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To estimate underreporting multipliers that link official surveillance data to actual community incidence rates for salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, and Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections.

October 1, 2008SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Estimating Community Incidence ofSalmonella, Campylobacter, and Shiga Toxin–producingEscherichia coliInfections, Australia

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GHGillian HallAustralian National University KYKeflemariam YohannesUppsala University JRJane RaupachDepartment of Health and Aged Care

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Epidemiological modeling reveals high community incidence of bacterial gastroenteritis in the general population, highlighting significant underreporting in routine surveillance.

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To estimate underreporting multipliers that link official surveillance data to actual community incidence rates for salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, and Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections.
Analyzed community gastroenteritis survey data and health records to establish component probabilities for seeking medical care, submitting stool tests, diagnostic test sensitivity, and public health reporting across severe and mild cases.
Applied simulation techniques using disease-severity pathogen classifications to calculate reporting multipliers and construct 95% credible intervals (CrIs).
Calculated surveillance multipliers of 7 (95% CrI 4–16) for salmonellosis, 10 (95% CrI 7–22) for campylobacteriosis, and 8 (95% CrI 3–75) for STEC.
Estimated annual community incidence rates per 100,000 population at 262 (95% CrI 150–624) for Salmonella, 1,184 (95% CrI 756–2,670) for Campylobacter, and 23 (95% CrI 13–54) for STEC.

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Hall et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db1e053d9adb00e768446f https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1410.071042

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Epidemiological modeling reveals high community incidence of bacterial gastroenteritis in the general population, highlighting significant underreporting in routine surveillance.

Estimating Community Incidence ofSalmonella, Campylobacter, and Shiga Toxin–producingEscherichia coliInfections, Australia

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Estimating Community Incidence ofSalmonella, Campylobacter, and Shiga Toxin–producingEscherichia coliInfections, Australia

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