Characteristics of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Investigated in Singapore: 2018-2021.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 21(1)2024 Jan 06.
Article
de En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38248529
ABSTRACT
There is a need to study the characteristics of outbreaks via Singapore's outbreak surveillance system to understand and identify the gaps in food safety for targeted policy interventions due to the increasing trend in gastroenteritis outbreaks and consequential increase in foodborne-related deaths and economic burden on public health systems worldwide. A total of 171 gastroenteritis outbreaks were investigated in Singapore from January 2018 to December 2021. This study analyzed the annual trend of investigated gastroenteritis outbreaks, the proportion of outbreaks by implicated sources of food, and the proportion of the type of pathogens identified from human cases, food samples, and environmental swabs collected from outbreak investigations. Among the foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks (n = 121) investigated in Singapore, approximately 42.1% of the outbreaks had food prepared by caterers, 14.9% by restaurants, and 12.4% had food prepared by in-house kitchens. Clostridium perfringens and Salmonella were the most common causative pathogens in foodborne outbreaks throughout the analysis period. The food samples and environmental swabs collected were mostly detected for Bacillus cereus. Norovirus was the most common causative pathogen in non-foodborne outbreaks and was mainly attributable to preschools. This highlights the importance of monitoring and educating the catering industry and preschools to prevent future outbreaks.
Mots clés
Texte intégral:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Bacillus cereus
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Gastroentérite
Type d'étude:
Prognostic_studies
Limites:
Child, preschool
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Humans
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Asia
Langue:
En
Journal:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Année:
2024
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Singapour