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A geostatistical investigation of agricultural and infrastructural risk factors associated with primary verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) infection in the Republic of Ireland, 2008–2013

Overview of attention for article published in Epidemiology & Infection, September 2016
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Title
A geostatistical investigation of agricultural and infrastructural risk factors associated with primary verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) infection in the Republic of Ireland, 2008–2013
Published in
Epidemiology & Infection, September 2016
DOI 10.1017/s095026881600193x
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C. ÓHAISEADHA, P. D. HYNDS, U. B. FALLON, J. O'DWYER

Abstract

Ireland reports the highest incidence of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) infection in Europe. This study investigated potential risk factors for confirmed sporadic and outbreak primary VTEC infections during 2008-2013. Overall, 989 VTEC infections including 521 serogroup O157 and 233 serogroup O26 were geo-referenced to 931 of 18 488 census enumeration areas. The geographical distribution of human population, livestock, unregulated groundwater sources, domestic wastewater treatment systems (DWWTS) and a deprivation index were examined relative to notification of VTEC events in 524 of 6242 rural areas. Multivariate modelling identified three spatially derived variables associated with VTEC notification: private well usage [odds ratio (OR) 6·896, P < 0·001], cattle density (OR 1·002, P < 0·001) and DWWTS density (OR 0·978, P = 0·002). Private well usage (OR 18·727, P < 0·001) and cattle density (OR 1·001, P = 0·007) were both associated with VTEC O157 infection, while DWWTS density (OR 0·987, P = 0·028) was significant within the VTEC O26 model. Findings indicate that VTEC infection in the Republic of Ireland is particularly associated with rural areas, which are associated with a ubiquity of pathogen sources (cattle) and pathways (unregulated groundwater supplies).

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 63 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 11 17%
Student > Bachelor 9 14%
Student > Master 6 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 6%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 6%
Other 4 6%
Unknown 25 40%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 13%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 5 8%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 5%
Engineering 3 5%
Other 11 17%
Unknown 28 44%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 April 2019.
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#2,174,116
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#341
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#9
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