Public Health Bulletin: Foodborne Infectious Diseases in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. March 2023.
Key Points
Tiac [latest available data: 2020]
Decrease in the number of reported outbreaks in 2020 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, most likely linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and the health measures implemented;
Outbreaks occurred primarily within households and at restaurants;
A summer peak is observed every year in connection with the influx of tourists;
The Charente-Maritime department has had the highest reporting rate in recent years.
Hepatitis A [latest data available: 2021]
Very low number of reported cases in 2020 and 2021 in the region, most likely linked to the COVID-19 pandemic;
Low number of cases linked to travel outside mainland France compared to previous years;
The sex ratio was close to 1, and more than half of the cases were over 45 years of age;
A peak was observed in 2017 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine as well as in France (European outbreak among MSM).
Listeriosis [latest data available: 2021]
Low number of reported cases in the region in 2021;
The majority of cases were aged 70 and older;
Number of reports has remained relatively stable over the past ten years.
Botulism [latest data available: 2021]
Low number of reported cases in the region in recent years.
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