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Humans
tory confirmation. Only the index case(primary
There are two reporting systemsfor communicable
diseasesin Sweden(Table 1):
case)in eachherd or flock (epidemiologicalunit) is
reported.
i) Diseasesthat arenotifiable underthe Communic-
Food
ableDiseaseAct. Thesediseases
arereported by
the physiciansand by the laboratory.
ii) Diseasesthat arereported on a voluntary basis
In addition to the abovementioned notification in
animals,finding of Salmonellain food of animal
by the laboratories.
Figuresincluded in the presentreport are mainly
basedon notifications by physicians.
origin is alsonotifiable. In official samplingSalmonellais notifiable in all food items irrespectableof
its origin. There is currently no reporting systemin
place,wherethe NFA automaticallyobtains results
Animals
from the microbiological investigationsof food
and food itemsperformed by the local municipa-
In Sweden,certain diseases
are compulsorynotifiable alreadyon the basisof a clinical suspicion.In
lities.
such cases,an investigationto confirm the diagnosis must alwaysbe made.Of the diseases
listed in
Table 1 the following arenotifiable on sucha basis:
Feed
tuberculosis,brucellosis,rabiesand salmonellosis.
Other diseases
or infectionsarenotifiable at labora-
ment wherefeedis producedis notifiable.
Findings of Salmonellain feedor in the environ-
Table 1. Notification of zoonotic diseases/infections
in humans,anin1aIs,food and feed.
Only zoonotic agentsdescribedin the presentreport areincluded in the table.
Humans I Animals
Disease! Disease agent
1)
Slaughter-house Food
inspection
DISEASESCAUSEDBY BACTERIA
Campylobacteriosisl Campyiobader spp.
i Yersiniosis I Yersinia enteroco/itica
Tuberculosis!
Mycobacterium
Chlamydiosis
{Psittacosis.
bovis 5)
OmitosisJ/Chlamydia
psittad
c
v
c
II
c
s
N6I
c
N7I
Nil
C Notified by physiciansand
at laboratoryoonfumation.
5 Notified on suspicionand at
laboratoryconfirmation.
N Notifiable at laboratory
oonfirmation.
V Voluntarynotificationat
laboratoryoonfumation.
1 Only the index (primary)
caseis notified.
2 Fmdings of Salmonella is
notifiablein feed.
3 Infection with
Borreliosis Borrelia burgdorferi spp.
DISEASESCAUSEDBYPARASITES
Cryptosporidiosis/ Cryptosporidium spp.
v
Trichinosis! 7nchine/laspp.
c
N
N
Entetohemhorragic
E. coli
notifiablesinceJanuary
1996.
4 Only cases
whereoonnection
with clinical infectionwith
VrEC 0157 in humans
exists.Notifiable since
October1996.
5 M tuberculosisis also
DISEASES CAUSED BY VIRUSES
Rabies! Rabies virus
c
5
notifiable.
6 Notifiable in ruminants,pigs
andhorses.
7 Notifiable in birds.

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