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Time trends of positivity rates from foodborne pathogen testing in Switzerland, 2003 to 2012

Author(s) -

Philipp Justus Bless,

Claudia Schmutz,

Kathrin Sartori,

Daniel Mäusezahl

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2017.14569

Subject(s) - campylobacteriosis , campylobacter , medicine , salmonella , population , veterinary medicine , campylobacter jejuni , epidemiology , environmental health , demography , biology , genetics , sociology , bacteria

Both positivity rates and notification rates showed increasing trends for Campylobacter and decreasing trends for Salmonella, suggesting that these trends reflect changes in disease epidemiology at population level. The continuous assessment of positivity rates remains important to appropriately interpret changes observed in the notification system especially considering the increasing use of multiplex polymerase chain reaction test panels where multiple pathogens are tested simultaneously.

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