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CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS - IRELAND: BACKGROUND
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Date: Fri 13 Apr 2007
From: Steve Berger <mberger@post.tau.ac.il>
Source: Gideon <http://www.GideonOnline.com>
Background data:
Rates of Cryptosporiosis in Ireland and adjacent
countries have been similar since the 1980's. See
graph at:
<http://exhibit.gideononline.com/Cry=ptosporid-Ireland.jpg>
(U.S. rates added for comparison).
Cryptosporidiosis became a notifiable disease in
Ireland in January 2004, with 61 percent of cases
having been reported during April to June
[?2004]. A total of 5 outbreaks (25 outbreak
cases) was reported in 2004. A total of 6
outbreaks (49 outbreak cases) was reported in 2005.
Prevalence surveys:
4 percent of gastroenteritis among children.
4 percent of diarrhea requiring hospitalization among Dublin Children 1987.
149 cases were reported among children below age 2 years in 2002; 106 in 2003.
64 patients were hospitalized for
cryptosporidiosis in 1999; 57 in 2000; 65 in
2001; 53 in 2002. 70 cases (18 per 100 000) were
reported by the South-Eastern Health Board in
2001. 66 cases (19 per 100 000) were reported by
the Western Health Board in 2001.
Infected local shellfish species:
_Mytilus edulis_ (Common mussel) in the Sligo Area
_Dreissena polymorpha_ (Zebra mussel) in the Shannon River drainage area.
Notable outbreaks:
2002 - Outbreaks (3 outbreaks, 65 cases) were
reported, including a water-borne outbreak (more
than 32 cases) in the Midland region.
2005 - An outbreak (31 cases) in the western
region was associated with contaminated water.
2007 - An outbreak (125 cases) was reported in Galway.
Northern Ireland:
Notable outbreaks:
2000 - An outbreak (121 confirmed cases) was
reported - with most cases in the County Antrim
and County Down towns of Lisburn and Bangor.
2001 - An outbreak (230 confirmed cases) was
reported in Belfast - source unknown.
2001 - An outbreak (57 cases) was reported in Ulster - source unknown.
2001 - An outbreak (110 cases) was reported in
Eastern Health Board - ascribed to contamination
of water from the Dunmore treatment facility.
2003 - An outbreak (391 cases) was reported among
British tourists at a hotel in Majorca - 179 from
England and Wales, 170 from Scotland and 42 from Northern Ireland.
2004 - An outbreak (14 cases) was reported in the
Midland Health Board - ascribed to a contaminated water supply.
--
Steve Berger
Geographic Medicine
Tel Aviv Medical Center
Israel
<mberger@post.tau.ac.il>
[see also:
Cryptosporidiosis - Ireland (Galway) 20070409.1194
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2002
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Cryptosporidiosis, water supply - Ireland 20020508.4131
2001
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Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Northern Ireland) (02) 20010504.0862
Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Northern Ireland) 20010421.0780
2000
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Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Northern Ireland) (02) 20000904.1508]
Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Northern Ireland) 20000524.0823
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