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Abstract

Background

The genus comprises several bacterial species present in the Baltic Sea region (BSR), which are known to cause human infections.

Aim

To provide a comprehensive retrospective analysis of -induced infections in the BSR from 1994 to 2021, focusing on the ‘big four’ species – , non-O1/O139, and – in eight European countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden) bordering the Baltic Sea.

Methods

Our analysis includes data on infections, species distribution in coastal waters and environmental data received from national health agencies or extracted from scientific literature and online databases. A redundancy analysis was performed to determine the potential impact of several independent variables, such as sea surface temperature, salinity, the number of designated coastal beaches and year, on the infection rate.

Results

For BSR countries conducting surveillance, we observed an exponential increase in total infections (n = 1,553) across the region over time. In Sweden and Germany, total numbers of spp. and infections caused by and positively correlate with increasing sea surface temperature. Salinity emerged as a critical driver of spp. distribution and abundance. Furthermore, our proposed statistical model reveals 12 to 20 unreported cases in Lithuania and Poland, respectively, countries with no surveillance.

Conclusions

There are discrepancies in surveillance and monitoring among countries, emphasising the need for comprehensive monitoring programmes of these pathogens to protect human health, particularly in the context of climate change.

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Epidemiological and environmental investigation of the ‘big four’ Vibrio species, 1994 to 2021: a Baltic Sea retrospective study
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Greta+Gyrait%C4%97&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gyraitė Greta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marija+Katar%C5%BEyt%C4%97&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kataržytė Marija</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Martynas+Bu%C4%8Das&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bučas Martynas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Greta+Kalvaitien%C4%97&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kalvaitienė Greta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sandra+Kube&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kube Sandra</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Daniel+PR+Herlemann&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Herlemann Daniel PR</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christian+Pansch&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pansch Christian</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anders+F+Andersson&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Andersson Anders F</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tarja+Pitkanen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pitkanen Tarja</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anna-Maria+Hokaj%C3%A4rvi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hokajärvi Anna-Maria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Aune+Annus-Urmet&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Annus-Urmet Aune</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gerhard+Hauk&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hauk Gerhard</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Martin+Hippelein&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hippelein Martin</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Egl%C4%97+Lastauskien%C4%97&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lastauskienė Eglė</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Matthias+Labrenz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Labrenz Matthias</a></span>. Epidemiological and environmental investigation of the ‘big four’ Vibrio species, 1994 to 2021: a Baltic Sea retrospective study. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(32):pii=2400075. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.32.2400075" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.32.2400075</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 02 Feb 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 03 May 2024 </span> </p>
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