Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands, 2009‒2019
We provide incidences (cases/10 million persons) in the Netherlands during 2009–2019 for pathogens listed as potential bioterrorism agents. We included pathogens from the highest categories of the European Medicines Agency or the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Notifiable diseases an...
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| author | Jorrit Broertjes Eelco Franz Ingrid H.M. Friesema Hugo-Jan Jansen Frans A.G. Reubsaet Saskia A. Rutjes Cornelis Stijnis Bettie C.G. Voordouw Maaike C. de Vries Daan W. Notermans Martin P. Grobusch |
| author_facet | Jorrit Broertjes Eelco Franz Ingrid H.M. Friesema Hugo-Jan Jansen Frans A.G. Reubsaet Saskia A. Rutjes Cornelis Stijnis Bettie C.G. Voordouw Maaike C. de Vries Daan W. Notermans Martin P. Grobusch |
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We provide incidences (cases/10 million persons) in the Netherlands during 2009–2019 for pathogens listed as potential bioterrorism agents. We included pathogens from the highest categories of the European Medicines Agency or the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Notifiable diseases and recently published data were used to calculate the average annual incidence. Coxiella burnetii had the highest incidence because of a Q fever epidemic during 2007–2010. Incidence then decreased to 10.8 cases/. Pathogens with an incidence >1 were Brucella spp. (2.5 cases), Francisella tularensis (1.3 cases), and Burkholderia pseudomallei (1.1 cases). Pathogens with an incidence <1 were hemorrhagic fever viruses (0.3 cases), Clostridium botulinum (0.2 cases), and Bacillus anthracis (0.1 cases). Variola major and Yersinia pestis were absent. The generally low incidences make it unlikely that ill-meaning persons can isolate these pathogens from natural sources in the Netherlands. However, the pathogens are stored in laboratories, underscoring the need for biosecurity measures.
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| spelling | doaj.art-7768026d03fe4459975ece6e2f46724f2023-06-22T13:43:06ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-07-012971910.3201/eid2907.221769Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands, 2009‒2019Jorrit BroertjesEelco FranzIngrid H.M. FriesemaHugo-Jan JansenFrans A.G. ReubsaetSaskia A. RutjesCornelis StijnisBettie C.G. VoordouwMaaike C. de VriesDaan W. NotermansMartin P. Grobusch We provide incidences (cases/10 million persons) in the Netherlands during 2009–2019 for pathogens listed as potential bioterrorism agents. We included pathogens from the highest categories of the European Medicines Agency or the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Notifiable diseases and recently published data were used to calculate the average annual incidence. Coxiella burnetii had the highest incidence because of a Q fever epidemic during 2007–2010. Incidence then decreased to 10.8 cases/. Pathogens with an incidence >1 were Brucella spp. (2.5 cases), Francisella tularensis (1.3 cases), and Burkholderia pseudomallei (1.1 cases). Pathogens with an incidence <1 were hemorrhagic fever viruses (0.3 cases), Clostridium botulinum (0.2 cases), and Bacillus anthracis (0.1 cases). Variola major and Yersinia pestis were absent. The generally low incidences make it unlikely that ill-meaning persons can isolate these pathogens from natural sources in the Netherlands. However, the pathogens are stored in laboratories, underscoring the need for biosecurity measures. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/7/22-1769_articleepidemiologypathogensbacteriavirusesdiseasesbiosecurity |
| spellingShingle | Jorrit Broertjes Eelco Franz Ingrid H.M. Friesema Hugo-Jan Jansen Frans A.G. Reubsaet Saskia A. Rutjes Cornelis Stijnis Bettie C.G. Voordouw Maaike C. de Vries Daan W. Notermans Martin P. Grobusch Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands, 2009‒2019 Emerging Infectious Diseases epidemiology pathogens bacteria viruses diseases biosecurity |
| title | Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands, 2009‒2019 |
| title_full | Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands, 2009‒2019 |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands, 2009‒2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands, 2009‒2019 |
| title_short | Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands, 2009‒2019 |
| title_sort | epidemiology of pathogens listed as potential bioterrorism agents the netherlands 2009 2019 |
| topic | epidemiology pathogens bacteria viruses diseases biosecurity |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/7/22-1769_article |
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