[Burden of salmonellosis and shigellosis in four departments of Guatemala, 2010]. / Carga de salmonelosis y shigelosis en cuatro departamentos de Guatemala, 2010.

OBJECTIVE: Estimate the burden of disease from Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. in four departments of Guatemala in 2010. METHODS: Burden of disease study based on document analysis of published population surveys, laboratory files, and surveillance data from the Health Management Information System (SIGSA) in four departments of Guatemala: Huehuetenango, Jutiapa, Quetzaltenango, and Santa Rosa, in 2010. Information was supplemented by a laboratory survey. Burden of disease was estimated using methodology adapted by the World Health Organization from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. RESULTS: Surveillance data yielded 72 salmonellosis and 172 shigellosis cases. According to population surveys, the percentage of the population that consults health services for diarrhea is 64.7% (95% CI: 60.6%-68.7%) in Quetzaltenango and 61.0% (95% CI: 56.0%-66.0%) in Santa Rosa. In the 115 laboratories that answered the survey (72.8% response rate), 6 051 suspected samples were collected for stool culture and 3 290 for hemoculture; 39.4% and 100.0% of them were processed, respectively. In all, 85 Salmonella spp. and 113 Shigella spp. strains were isolated. For each reported case of salmonellosis and shigellosis, it was estimated that 40 cases are not reported in Quetzaltenango, 55 in Huehuetenango, 345 in Santa Rosa, and 466 in Jutiapa. Estimated burden of disease ranged from 5 to 2 230 cases per 100 000 population for salmonellosis and from 60 to 1 195 cases per 100 000 population for shigellosis. CONCLUSIONS: Salmonellosis and shigellosis are a major public health problem in the departments studied and in Guatemala. Burden of disease from these pathogens is higher than that reported by SIGSA.

Salmonella on Raw Poultry in Retail Markets in Guatemala: Levels, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Serovar Distribution.

The objective of this study was to determine Salmonella numbers on retail raw chicken carcasses in Guatemala and to phenotypically characterize the isolates (serotyping and antibiotic susceptibility). In total, 300 chicken carcasses were collected from seven departments in Guatemala. Salmonella numbers were determined using the most-probable-number method following the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service protocol. In total, 103 isolates were obtained, all of which were tested for antibiotic susceptibility, whereas 46 isolates were serotyped. Overall, Salmonella prevalence and mean number (mean log most probable number per carcass) was 34.3% and 2.3 (95% confidence interval: 2.1 to 2.5), respectively. Significant differences (P < 0.05) in Salmonella prevalence were found by storage condition (refrigerated or ambient temperature), market type (wet markets, supermarkets, and independent poultry stores), chicken production system (integrated or nonintegrated production company), and chicken skin color (white or yellow). Chickens produced by integrated companies had lower Salmonella numbers (P < 0.05) than nonintegrated companies, and white-skin carcasses had lower numbers (P < 0.05) than yellow-skin carcasses. Among 13 different Salmonella serovars identified, Paratyphi B (34.8%) was most prevalent, followed by Heidelberg (16.3%) and Derby (11.6%). Of all the Salmonella isolates, 59.2% were resistant to one to three antibiotics and 13.6% to four or more antibiotics. Among all the serovars obtained, Salmonella Paratyphi B and Heidelberg were the most resistant to the antibiotics tested. Salmonella levels and antibiotic resistant profiles among isolates from raw poultry at the retail market level were high relative to other reports from North and South America. These data can be used by Guatemalan stakeholders to develop risk assessment models and support further research opportunities to control transmission of Salmonella spp. and antibiotic-resistant isolates from chicken meat to humans.

Carga de salmonelosis y shigelosis en cuatro departamentos de Guatemala, 2010 / Burden of salmonellosis and shigellosis in four departments of Guatemala, 2010

OBJETIVO: Estimar la carga de enfermedad por Salmonella spp. y Shigella spp. en cuatro departamentos de Guatemala en 2010. MÉTODOS: Estudio de carga de enfermedad basado en el análisis documental de las encuestas poblacionales publicadas, los archivos de laboratorio y los datos de vigilancia del Sistema de Información Gerencial de Salud (SIGSA) de cuatro departamentos de Guatemala: Huehuetenango, Jutiapa, Quetzaltenango y Santa Rosa, en 2010. La información se complementó con una encuesta a laboratorios. La carga de enfermedad se estimó según la metodología de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de los Estados Unidos de América, adaptada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud. RESULTADOS: Se encontraron 72 casos de salmonelosis y 172 de shigelosis en los datos de vigilancia. Según las encuestas poblacionales, el porcentaje de la población que consulta los servicios de salud por diarrea es de 64,7% (IC95%: 60,6%-68,7%) en Quetzaltenango y 61,0% (IC95%: 56,0%-66,0%) en Santa Rosa. En los 115 laboratorios que respondieron la encuesta (tasa de respuesta: 72,8%) se recolectaron 6 051 muestras sospechadas para coprocultivo y 3 290 para hemocultivo, y se procesaron 39,4% y 100,0% de ellas, respectivamente. Se aislaron 85 cepas de Salmonella spp. y 113 de Shigella spp. Se estimó que por cada caso notificado de salmonelosis y shigelosis existen 40 casos no informados en Quetzaltenango; 55 en Huehuetenango; 345 en Santa Rosa; y 466 en Jutiapa. La carga de enfermedad estimada varió entre 5 y 2 230 casos por 100 000 habitantes para salmonelosis y entre 60 y 1 195 casos por 100 000 habitantes para shigelosis. CONCLUSIONES: La salmonelosis y la shigelosis constituyen un importante problema de salud pública en los departamentos estudiados y en Guatemala. La carga de enfermedad por estos patógenos es mayor que la informada por el SIGSA.

OBJECTIVE: Estimate the burden of disease from Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. in four departments of Guatemala in 2010. METHODS: Burden of disease study based on document analysis of published population surveys, laboratory files, and surveillance data from the Health Management Information System (SIGSA) in four departments of Guatemala: Huehuetenango, Jutiapa, Quetzaltenango, and Santa Rosa, in 2010. Information was supplemented by a laboratory survey. Burden of disease was estimated using methodology adapted by the World Health Organization from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. RESULTS: Surveillance data yielded 72 salmonellosis and 172 shigellosis cases. According to population surveys, the percentage of the population that consults health services for diarrhea is 64.7% (95% CI: 60.6%-68.7%) in Quetzaltenango and 61.0% (95% CI: 56.0%-66.0%) in Santa Rosa. In the 115 laboratories that answered the survey (72.8% response rate), 6 051 suspected samples were collected for stool culture and 3 290 for hemoculture; 39.4% and 100.0% of them were processed, respectively. In all, 85 Salmonella spp. and 113 Shigella spp. strains were isolated. For each reported case of salmonellosis and shigellosis, it was estimated that 40 cases are not reported in Quetzaltenango, 55 in Huehuetenango, 345 in Santa Rosa, and 466 in Jutiapa. Estimated burden of disease ranged from 5 to 2 230 cases per 100 000 population for salmonellosis and from 60 to 1 195 cases per 100 000 population for shigellosis. CONCLUSIONS: Salmonellosis and shigellosis are a major public health problem in the departments studied and in Guatemala. Burden of disease from these pathogens is higher than that reported by SIGSA.