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Determine the incidence, symptom patterns, and population-level healthcare and socioeconomic burden of acute gastrointestinal illness.

April 30, 2010Epidemiology and InfectionOpen Access

Acute gastrointestinal illness in New Zealand: a community study

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SAS. B. ADLAMInstitute of Environmental Science and Research SPSarath D. PereraOpen University of Sri Lanka RLRob LakeInstitute of Environmental Science and Research

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Cross-sectional survey reveals substantial annual incidence and healthcare utilization from acute gastrointestinal illness in community residents, highlighting a significant societal disease burden.

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Determine the incidence, symptom patterns, and population-level healthcare and socioeconomic burden of acute gastrointestinal illness.
Representative cross-sectional community telephone survey conducted across New Zealand over a 12-month period (N=3,655).
Interviewers recorded self-reported episodes of vomiting and diarrhoea occurring in the previous 4 weeks.
At least one episode was reported by 8.6% of respondents, corresponding to an incidence of 1.11 episodes/person per year, with prevalence highest in children aged <5 years and lowest in adults aged >64 years.
Illness lasted a mean duration of 2.5 days, predominantly manifesting as diarrhoea (82.5%), stomach cramps (75.7%), nausea (56.9%), and vomiting (49.0%).
Adjusted projections identify approximately 4.66 million annual episodes nationwide, driving nearly 1 million physician visits, >300,000 antibiotic prescriptions, and >4.5 million lost workdays.

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ADLAM et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a713b975671bbf00bc2da05 https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268810000932

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Cross-sectional survey reveals substantial annual incidence and healthcare utilization from acute gastrointestinal illness in community residents, highlighting a significant societal disease burden.

Acute gastrointestinal illness in New Zealand: a community study

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Acute gastrointestinal illness in New Zealand: a community study

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