Evaluating the Timeliness of Enteric Disease Surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, 2012-13
Timely surveillance of enteric diseases is necessary to identify and control cases and outbreaks. Our objective was to evaluate the timeliness of enteric disease surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, compare these results to other settings, and recommend improvements. In 2012 and 2013, informati...
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| author | Eleni Galanis Marsha Taylor Kamila Romanowski Olga Bitzikos Jennifer Jeyes Craig Nowakowski Jason Stone Michelle Murti Ana Paccagnella Sara Forsting Sophie Li Linda Hoang |
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| description | Timely surveillance of enteric diseases is necessary to identify and control cases and outbreaks. Our objective was to evaluate the timeliness of enteric disease surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, compare these results to other settings, and recommend improvements. In 2012 and 2013, information was collected from case report forms and laboratory information systems on 2615 Salmonella, shigatoxin-producing E. coli, Shigella, and Listeria infections. Twelve date variables representing the surveillance process from onset of symptoms to case interview and final laboratory results were collected, and intervals were measured. The median time from onset of symptoms to reporting subtyping results to BC epidemiologists was 26–36 days and from onset of symptoms to case interview was 12–14 days. Our findings were comparable to the international literature except for a longer time (up to 29 day difference) to reporting of PFGE results to epidemiologists in BC. Such a delay may impact our ability to identify and solve outbreaks. Several process and system changes were implemented which should improve the timeliness of enteric disease surveillance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea572ad15aaf4f69a6952d326f15b3fa2025-02-03T05:52:49ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95321918-14932017-01-01201710.1155/2017/98541039854103Evaluating the Timeliness of Enteric Disease Surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, 2012-13Eleni Galanis0Marsha Taylor1Kamila Romanowski2Olga Bitzikos3Jennifer Jeyes4Craig Nowakowski5Jason Stone6Michelle Murti7Ana Paccagnella8Sara Forsting9Sophie Li10Linda Hoang11BC Centre for Disease Control, 655 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4R4, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, 655 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4R4, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, 655 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4R4, CanadaVancouver Coastal Health, 601 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4C2, CanadaInterior Health, 505 Doyle Ave., Kelowna, BC, V1Y 0C5, CanadaIsland Health, 1952 Bay St., Victoria, BC, V8R 1J8, CanadaFraser Health, 13450-102nd Ave., Surrey, BC, V3T 0H1, CanadaUniversity of British Columbia, 2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, 655 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4R4, CanadaVancouver Coastal Health, 601 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4C2, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, 655 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4R4, CanadaUniversity of British Columbia, 2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, CanadaTimely surveillance of enteric diseases is necessary to identify and control cases and outbreaks. Our objective was to evaluate the timeliness of enteric disease surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, compare these results to other settings, and recommend improvements. In 2012 and 2013, information was collected from case report forms and laboratory information systems on 2615 Salmonella, shigatoxin-producing E. coli, Shigella, and Listeria infections. Twelve date variables representing the surveillance process from onset of symptoms to case interview and final laboratory results were collected, and intervals were measured. The median time from onset of symptoms to reporting subtyping results to BC epidemiologists was 26–36 days and from onset of symptoms to case interview was 12–14 days. Our findings were comparable to the international literature except for a longer time (up to 29 day difference) to reporting of PFGE results to epidemiologists in BC. Such a delay may impact our ability to identify and solve outbreaks. Several process and system changes were implemented which should improve the timeliness of enteric disease surveillance.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9854103 |
| spellingShingle | Eleni Galanis Marsha Taylor Kamila Romanowski Olga Bitzikos Jennifer Jeyes Craig Nowakowski Jason Stone Michelle Murti Ana Paccagnella Sara Forsting Sophie Li Linda Hoang Evaluating the Timeliness of Enteric Disease Surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, 2012-13 Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Evaluating the Timeliness of Enteric Disease Surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, 2012-13 |
| title_full | Evaluating the Timeliness of Enteric Disease Surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, 2012-13 |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the Timeliness of Enteric Disease Surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, 2012-13 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Timeliness of Enteric Disease Surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, 2012-13 |
| title_short | Evaluating the Timeliness of Enteric Disease Surveillance in British Columbia, Canada, 2012-13 |
| title_sort | evaluating the timeliness of enteric disease surveillance in british columbia canada 2012 13 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9854103 |
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