Trends in the Epidemiology of Non-Typhoidal Salmonellosis in Israel between 2010 and 2021

Ravit Bassal, Maya Davidovich-Cohen, Eugenia Yakunin, Assaf Rokney, Shifra Ken-Dror, Merav Strauss, Tamar Wolf, Orli Sagi, Sharon Amit, Jacob Moran-Gilad, Orit Treygerman, Racheli Karyo, Lital Keinan-Boker, Dani Cohen

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Abstract

Non-typhoidal salmonellosis (NTS) is one of the most common foodborne diseases worldwide. In this study, we aimed to analyze trends in the epidemiology of NTS in the last decade in Israel. Laboratory-confirmed cases of NTS at eight sentinel laboratories were reported to the Israel Sentinel Laboratory-Based Surveillance Network, integrated with the serotype identification performed at the Salmonella National Reference Laboratory of the Ministry of Health. The decrease in NTS incidence since 1999 continued between 2010 and 2014 (16.1 per 100,000 in 2014) and was interrupted by a rise between 2015 and 2017 (39.1 per 100,000 in 2017) associated with outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis. The incidence of NTS dropped again thereafter (21.4 per 100,000 in 2021). The 0–4 age group was the most affected by NTS (55.5% of the cases) throughout the surveillance period. The age-adjusted incidence rates were consistently high in the summer months (June-September) and low in the winter months (December–February). The overall decrease in the incidence of NTS in Israel since 1999 was temporarily interrupted in the last decade by country-wide outbreaks involving emerging or re-emerging Salmonella serotypes. Control measures should be enhanced for all risk points of food chain transmission of Salmonella spp. to further reduce the NTS morbidity in Israel.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5626
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume20
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Apr 2023

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Keywords

  • Israel
  • epidemiology
  • incidence rate
  • salmonellosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pollution
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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