Increase in VTEC cases in the south of Ireland: link to private wells?

M B O’Sullivan; P Garvey; M O’Riordan; H Coughlan; P McKeown; A Brennan; E McNamara

doi:10.2807/ese.13.39.18991-en

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Increase in VTEC cases in the south of Ireland: link to private wells?
M B O’Sullivan¹ , P Garvey² , M O’Riordan¹ , H Coughlan¹ , P McKeown² , A Brennan¹ , E McNamara³
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive - South, Cork, Ireland ² Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland ³ Public Health Laboratory, HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

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Citation style for this article: O’Sullivan M B, Garvey P, O’Riordan M, Coughlan H, McKeown P, Brennan A, McNamara E. Increase in VTEC cases in the south of Ireland: link to private wells?. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(39):pii=18991. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.39.18991-en Received: 25 Sept 2008

Abstract

High levels of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) have been recorded to date in 2008 in the Republic of Ireland. One hundred and forty-eight VTEC cases were notified up to the end of August 2008 (Figure 1), compared to 70-90 confirmed cases reported in the equivalent time period in 2006 and 2007. Thirty three percent of cases notified in Ireland in 2008 indicated that their usual drinking water supply was a private well.