Shams Sherin, Alyafei Thoraya, Nafady-Hego Hanaa, Elmagboul Emad Bashier Ibrahim, Malik Aimon B, Thomas Anil G, Saleem Samah, Bhutta Zain, Jabeen Atika, Almaslamani Muna, Alkhal Abdullatif, Azad Aftab M, Abou-Samra Abdul-Badi, Butt Adeel A
Corporate Quality and Patient Safety Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
IJID Reg. 2024 Nov 15;14:100493. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100493. eCollection 2025 Mar.
Mass gathering events may facilitate the transmission of foodborne diseases. We determined the presentations and causative organisms of gastrointestinal illness among the attendees of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association Football World Cup 2022 (FIFA 2022).
The study was conducted at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar, which served as the national reference laboratory for all microbiology testing. We retrieved all stool testing data from the attendees of FIFA 2022 from October 1 to December 31, 2022. Stool microscopy for ova and parasite and cultures were performed on all samples. Polymerase chain reaction testing was performed for cases of suspected foodborne outbreaks or when a rapid result was required for public health response.
Among 2179 samples tested, one or more organisms were identified in 424 cases. The most common reasons for testing were acute diarrhea/gastroenteritis (51.4%), abdominal pain (11.5%), screening/surveillance of contacts (10.6%), and fever (7.6%). Bacteria were identified in 92.5% 40%, 25.7%, and 8.8%), viruses in 7.8%, and parasites in 2.8% of the samples.
The number of individuals who underwent stool testing during the FIFA 2022 was low. The yield of stool testing was higher for those with acute diarrhea/gastroenteritis and fever but not for those with abdominal pain or for surveillance/screening.
大型聚集活动可能会促进食源性疾病的传播。我们确定了2022年国际足联世界杯（FIFA 2022）参会者中胃肠道疾病的表现及致病生物。
该研究在卡塔尔的哈马德医疗公司进行，该公司是所有微生物检测的国家参考实验室。我们检索了2022年10月1日至12月31日期间FIFA 2022参会者的所有粪便检测数据。对所有样本进行了粪便虫卵和寄生虫显微镜检查及培养。对于疑似食源性疾病暴发的病例或需要快速结果以应对公共卫生事件的情况，进行了聚合酶链反应检测。
在2179份检测样本中，424例检测出一种或多种生物。检测的最常见原因是急性腹泻/肠胃炎（51.4%）、腹痛（11.5%）、接触者筛查/监测（10.6%）和发热（7.6%）。样本中92.5%检测出细菌（40%、25.7%和8.8%），7.8%检测出病毒，2.8%检测出寄生虫。
2022年国际足联世界杯期间接受粪便检测的人数较少。急性腹泻/肠胃炎和发热患者的粪便检测阳性率较高，但腹痛患者或监测/筛查患者的阳性率不高。
