This week, ProMED summerized recent reports of Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fever and Hemorrhagic Fever in Latin America. Reporting statistics on Arenavirus diseases in this group suggest that rates for three of these conditions have been similar since 2000 [1,2] The following chart comparing clinical features among the South American Arenavirus diseases was generated using a teaching [...]
Although Campylobacter has replaced Salmonella as the most commonly reported agent of diarrhea in Finland, salmonellosis rates remain higher than those reported by other Scandinavian countries. [1,2] See graphs [3] References: 1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of Finland, 2012. 420 pages, 127 graphs, 1558 references. Gideon e-books, http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-finland/ 2. Berger SA. Salmonellosis: Global Status, 2012. [...]
The following background data on salmonellosis in Italy are abstracted from Gideon www.GideonOnline.com and the Gideon e-book series. [1,2] Since 1990, decreasing rates of salmonellosis in Italy have been paralleled by a relative decrease in cases caused by Salmonella enteritidis – see graph [3] The number of salmonellosis outbreaks has also declined, from a high [...]
Among the major English-speaking countries, New Zealand reports the highest incidence of listeriosis per 100,000 population – approximately twice the rate reported in Australia – see graph [1-3]: http://www.gideononline.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/Listeriosis-NZ.png Gideon www.GideonOnline.com records five outbreaks of listeriosis in New Zealand during 1969 to 2000, including: 1980 – An outbreak (22 cases, 5 fetal deaths) of perinatal [...]