An ecological study of the spatiotemporal dynamics and drivers of domestically acquired campylobacteriosis in Ireland, 2011–2018
Martin Boudou, Coilín ÓhAiseadha, Patricia Garvey, Jean O’Dwyer, Paul Hynds, Csaba Varga, Csaba Varga, Csaba Varga · 2023
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Martin Boudou and co-authors map campylobacteriosis, a gut infection mostly caught from food, across Ireland over eight years. The country logs about 3,000 cases a year, among the highest rates in Europe, and officials expect climate change to push the count higher. Working with 20,391 cases recorded from 2011 to 2018, the team used seasonal breakdowns, clustering tools, and space-time scans to find where and when the illness strikes.
Cases in children under five leaned rural, while cases in the broad middle age band leaned urban. The illness peaked in the Irish summer, most strongly in western counties, and hotspots clustered in cities and the south of the island. The authors tie the pattern to local habits, weather, and diets that shift from place to place. They argue health agencies should aim surveillance and prevention at the places and seasons where risk concentrates, rather than spreading effort evenly.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Martin Boudou, Coilín ÓhAiseadha, Patricia Garvey, Jean O’Dwyer, Paul Hynds, Csaba Varga, Csaba Varga, Csaba Varga |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 90 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |