Recent trends in the epidemiology of shigellosis in Israel
Recent trends in the epidemiology of shigellosis in Israel
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DOI:
10.1017/s0950268814000260
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发表时间:
2014-12-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Shohat, T.
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作者:
Cohen, D.;Bassal, R.;Shohat, T.
We provide an update on the epidemiology of shigellosis in Israel using data generated by a sentinel laboratory-based surveillance network for the period 1998-2012. The average annual incidence of culture-proven shigellosis was 97/100000. We estimated that each case of shigellosis accounted for 25 cases in the community indicating the high burden of disease. Orthodox Jewish communities, living in highly crowded conditions and with a high number of children aged