Alamanos Y, Maipa V, Levidiotou S, Gessouli E
Department of Hygiene, University of Ioannina, Greece.
Epidemiol Infect. 2000 Dec;125(3):499-503. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800004866.
An outbreak of gastro-enteritis occurred in a community of 2213 persons located near the city of Ioannina, in North-western Greece. Two hundreds and eighty-eight inhabitants of the village of Eleoussa, suffered from gastro-enteritis between 11 and 22 October. The peak of the epidemic occurred during the first 3 days (11-13 October). The highest risk of developing gastro-enteritis was observed in the age group 0-14 years (41.4%) and decreased significantly with age (P < 0.01). Patients over 65 years were more frequently hospitalized than those in other age groups (P < 0.05). Shigella sonnei was isolated from both, water samples and faeces of patients. Control measures were implemented on the second day of the outbreak. Environmental conditions suggest that contaminationof the water system occurred by groundwater.
在希腊西北部约阿尼纳市附近一个有2213人的社区爆发了肠胃炎疫情。埃莱奥萨村的288名居民在10月11日至22日期间患上了肠胃炎。疫情高峰出现在头3天（10月11日至13日）。0至14岁年龄组患肠胃炎的风险最高（41.4%），且随年龄显著降低（P<0.01）。65岁以上的患者比其他年龄组的患者更频繁地住院（P<0.05）。从患者的水样和粪便中均分离出宋内志贺菌。在疫情爆发的第二天实施了控制措施。环境状况表明，水系统受到了地下水的污染。
