Telephone Survey of Infectious Intestinal Disease in the Republic of Ireland


Autoria(s): safefood
Cobertura

Republic of Ireland

Data(s)

01/05/2013

Resumo

Infectious intestinal disease is a disease of the digestive system caused by infectious agents. Most infectious intestinal disease (IID) is self-limiting, requiring no clinical intervention, but it causes a substantial burden to the population through healthcare usage and absenteeism. Understanding the magnitude, distribution and demographic factors associated with IID is key to its mitigation. The cases and outbreaks of human disease detected via surveillance represent but a small proportion of the true burden of disease in the population, and special studies are needed periodically in order to be able to extrapolate true population experience from what is reported via surveillance. One way to identify the true extent of IID is to estimate illness in the community, and not just at the point where the individual has made contact with the health services.

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.14655/105129-540128

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

safefood

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Infectious intestinal disease
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/report