between the dominant biotypes was noted in the second half of the study period. Efforts for control and prevention should be sustained and guided by a One Health approach mindful of the differential trends and changing epidemiology.


Assuntos
Brucelose , Israel/epidemiologia , Brucelose/epidemiologia , Brucelose/microbiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Incidência , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adolescente , Criança , Adulto Jovem , Idoso , Pré-Escolar , Lactente , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Brucella melitensis/isolamento & purificação
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One Health ; 14: 100372, 2022 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35146111

RESUMO

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease associated with water abundance in tropical and temperate climate zones. Bacterial spread may also occur in dry and warm weather conditions when humans and animals are forced to share depleted water sources. In such settings, farm animals such as beef cattle, which may be present in large numbers in natural water sources, can play a major role in disease spread. However, the risk factors for their infection and the potential control measures to prevent the disease spread have not been adequately studied. In the face of an emerging human leptospirosis outbreak in the dry and warm Israeli 2018 summer, we tested seropositivity to Leptospira serovar Pomona in grazing beef cattle and wild boars located in proximity to the contaminated streams. Additionally, we used the natural setting of the outbreak to identify risk factors for seropositivity in beef cattle. We found high seropositivity to serovar Pomona in grazing beef cattle (233/845), and in wild boars (7/13). Seropositivity was significantly associated with beef cattle drinking from natural water sources compared to beef cattle drinking from water troughs with fresh water supply (Multivariable logistic regression; odds ratio = 18.6, 95% confidence interval = 3-116, p-value<0.01). One Health approach is necessary for mitigating zoonotic Leptospira infections, in which interactions between humans, animals, and the environment play a major role. As the global warming crisis results in severe climate changes, dry and warm weather conditions may become more common worldwide. Under such conditions, reducing inter-species interactions in contaminated natural water sources is essential for protecting public health. Our study demonstrates the role of natural water as a source for beef cattle infection and disease spread. Furthermore, we suggest using water troughs with freshwater supply for preventing future outbreaks in animals and humans in such settings.

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Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports ; 25: 100608, 2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34474801

RESUMO

Cryptosporidium are protozoan parasites with worldwide distribution, infecting a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic animals, as well as humans. Cryptosporidium parvum is the most important zoonotic species and is the primary cause of cryptosporidiosis in preweaned calves, a highly prevalent, economically important disease. Extensive subtyping of C. parvum from infected humans and animals has expanded current understanding of the parasites' epidemiology. Israel has a highly developed dairy sector with intensive, zero-grazing operations. While C. parvum has been found in dairy calves throughout the country, and subtype data from human patients have also been published, subtype data from animals, and in particular preweaned ruminants, are lacking. We carried out an initial study of Cryptosporidium species and subtypes from preweaned diarrheic calves. Cryptosporidium species were determined in 71 fecal samples from 43 different dairy farms using 18S rRNA PCR, and subtyping of C. parvum based on the 60-kDa glycoprotein (gp60) sequences was done on one sample per farm. C. parvum was the only species found, with eight different subtypes belonging to the zoonotic IIa and IId families. Subtype IIaA15G2R1 was the most prevalent and widespread, found in 50% of the farms over a wide geographical distribution. Our results confirm the presence of subtypes IIaA15G2R1 and IIdA20G1, which were previously found in human patients in Israel, also in Israeli calves. In addition, subtype IIaA12G1R1 is reported here for the first time in an animal. These findings demonstrate the value of monitoring C. parvum subtypes in animal samples, and suggest that the role of calves as well as other young ruminants in the transmission of zoonotic cryptosporidiosis in Israel should be further studied.


Assuntos
Doenças dos Bovinos , Criptosporidiose , Cryptosporidium parvum , Cryptosporidium , Animais , Bovinos , Doenças dos Bovinos/epidemiologia , Doenças dos Bovinos/parasitologia , Criptosporidiose/epidemiologia , Criptosporidiose/parasitologia , Cryptosporidium/genética , Cryptosporidium parvum/genética , Humanos , Israel/epidemiologia
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Transbound Emerg Dis ; 68(6): 3025-3033, 2021 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33314697

RESUMO

Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is an emerging viral disease that affects several tilapia species in different countries since 2014. In 2017-2018, 129 samples were collected from 14 tilapia farms in Israel. Ninety samples represented mortality events (ME), and 39 were used as control samples (CS). RT-qPCR was performed on 89 and 39 duplicate brain and liver tissue samples from ME samples and CS, respectively. TiLV was diagnosed in 37 (41.6%) ME, while only two of the CS samples (5%) were positive for TiLV (OR = 13.2, 95% CI = 3.0-58.1). Additional RT-PCR was performed on positive samples, and amplified products were sequenced. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis of segment-3 revealed three distinct clades: the first clade (A) includes 25 sequences of TiLV, detected previously in Israel (2011), Ecuador (2012), Egypt (2015), Thailand (2015-2019), India (2017), Peru (2018) and USA (2018-2019) and 11 sequences of TiLV from the current study (2017-2018); the second clade (B) includes only four sequences from Thailand (2018) and Bangladesh (2017 and 2019); and a third clade (C) which includes a single sequence from Bangladesh (2019). Out of the 39 sequences included in clade A, 14 closely related sequences of TiLV from the current study (2018) formed a distinctive sub-clade (IL-2018). Mann-Whitney U test showed differences in the distribution of survival rates between Israeli sequences (from 2011, 2017 and 2018) of clade A (p = 0.004) and Israeli sequences (from 2018 solely) of sub-clade IL-2018. The average survival rates of clade A and sub-clade IL-2018 were 58.1% (SD = 21.5) and 31.2% (SD = 25.6), respectively. This is one of only few field studies which show direct association of TiLV with mortality events in tilapia farms. The decrease in survival rate in the newly evolved clade might raise concern regarding virus evolution towards increased virulence, which should be further explored.


