Ashbolt Rosie H, Coleman David J, Misrachi Avner, Conti Joe M, Kirk Martyn D
Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2003;27(2):244-9. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2003.27.46.
Cryptosporidiosis is a common gastrointestinal illness that is transmitted from infected persons, animals, or contaminated water or food. This article reports on an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with an animal nursery at an agricultural show held in northern Tasmania during October 2001. Eighty-one per cent of cases (38/47) notified to the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services over a 35 day period were interviewed to determine potential sources of infection. Eighty-one per cent of interviewed cases (29/36) reported that they had attended the agricultural show, and 75 per cent (27/36) reported contact with animals in the animal nursery. Cases occurring more than one incubation period after the agricultural show were significantly more likely to have had contact with someone else with diarrhoea (p<0.01). This is the first reported outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with an animal nursery in Australia. The outbreak demonstrates the importance of infection control policies and hygiene measures in the animal nursery setting.
隐孢子虫病是一种常见的胃肠道疾病，可通过感染者、动物或受污染的水或食物传播。本文报道了2001年10月在塔斯马尼亚岛北部举办的一场农业展览会上，与一个动物保育室相关的隐孢子虫病暴发事件。在35天内通报给塔斯马尼亚卫生与公众服务部的病例中，81%（38/47）的病例接受了访谈，以确定潜在的感染源。81%接受访谈的病例（29/36）报告称他们参观了农业展览会，75%（27/36）报告称在动物保育室接触过动物。在农业展览会之后超过一个潜伏期出现的病例，与其他腹泻患者接触的可能性显著更高（p<0.01）。这是澳大利亚首次报告的与动物保育室相关的隐孢子虫病暴发事件。此次暴发表明了动物保育室环境中感染控制政策和卫生措施的重要性。
