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SALMONELLOSIS, SUMMER CAMP - ROMANIA (CONSTANTA) (02)
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Date: Thu 12 Jul 2007
Source: GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Network) [edited]
The recent outbreak in Constanta belies the fact that Romania has
consistently reported the lowest rates of salmonellosis in this
region of Europe for at least 20 years. See graph at
<http://exhibit.gideononline.com/Salmonella-Romania.jpg>.
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Communicated by:
Dr. Steve Berger
Geographic Medicine
Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel
<mberger@post.tau.ac.il>
[ProMED-mail thanks Dr. Berger for his continuing contributions. - Mod.LL]
[The devil's advocate in this moderator wonders whether this low rate
of reported salmonellosis cases is a true low rate of salmonellosis,
or if it reflects a low rate of reporting of salmonellosis. - Mod.MPP]
[see also:
Salmonellosis, summer camp - Romania (Constanta) 20070711.2218
Salmonellosis, poultry workers - Ukraine (Cherkassy) 20070706.2147
Salmonellosis, workers - Russia (Moscow) 20070625.2049
Salmonellosis, banquet - Russia (Krasnoyarsk) 20070306.0800
2004
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Salmonellosis, foodborne - Russia (W. Siberia): RFI 20040803.2114
2003
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Salmonellosis, foodborne - Serbia (Belgrade) 20031216.3071
Salmonellosis, hospital - Slovakia (Bratislava) 20031210.3033
2000
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Salmonellosis - Belarus (Gomel) 20000516.0766
1999
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Gastrointestinal infections, outbreaks - Russia 19990225.0258
1998
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Salmonellosis - Lithuania 19980805.1501
1997
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Salmonellosis - Russia (Far East) 19970418.0821
1995
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Salmonellosis - Russia 19951019.0959]
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