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ArticleBMJ open2022

Reactive arthritis incidence in a community cohort following a large waterborne campylobacteriosis outbreak in Havelock North, New Zealand.

Tiffany A Walker, Rebecca Grainger, Terence Quirke, Rebekah Roos, Jill Sherwood, Graham Mackereth, Tomasz Kiedrzynski, Rachel Eyre, Shevaun Paine, Tim Wood and 3 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Tiffany A WalkerInstitute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand twalk25@emory.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9602-3754
Rebecca GraingerDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, The New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-9201-8678
Terence QuirkeInstitute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand.
Rebekah RoosInstitute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand.
Jill SherwoodInstitute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand.
Graham MackerethInstitute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand.
Tomasz KiedrzynskiMinistry of Health, Wellington, The New Zealand.
Rachel EyreHawke's Bay District Health Board, Napier, The New Zealand.
Shevaun PaineInstitute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand.
Tim WoodInstitute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand.
Anita JagroopSchool of Health and Sport Science, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, The New Zealand.
Michael G BakerDepartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, The New Zealand.
Nicholas JonesHawke's Bay District Health Board, Napier, The New Zealand.
New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science · NZHawke's Bay Hospital · NZUniversity of Otago · NZEastern Institute of Technology · NZMinistry of Health · NZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesIn August 2016, Campylobacter spp contaminated an untreated reticulated water supply resulting in a large-scale gastroenteritis outbreak affecting an estimated 8320 people. We aimed to determine the incidence of probable reactive arthritis (ReA) cases in individuals with culture-confirmed campylobacteriosis (CC), self-reported probable campylobacteriosis (PC) and those reporting no diarrhoea (ND).

designWe conducted a retrospective cohort study to identify incidence of probable ReA cases. We identified cases with new ReA symptoms using an adapted acute ReA (AReA) telephone questionnaire. Those reporting ≥1 symptom underwent a telephone interview with the study rheumatologist. Probable ReA was defined as spontaneous onset of pain suggestive of inflammatory arthritis in ≥1 previously asymptomatic joint for ≥3 days occurring ≤12 weeks after outbreak onset.

settingPopulation-based epidemiological study in Havelock North, New Zealand.

participantsWe enrolled notified CC cases with gastroenteritis symptom onsets 5 August 2016-6 September 2016 and conducted a telephone survey of households supplied by the contaminated water source to enrol PC and ND cases.

resultsOne hundred and six (47.3%) CC, 47 (32.6%) PC and 113 (34.3%) ND cases completed the AReA telephone questionnaire. Of those reporting ≥1 new ReA symptom, 45 (75.0%) CC, 13 (68.4%) PC and 14 (82.4%) ND cases completed the rheumatologist telephone interview. Nineteen CC, 4 PC and 2 ND cases developed probable ReA, resulting in minimum incidences of 8.5%, 2.8% and 0.6% and maximum incidences of 23.9%, 12.4% and 2.15%. DISCUSSION: We describe high probable ReA incidences among gastroenteritis case types during a very large Campylobacter gastroenteritis outbreak using a resource-efficient method that is feasible to employ in future outbreaks.

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Arthritis, ReactiveCampylobacter InfectionsGastroenteritisIntraabdominal InfectionsCohort StudiesDisease OutbreaksHumansIncidenceNew ZealandRetrospective Studiesepidemiologygastrointestinal infectionsrheumatology

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PMID35667727
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