C-EnterNet Short Report 2008

 

Table of Contents

• Introduction





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• Human Case Summary
• Retail Component
• Agriculture Component
• Water Component

Introduction

C-EnterNet is a multi-partner, integrated surveillance initiative facilitated by the Public Health Agency of Canada. C-EnterNet is based on a sentinel surveillance model to collect information on both cases of infectious gastrointestinal illness and sources of exposure within defined communities - an approach that would not be possible on a broader scale. C-EnterNet’s innovative approach studies the interface between animals, humans and their ecosystems to provide knowledge that will inform the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

C-EnterNet’s pilot sentinel site – the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario – is a community of approximately 506,000 residents, has a mix of both urban and rural areas and demonstrates innovation in public health and water conservation and treatment. Within this site, active surveillance of enteric pathogens is performed in water, food and on farms, and enhanced human disease surveillance is performed in collaboration with public health partners. Four additional sites are planned to better estimate the burden of enteric disease in Canada in future years.

C-EnterNet’s primary objectives are to detect changes in trends in human enteric disease and in levels of pathogen exposure from food, animal and water sources in a defined population; and to strengthen source attribution efforts in Canada. Note that C-EnterNet data need to be considered in the context of the pilot nature of this program. This report provides a summary of data from a pilot sentinel site and three sampling years, thus major conclusions cannot yet be extrapolated nationally.

As in the previous sampling year, C-EnterNet is releasing a short report of preliminary findings. The purpose of this report is to present the main findings from the 2008 surveillance year in Sentinel Site 1 in a timely manner. This report will be followed by a long report, which will include more extensive analyses of temporal trends and subtyping information for an integrated perspective on enteric disease.

For further information about the C-EnterNet program or sampling methodologies, please refer to our website (http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/c-enternet/index-eng.php).

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