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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Kassiani Mellou, Maria Kyritsi, Anthi Chrysostomou, Theologia Sideroglou, Theano Georgakopoulou, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kassiani MellouNational Public Health Organisation (EODY), 15123 Athens, Greece. k.mellou@keelpno.gr.
Maria KyritsiRegional Public Health Laboratory (PEDY) of Thessaly, 41221 Thessaly, Greece. mkiritsi@med.uth.gr.ORCID 0000-0002-4689-4623
Anthi ChrysostomouNational Public Health Organisation (EODY), 15123 Athens, Greece. a.chrysostomou@keelpno.gr.
Theologia SideroglouNational Public Health Organisation (EODY), 15123 Athens, Greece. t.sideroglou@keelpno.gr.
Theano GeorgakopoulouNational Public Health Organisation (EODY), 15123 Athens, Greece. t.georgakopoulou@keelpno.gr.
Christos HadjichristodoulouRegional Public Health Laboratory (PEDY) of Thessaly, 41221 Thessaly, Greece. xhatzi@med.uth.gr.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFood safety is a major public health consideration during athletic events. On 27 June 2019, the Hellenic National Public Health Organization was notified of a cluster of gastroenteritis cases among athletes of four of the 47 teams participating at the Panhellenic Handball Championship for children.

methodsA retrospective cohort study among the members of the four teams was performed. The local public health authority visited the restaurants where common meals took place, amassed information on the preparation of meals, and collected samples of leftovers. Stool samples were tested for

resultsConsumption of minced beef had a statistically significant association with disease occurrence [RR:8.29 (95%CI 1,31-52,7)]. Samples of meat were found positive for

conclusionSpecific standards should be kept to prevent outbreaks during athletic events. This was the first time that a foodborne outbreak due to

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PMID31627449
PMCPMC6843328

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