Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42245624›Full record

ArticlePublic health weekly report2026

Surveillance and Epidemiological Characteristics of Enterohemorrhagic

Dong-Hwi Kim, Soon-Young Seo, Ji-Hye Hwang, Da Seul Kim, Se Jeong Yang, Hyungmin Lee

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Public health weekly report, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Dong-Hwi KimDivision of Infectious Disease Control, Department of Infectious Disease Policy, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3181-0917
Soon-Young SeoDivision of Infectious Disease Control, Department of Infectious Disease Policy, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4881-4890
Ji-Hye HwangDivision of Infectious Disease Control, Department of Infectious Disease Policy, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5919-352X
Da Seul KimDivision of Infectious Disease Control, Department of Infectious Disease Policy, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-9833
Se Jeong YangDivision of Infectious Disease Control, Department of Infectious Disease Policy, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8656-3579
Hyungmin LeeDivision of Infectious Disease Control, Department of Infectious Disease Policy, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3478-3704

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of Enterohemorrhagic Methods: We analyzed the incidence trends, age distribution, geographic regions, dietary risk factors, complications, and serotypes of EHEC infections. The study compared data from 2024 with the average of the previous five years (2019-2023), utilizing case reports and epidemiological investigation forms of 1,282 patients reported to the Integrated Disease Control System between 2019 and 2024. Results: In 2024, 274 cases were reported, representing a 35.9% increase compared to the average of the previous five years. While outbreaks typically concentrated between June and August, the 2024 occurrence period extended through October. Incidence was primarily concentrated in children under 10 years (42.3%) and adults aged 70 and older (17.9%). Notably, among those who consumed beef, the proportion of raw beef consumption increased approximately 3.5-fold compared to the previous five-year average. Furthermore, a shift toward sporadic, individual cases rather than large-scale clusters was clearly observed. Conclusions: To ensure effective management of EHEC infections, it is crucial to strengthen public awareness regarding thorough cooking and personal hygiene. Furthermore, to identify the infection sources of sporadic cases, a surveillance and investigation system based on whole-genome sequencing should be implemented to pinpoint common risk factors.

Indexed as

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coliEnterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infectionHemolytic uremic syndromeWaterborne diseases

Identifiers

PMID42245624
PMCPMC13232398

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.