Legionnaires' disease: overview of the situation concerning notification in Wallonia (Belgium) in 2012, a retrospective descriptive study based on a capture-recapture method
| Autor: | Filomena Valente Soares, Stéphanie Jacquinet, Olivier Denis, Carole Schirvel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Estimation
medicine.medical_specialty Surveillance biology Legionnaires' disease Legionella business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Public health Research Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Health services research Disease biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Santé publique Mark and recapture Belgium Environmental health Medicine business Legionnaires’ disease |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Public Health Archives of public health, 73 (1 |
| ISSN: | 0778-7367 |
| Popis: | Background: Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia, and although public health medical inspectors must be notified, it is often under-reported. The objectives of this study were to determine the completeness rate of notification of Legionnaires' disease and to estimate the incidence of this disease in Wallonia, the southern part of Belgium, in 2012.Method: This retrospective, transversal descriptive study was based on a capture-recapture method using two sources. An estimation of the total number of Legionnaires' disease cases was calculated using Chapman and Seber's estimators for small numbers, thereby allowing us to estimate the real incidence of this disease in Wallonia as well as the completeness rate of notification.Results: The total number of estimatedLegionellacases for 2012 was 45 (IC 95%:41-48) and the completeness rate was 65% (IC 95%:61-70%). The estimated incidence of Legionnaires' disease in Wallonia was 1.27/100,000 inhabitants.Conclusions: The notification rate ofLegionellamust be improved in Wallonia. Doctors should be made aware of the importance of diagnosing and reporting Legionnaires' disease. SCOPUS: ar.j info:eu-repo/semantics/published |
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