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Desde 2003 e em conformidade com a Diretiva 2003/99/CE relativa à vigilância
das zoonoses e dos agentes zoonóticos, é obrigatória para todos
os Estados-Membros a notificação anual da informação associada a surtos
de doença relacionados com géneros alimentícios. O objetivo desta
compilação de dados e posterior análise é a recolha de informação sobre
os agentes etiológicos e os géneros alimentícios implicados, assim como
sobre as circunstâncias, os eventos e os potenciais fatores de risco subjacentes
à contaminação dos géneros alimentícios e ocorrência de surtos,
permitindo avaliar tendências e origens relevantes. O Instituto Nacional de
Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), em colaboração com a Direção-Geral
de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV), notifica anualmente à Autoridade
Europeia de Segurança Alimentar (EFSA/European Food Safety Authority)
os dados dos surtos de toxinfeção alimentar ocorridos em Portugal, cuja
investigação laboratorial foi efetuada no Departamento de Alimentação e
Nutrição (DAN) do INSA, permitindo obter informações sobre os agentes
etiológicos, os géneros alimentícios implicados e os locais, onde ocorreu
a contaminação/consumo e os potenciais fatores contributivos. De acordo
com as orientações da EFSA, foram compilados e analisados os dados dos
surtos de toxinfeção alimentar envolvendo amostras de géneros alimentícios
enviados aos laboratórios de Microbiologia do DAN em 2017. Foram
notificados 18 surtos que afetaram 323 pessoas, das quais 145 foram hospitalizadas,
não tendo sido reportados óbitos. Os agentes causais mais
frequentemente reportados foram “Toxinas/bactérias produtoras de toxinas”
correspondendo a 12/13 (92%) dos surtos nos quais o agente foi
identificado. Relativamente ao local onde o(s) alimento(s) suspeito(s) foram
preparados/servidos, os "Lares de 3ª Idade/Centros de Dia" foi o tipo de
local mais frequentemente reportado 6/18 (33%). Os dados apresentados
são escassos e não refletem a realidade nacional, evidenciando que à semelhança
dos anos anteriores, continua a ser muito baixo o número de
surtos com investigação laboratorial em alimentos e/ou no ambiente de
produção/distribuição alimentar. Estes estudos aconselham a uma melhoria
dos procedimentos de notificação, que poderão contribuir para um melhor
conhecimento da situação do país com ganhos em saúde.
Since 2003, and in conformity with Directive 2003/99/EC on the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents, it is mandator y for all Member States the annual repor ting of information on food-borne outbreaks. The aim of this data collection and fur ther analysis is to provide information on the causative agents and foodstuf fs implicated in the outbreaks, as well as the circumstances, the events and the potential risk factors that may ununderlie the contamination of foodstuffs and the occurrence of the outbreaks, allowing the evaluation of trends and relevant origins. The National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary (DGAV), notifies each year the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) about the data of the foodborne outbreaks occurred in Portugal whose laboratory investigation was done in the Food and Nutrition Department (DAN) of INSA. Information about the etiological agents and foodstuff(s) that have been implicated in outbreaks, as well as the places where contamination/consumption have occurred and the potential contributive factors is provided. According to EFSA guidelines data of foodborne outbreaks involving foodstuffs sent to the food microbiology laboratories of DAN in 2017 were compiled and analysed. Eighteen foodborne outbreaks have been notified involving 323 human cases, from which 145 were hospitalized. No fatal cases were reported. “Toxins/bacteria producing toxins” was the most frequently reported causative agent corresponding to 12/13 (92%) of the outbreaks where the agent has been identified. Considering the place/setting where the foodstuff(s) were prepared/served, “Residential institutions” was the most frequent reported place of exposure of cases to contaminated foods corresponding to 6/18 (33%). The data presented are scarce and do not reflect the national reality, showing that like in the previous years, the number of foodborne outbreaks with laboratorial investigation in foodstuffs and/or in the environment of food production /preparation remains low. These findings recommend an improvement in the reporting procedures that could contribute for a better knowledge of the country situation with health outcomes.
Since 2003, and in conformity with Directive 2003/99/EC on the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents, it is mandator y for all Member States the annual repor ting of information on food-borne outbreaks. The aim of this data collection and fur ther analysis is to provide information on the causative agents and foodstuf fs implicated in the outbreaks, as well as the circumstances, the events and the potential risk factors that may ununderlie the contamination of foodstuffs and the occurrence of the outbreaks, allowing the evaluation of trends and relevant origins. The National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary (DGAV), notifies each year the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) about the data of the foodborne outbreaks occurred in Portugal whose laboratory investigation was done in the Food and Nutrition Department (DAN) of INSA. Information about the etiological agents and foodstuff(s) that have been implicated in outbreaks, as well as the places where contamination/consumption have occurred and the potential contributive factors is provided. According to EFSA guidelines data of foodborne outbreaks involving foodstuffs sent to the food microbiology laboratories of DAN in 2017 were compiled and analysed. Eighteen foodborne outbreaks have been notified involving 323 human cases, from which 145 were hospitalized. No fatal cases were reported. “Toxins/bacteria producing toxins” was the most frequently reported causative agent corresponding to 12/13 (92%) of the outbreaks where the agent has been identified. Considering the place/setting where the foodstuff(s) were prepared/served, “Residential institutions” was the most frequent reported place of exposure of cases to contaminated foods corresponding to 6/18 (33%). The data presented are scarce and do not reflect the national reality, showing that like in the previous years, the number of foodborne outbreaks with laboratorial investigation in foodstuffs and/or in the environment of food production /preparation remains low. These findings recommend an improvement in the reporting procedures that could contribute for a better knowledge of the country situation with health outcomes.
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Keywords
Toxinfeção Alimentar Investigação Laboratorial Surtos Segurança Alimentar Saúde Pública Portugal
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Boletim Epidemiológico Observações. 2019 maio-agosto;8(25):13-19
Publisher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP
