Keywords
epidemic outbreaks
rural population
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Abstract
Objective: To describe an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in the population, occurred in June and July 2002.
Design: A descriptive, case-control study.
Location: Rural population of 1.323 inhabitants, living in Granada.
Population and sample: It affected about 200 persons. 32 cases and 32 controls were selected.
Intervention: An epidemiological survey was run, taking into account variables of time and person (age, sex, drinking water intake and clinical pattern of the disease antecedent. We investigated the different independents variables. A contingency tables, hypothesis X2 test, calculation of the unprocessed and subsequently adjusted Odds Ratio (IC 95%) were carried out using logic regression.
Results: No significant differences were found in the sex variable and consumption of water. The epidemic curve no showed a rapid onset. In the adjusted Odds Ratio calculation the clinical pattern of disease antecedent showed causal relationship values (adjusted Odds Ratio=5,32; IC-95% 1,23-22,93; p=0,025). The inspection of the water network no showed deficient. Patient stool samples no were sent for analysis.
Conclusions: This study has not detected disease-causing agent, however, it’s spread through person-to-person contact.
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