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Schoeps A, Röbl K, Walter N, Neute A, Walter B, Freudenau I, Jurke A, Klier C, Heinmüller P, Saeed S, Metz J, Wilking H, Zanger P. Increased number of cryptosporidiosis cases with travel history to Croatia might be related to swimming pools, Germany, 2023. Euro Surveill 2024; 29:2300699. [PMID: 38179624 PMCID: PMC10905659 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2024.29.1.2300699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
Abstract
In August and September 2023, an unusually high number of cryptosporidiosis cases identified by routine German surveillance had travelled to Croatia (n = 23). Nine cases had stayed in the same camping resort and seven further cases had stayed at other camping sites within 15 km. Based on our standardised questionnaires, the most likely source of infection was swimming pools (93%). Further environmental investigations on site might reveal potential common sources of contamination that could be targeted by control measures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anja Schoeps
- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
- Federal State Agency for Consumer and Health Protection Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz, Germany
| | - Klara Röbl
- These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
- Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Germany
| | - Nicole Walter
- District Public Health Authority Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Ludwigshafen, Germany
| | - Andrea Neute
- Landesamt für Arbeitsschutz, Verbraucherschutz und Gesundheit (LAVG), Potsdam, Germany
| | - Bernadette Walter
- Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Germany
- Department for Health Protection, Infection Control and Epidemiology, State Health Office, Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Integration Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany
| | - Inga Freudenau
- Landeszentrum Gesundheit Nordrhein-Westfalen, Fachgruppe Infektionsepidemiologie, Bochum, Germany
| | - Annette Jurke
- Landeszentrum Gesundheit Nordrhein-Westfalen, Fachgruppe Infektionsepidemiologie, Bochum, Germany
| | - Christiane Klier
- Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt, Abt. 2: Infektionsepidemiologie, Hannover, Germany
| | - Petra Heinmüller
- Hessisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Pflege (HLfGP), Abteilung 2 Gesundheits- und Infektionsschutz, Dillenburg, Germany
| | - Syamend Saeed
- Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Germany
- Hessisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Pflege (HLfGP), Abteilung 2 Gesundheits- und Infektionsschutz, Dillenburg, Germany
| | - Jasmin Metz
- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, München, Germany
- Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Germany
| | - Hendrik Wilking
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Germany
| | - Philipp Zanger
- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Federal State Agency for Consumer and Health Protection Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz, Germany
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