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Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) is a zoonotic pathogen associated with illness ranging from mild diarrhoea to haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or even death. Cross-sectoral data sharing provides an opportunity to gain insight in reservoirs and sources of human infections and starting points for pro-active measures. Nevertheless, phylogenetic clustering of STEC strains from animals, food and human cases is low in the Dutch surveillance system. This is partly due to the substantial contribution of international travel and person-to-person spread in the STEC epidemiology. Furthermore, some STEC strains causing disease in humans may have a human reservoir. Although the main reservoirs and sources are included in the Dutch monitoring programmes, some animals and food products may be under-recognised as potential sources of human infections. More effort in investigating the role of other reservoirs beyond the well-known can provide a better understanding on STEC ecology in general, improving surveillance and source attribution, and ultimately provide better guidance for monitoring and source finding. This also implies having good diagnostics in place and isolates available for typing. Therefore, on the human side of the surveillance, the decision has been made to start isolating STEC at national level.

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Cross-sectoral genomic surveillance reveals a lack of insight in sources of human infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, the Netherlands, 2017 to 2023
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Ingrid+HM+Friesema&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Friesema Ingrid HM</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Menno+van+der+Voort&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van der Voort Menno</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ben+Wit&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wit Ben</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Angela+HAM+van+Hoek&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van Hoek Angela HAM</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maaike+JC+van+den+Beld&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van den Beld Maaike JC</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Coen+van+der+Weijden&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van der Weijden Coen</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eelco+Franz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Franz Eelco</a></span>. Cross-sectoral genomic surveillance reveals a lack of insight in sources of human infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, the Netherlands, 2017 to 2023. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(49):pii=2400264. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.49.2400264" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.49.2400264</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 30 Apr 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 26 Aug 2024 </span> </p>
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