STUDY OF SALMONELLA SITUATION AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ABOU EL-NOMROS AREA,GIZA, EGYPT.
Alaa Hammad Ali Abou-Zeid;
Abstract
Salmonella form a big family of bacteria that may contain more than
2200 serovars. It comes as the most important single agent for food-borne infections responsible for most of food-borne outbreaks.
It was found that school children are the most affected age by typhoid fever in developing countries. Seasonal variation of salmonella is well known as the highest incidence is during the hot dry months. Giza Governorate represents one of the areas with high incidence rate for typhoid fever, which was 15.2/100,000 in 1996.
A multi-round cross sectional survey study was conducted in Abou
El-Nomros area where a stratified systematic random sample representing
25% of primary school students enrolled in 3 schools were selected.
Students representing the five primary school grades were assigned - m each session- using systematic random technique. Each student participated in 3 sessions where 1 urine & 1 stool samples were collected I session . The same survey was repeated over the 4-calendar seasons.
Along this study period, 5342 urine and stool samples were collected from students, 233 urine and stool samples from school food-handlers and
139 food & water samples.
In a nested case-control study, the investigator filled a form for 33 salmonella-infected students and 99 salmonella-free. Another form was
2200 serovars. It comes as the most important single agent for food-borne infections responsible for most of food-borne outbreaks.
It was found that school children are the most affected age by typhoid fever in developing countries. Seasonal variation of salmonella is well known as the highest incidence is during the hot dry months. Giza Governorate represents one of the areas with high incidence rate for typhoid fever, which was 15.2/100,000 in 1996.
A multi-round cross sectional survey study was conducted in Abou
El-Nomros area where a stratified systematic random sample representing
25% of primary school students enrolled in 3 schools were selected.
Students representing the five primary school grades were assigned - m each session- using systematic random technique. Each student participated in 3 sessions where 1 urine & 1 stool samples were collected I session . The same survey was repeated over the 4-calendar seasons.
Along this study period, 5342 urine and stool samples were collected from students, 233 urine and stool samples from school food-handlers and
139 food & water samples.
In a nested case-control study, the investigator filled a form for 33 salmonella-infected students and 99 salmonella-free. Another form was
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| Title | STUDY OF SALMONELLA SITUATION AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ABOU EL-NOMROS AREA,GIZA, EGYPT. | Other Titles | دراسة موقف السالمونيلا بين تلاميذ المدارس فى منطقة ابى النمرس الجيزة مصر | Authors | Alaa Hammad Ali Abou-Zeid | Issue Date | 2001 |
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