Assuntos
Doenças dos Peixes , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae , Tilápia , Animais , Doenças dos Peixes/epidemiologia , Israel/epidemiologia , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/veterinária , Filogenia
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Vaccine ; 38(7): 1593-1596, 2020 02 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31932135

RESUMO

Vaccine against Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is part of the routine vaccination schedule in Israel since 1999. As of 2016, new recruits to the Israel Defense Forces should have been vaccinated in their childhood. This sero-survey aimed to determine immunity against HAV 18 years after childhood vaccination, and to re-evaluate the need for HAV vaccination booster upon recruitment. Two populations were studied: soldiers who were recruited during 2011-2012, who belonged to birth cohorts before childhood vaccination (BCV) was introduced; and recruits from 2017, who belonged to birth cohorts after childhood vaccination (ACV) was introduced. Data on 339 BCV recruits and 295 ACV recruits were analyzed. Seropositivity was 35% in the BCV group and 68% in the ACV group (P < 0.0001). Seropositivity rates among ACV subjects enable evaluation of the vaccination program's impact on the population. Our findings do not support discontinuation of HAV vaccination of at risk groups until further evaluation.


Assuntos
Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite A/sangue , Vacinas contra Hepatite A/administração & dosagem , Hepatite A , Estudos Soroepidemiológicos , Adolescente , Feminino , Hepatite A/epidemiologia , Hepatite A/prevenção & controle , Vírus da Hepatite A , Humanos , Israel/epidemiologia , Masculino , Militares , Vacinação , Vacinas de Produtos Inativados , Adulto Jovem
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Int J Infect Dis ; 82: 117-123, 2019 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30831222

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: Ultraorthodox Jewish populations living in towns with good sanitary infrastructure but with conditions of crowding have been the epicenter of Shigella sonnei shigellosis outbreaks. In this study, the incidence and risk factors of S. sonnei shigellosis in children living in an ultraorthodox community were determined. METHODS: Data for the years 2000-2013 for all reported culture-proven S. sonnei shigellosis cases in children aged 0-59 months in the city of Elad were compared with data for the rest of the sub-district. Environmental factors obtained through parental interviews were evaluated for 78 incident cases of S. sonnei shigellosis and 141 community controls, matched by age, sex, and neighborhood. Conditional logistic regression models were performed. RESULTS: Cyclic epidemics of S. sonnei shigellosis occurred every 2 years. The mean annual incidence was 10.0 per 1000 children in Elad (95% confidence interval 7.9-12.6) vs. 3.8 per 1000 children (95% confidence interval 3.3-4.4) in the sub-district (p<0.001). Concurrent diarrheal disease in family members, having the same person in the daycare center responsible for food handling and changing diapers, and more rooms and sinks in the center, were positively associated with S. sonnei shigellosis, while children's hand-washing before meals was inversely associated. CONCLUSIONS: The burden of S. sonnei shigellosis in ultraorthodox communities is high. Enhanced hygiene interventions are required for epidemic control.


Assuntos
Diarreia/epidemiologia , Surtos de Doenças/prevenção & controle , Disenteria Bacilar/epidemiologia , Epidemias , Shigella sonnei/isolamento & purificação , Pré-Escolar , Diarreia/microbiologia , Diarreia/prevenção & controle , Disenteria Bacilar/microbiologia , Disenteria Bacilar/prevenção & controle , Feminino , Humanos , Higiene , Incidência , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Israel/epidemiologia , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Fatores de Risco
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Pediatr Infect Dis J ; 34(5): 476-81, 2015 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25879647

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Increased upper respiratory infection (URI) among children at the beginning of school year is well known to parents and pediatricians. However, this phenomenon is not well documented or characterized. METHODS: Computerized datasets from a large health maintenance organization in Israel were used to calculate the weekly rates of URI among children 3-14 years old for the years 2007-2012. In addition, nasopharyngeal swabs were collected in 2010-2012 from children with URI symptoms and controls during school opening time. Swabs were tested by real-time polymerase chain reaction for the presence of respiratory viruses. RESULTS: Time-series analysis demonstrated a peak of URI in September each year. The peaks reached their height 2 weeks after school opening and returned to baseline within 4-7 weeks. The main 3 viruses detected both in URI patients and in healthy controls during the first weeks of school opening were rhinovirus, adenovirus and enterovirus. The detection rate of any respiratory virus, and of rhinovirus in particular, was significantly higher among cases than among controls (54% vs. 16%, P < 0.001 for any virus, and 35% vs. 6.0%, P < 0.01 for rhinovirus). When adjusting for age and sex cases had 5.8 times more viral detection when compared with controls. Upper respiratory symptoms were significantly more prevalent among the virus-positive cases when compared with negative ones. CONCLUSIONS: Back-to-school illness consisting of URI has a distinct epidemiological pattern demonstrating a rapid rise peaking within 2 weeks of school opening and is associated predominantly with rhinovirus.


Assuntos
Infecções Respiratórias/epidemiologia , Infecções Respiratórias/virologia , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Israel/epidemiologia , Masculino , Vigilância em Saúde Pública , Estudos Retrospectivos , Estações do Ano , Estudantes/estatística & dados numéricos , Viroses/epidemiologia , Viroses/virologia
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