ABSTRACT
En octubre de 2012 se detectó un brote de gastroenteritis aguda por Shigella sonnei en una escuela del norte de España que afectó a 112 personas: el 63,7% fueron escolares y docentes y el 35,7% convivientes. El origen fue un niño enfermo con antecedente de viaje a país endémico, y el desencadenante, las deficiencias higiénicas existentes en uno de los aseos de la escuela. La aplicación de estrictas medidas de higiene fueron determinantes para el control del brote
In October 2012, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by Shigella sonnei was detected in a nursery and primary school in the north of Spain affecting 112 people: 63.7% were pupils and teachers and 35.7% their co-habitants. The source was a sick child who had travelled to an endemic country, and the key trigger factor was inadequate hygiene in one of the toilets of the school. The enforcement of strict hygiene measures was essential for controlling the outbreak
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Child , Female , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child, Preschool , Adolescent , Infant , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Shigella sonnei , Disease Outbreaks , Dysentery, Bacillary/epidemiology , Spain/epidemiology , Schools , Dysentery, Bacillary/microbiology , Dysentery, Bacillary/prevention & controlABSTRACT
In October 2012, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by Shigella sonnei was detected in a nursery and primary school in the north of Spain affecting 112 people: 63.7% were pupils and teachers and 35.7% their co-habitants. The source was a sick child who had travelled to an endemic country, and the key trigger factor was inadequate hygiene in one of the toilets of the school. The enforcement of strict hygiene measures was essential for controlling the outbreak.
