| Titre : | Belgian coca-cola-related outbreak : Intoxication, mass sociogenic illness, or both ? (2002) |
| Auteurs : | A. GALLAY ; S. DEMAREST ; B. JANS ; J. VAN DER HEYDEN ; F. VAN LOOCK ; H. VAN OYEN ; Unit of Epidemiology. Scientific Institute of Public Health. Brussels. BEL |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of epidemiology (vol. 155, n° 2, 2002) |
| Pagination : | 140-147 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Epidémie ; Intoxication alimentaire ; Belgique ; Europe ; Epidémiologie ; Adolescent ; Homme ; Appareil digestif [pathologie] |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS ezR0xG5Q. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. An epidemic of health complaints occurred in five Belgian schools in June 1999. A qualitative investigation described the scenario. The role of soft drinks was assessed by using a case-control study. Cases were students complaining of headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or trembling. Controls were students present at school on the day of the outbreak but not taken ill. An analysis was performed separately for school A, where the outbreak started, and was pooled for schools B-E. In school A, the attack rate (13.2%) was higher than in schools B-E (3.6%, relative risk=3.6,95% confidence interval (Cl) : 2.5,5.3). Exclusive consumption of regular Coca-Cola (school A : odds ratio (OR)=29.7,95% CI : 1.32,663.6 ; schools B-E : OR=7.3,95% CI : 2.9,18.0) and low mental health score (school A : OR=16.1,95% Cl : 1.3,201.9 ; schools B-E ; OR=3.1,95% Cl : 1.5,6.6) were independently associated with the illness. In schools B-E, consumption of Fanta, consumption of Coca-Cola light, and female gender were also associated with the illness. It seems reasonable to attribute the first cases of illness in school A to regular Coca-Cola consumption. However, mass sociogenic illness could explain the majority of the other cases. |
Service Documentation EHESP
Me connecter
PORTAIL DOCUMENTAIRE
École des hautes études en santé publique
Catalogue
Multi-bases
Accueil
Sélection de la langue
Adresse
Service Documentation EHESPBibliothèque Rennes Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard – CS 74312 – 35043 Rennes Cedex Bibliothèque MSSH Paris 20 avenue George Sand - 93210 La Plaine Saint-Denis
France
Bibliothèque Rennes : 02 99 02 29 50 Bibliothèque MSSH Paris : 02 99 02 24 50
contact