Abstract
Since 2005, Campylobacteriosis become the most important gastrointestinal infectious disease in Europe. The disease affects especially infants under 4 years of age, causing primarily gastroenteric symptoms but also responsible of different extra intestinal pathologies. The most frequent way of infection is considered to be related to contaminated poultry meat consumption. Prevention relies on general hygienic measures. Of outmost importance is the reduction of bacterial burden in raw meat. The achievement of such objective should ensure a radical decrease of clinical forms, thus representing a sustainable prevention strategy.
Highlights
Since 2005, Campylobacteriosis become the most important gastrointestinal infectious disease in Europe
According to the European Center for Disease Prevention & Control (ECDC) surveillance report 2011 based on data from the European Surveillance System (TESSy), Campylobacteriosis in Europe accounted for 178,000 cases in 2006 and 202,000 cases (53.07 per 100,000) in 2009
Active surveillance through the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) indicates that about 14 cases are diagnosed each year for each 100,000 persons in the population (6.033 notified cases in 2009)
Summary
Since 2005, Campylobacteriosis become the most important gastrointestinal infectious disease in Europe. According to the European Center for Disease Prevention & Control (ECDC) surveillance report 2011 based on data from the European Surveillance System (TESSy), Campylobacteriosis in Europe accounted for 178,000 cases in 2006 and 202,000 cases (53.07 per 100,000) in 2009. Many more cases go undiagnosed or unreported to public health authorities, and Campylobacteriosis is estimated to affect over 1.3 million persons every year [3].
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