Timeliness of surveillance during outbreak of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection, Germany, 2011

Mathias Altmann; Anke Spode; Doris Altmann; Maria Wadl; Justus Benzler; Tim Eckmanns; Gerard Krause; Matthias An der Heiden

doi:10.3201/eid1710.111027

Timeliness of surveillance during outbreak of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection, Germany, 2011

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1906-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1710.111027.

Authors

Mathias Altmann¹, Anke Spode, Doris Altmann, Maria Wadl, Justus Benzler, Tim Eckmanns, Gerard Krause, Matthias An der Heiden

Affiliation

¹ Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany. [email protected]

Abstract

In the context of a large outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 in Germany, we quantified the timeliness of the German surveillance system for hemolytic uremic syndrome and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli notifiable diseases during 2003-2011. Although reporting occurred faster than required by law, potential for improvement exists at all levels of the information chain.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Disease Notification
Disease Outbreaks*
Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis
Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
Germany / epidemiology
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / diagnosis
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / epidemiology*
Humans
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / isolation & purification*
Time Factors