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Volume 2016, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0253-8253
  • EISSN: 2227-0426

Abstract

is a food- and water-borne pathogen that can be easily spread in a population, leading to the outbreak of salmonellosis that is caused by ingestion of mixed salads contaminated by the pathogen. Most cases occur in the late spring months and can be seen as single cases, clusters, or episodes. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of salmonellosis in the State of Qatar. This was a retrospective, descriptive study carried out in laboratory-confirmed cases of salmonellosis during 2004–2012 from all surveillance centers. Therapeutic records of patients who were clinically suspected of having diseases were analyzed. Initially, cases with typhoid fever were investigated in the laboratory by means of Widal agglutination tests, while non-typhoidal diseases were determined based on culture technique. The annual incident of salmonellosis cases were 12.3, 23.0, 30.3, 19.4, 15.3, 18.0, 22.7, 18.5, and 18.1 per 100,000 population in 2006–2011 and 2012, respectively. The number of salmonellosis cases was high among less than 2-year-old females and 3-year-old males. In addition, one-fourth of patients (27.7%) were Qatari when compared to other nationalities. A significant difference in age was found between Qatari (6.08 ± 12.28 years) and non-Qatari (15.04 ± 19.56 years) patients. Of the reported cases, 79.8% included the onset date of the first symptoms. Contact phone numbers were available for 94% of the cases but addresses were available for only 50.4% of cases. The time difference between onset of symptoms and diagnosis was 5.4 ± 5.7 days. The most frequent serotype reported were type b (41.9%), type d (26.9%), and type c1 (12.2%). The present surveillance data showed a high incidence of salmonellosis in Qatar that poses a serious public health problem. Special intervention and health awareness programs are required for early screening, detection, and treatment as well as for strengthening the surveillance system of salmonellosis, with special emphasis on the laboratory study of cases.

© 2016 Farag, Garcell, Ganesan, Ahmed, Al-Hajri, Al Thani, Al-Marri, Ibrahim, Al-Romaihi, licensee HBKU Press.
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A retrospective epidemiological study on the incidence of salmonellosis in the State of Qatar during 2004–2012
Qatar Medical Journal 2016, 3 (2016); https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2016.3
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Keyword(s): food- and water-borne pathogen, incidence rates, Qatar and Salmonella surveillance

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