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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2014

The association between campylobacteriosis, agriculture and drinking water: a case-case study in a region of British Columbia, Canada, 2005-2009.

E Galanis, S Mak, M Otterstatter, M Taylor, M Zubel, T K Takaro, M Kuo, P Michel

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Global Epidemiology of Campylobacter Infection.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

E GalanisBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control,Vancouver, BC,Canada.
S MakBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control,Vancouver, BC,Canada.
M OtterstatterBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control,Vancouver, BC,Canada.
M TaylorBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control,Vancouver, BC,Canada.
M ZubelFraser Health Authority,Canada.
T K TakaroSimon Fraser University,Canada.
M KuoBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control,Vancouver, BC,Canada.
P MichelPublic Health Agency of Canada,Canada.
BC Centre for Disease Control · CAFraser Health · CAPublic Health Agency of Canada · CASimon Fraser University · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We studied the association between drinking water, agriculture and sporadic human campylobacteriosis in one region of British Columbia (BC), Canada. We compared 2992 cases of campylobacteriosis to 4816 cases of other reportable enteric diseases in 2005-2009 using multivariate regression. Cases were geocoded and assigned drinking water source, rural/urban environment and socioeconomic status (SES) according to the location of their residence using geographical information systems analysis methods. The odds of campylobacteriosis compared to enteric disease controls were higher for individuals serviced by private wells than municipal surface water systems (odds ratio 1·4, 95% confidence interval 1·1-1·8). In rural settings, the odds of campylobacteriosis were higher in November (P = 0·014). The odds of campylobacteriosis were higher in individuals aged ⩾15 years, especially in those with higher SES. In this region of BC, campylobacteriosis risk, compared to other enteric diseases, seems to be mediated by vulnerable drinking water sources and rural factors. Consideration should be given to further support well-water users and to further study the microbiological impact of agriculture on water.

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Drinking WaterSocial ClassAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgricultureAmebiasisBritish ColumbiaCampylobacter InfectionsCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolCryptosporidiosisCyclosporiasisDysentery, BacillaryDrinking Water

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PMID24892423
PMCPMC9151248
OpenAlexW2107349610

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