An assessment of risk posed by a Campylobacter-positive puppy living in an Australian residential aged-care facility
| Title: | An assessment of risk posed by a Campylobacter-positive puppy living in an Australian residential aged-care facility |
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| Authors: | Cameron Moffat, Ranil Appuhamy, Will Andrew, Sandy Wynn, Jan Roberts, Karina Kennedy |
| Source: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 1-6 (2014) |
| Publisher Information: | World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2014. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: | Campylobacter, risk assessment, outbreak, aged-care facility, puppy, Medicine, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: | Introduction: In April and June 2012, two outbreaks of Campylobacter gastroenteritis were investigated in an Australian aged-care facility (ACF); a Campylobacter-positive puppy was identified as a potential source of infection. Methods: An expert panel was convened to assess transmission risk from the puppy to elderly residents and to guide further public health action. Criteria considered as part of the panel’s assessment included the puppy’s infectivity, the bacterium’s transmissibility, puppy–resident contact, infection control and cleaning practices and animal management at the facility. A literature review was used to assist the panel, with a final risk being determined using a likelihood and consequence matrix. Results: The panel determined that the setting and low infective dose made transmission likely despite varying degrees of contact between the puppy and cases. While infection control practices were generally appropriate, the facility’s animal policy did not adequately address potential zoonotic risk. Conclusion: In summary, puppies should not be considered as companion animals in ACFs due to high rates of Campylobacter carriage and the underlying susceptibility of the elderly. Infection control and animal policies in ACFs should reflect an awareness of zoonotic disease potential. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2094-7321 2094-7313 |
| Relation: | http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/264/399; https://doaj.org/toc/2094-7321; https://doaj.org/toc/2094-7313 |
| DOI: | 10.5365/wpsar.2014.5.2.009 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/cdd89411b16648e2b5d1105cbe2d62df |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.89411b16648e2b5d1105cbe2d62df |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 20947321 20947313 |
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| DOI: | 10.5365/wpsar.2014.5.2.009 |
| Published in: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response |
| Language: | English |