Increased incidence of Campylobacter spp. infection and high rates among children, Israel

Miriam Weinberger*, Larisa Lerner, Lea Valinsky, Jacob Moran-Gilad, Israel Nissan, Vered Agmon, Chava Peretz

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Abstract

During 1999-2010, the annual incidence of Campylobacter spp. infection in Israel increased from 31.04 to 90.99 cases/100,000 population, a yearly increase of 10.24%. Children <2 years of age were disproportionally affected; incidence in this age group (356.12 cases/100,000 population) was >26-fold higher than for the 30-<50 age group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1828-1831
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume19
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2013

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