Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Vold, Line"

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  • An outbreak of skin rash traced to a portable floating tank in Norway, May 2017 
    Hyllestad, Susanne; Lange, Heidi; Guzmán Herrador, Bernardo Rafael; Macdonald, Emily Ann; Lund, Vidar; Aavitsland, Preben; Vold, Line (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Despite concerns about infection risks of floating tanks, outbreaks have rarely been reported. In May 2017, an outbreak of skin rash occurred among visitors of a floating tank open for the public in Norway. We assessed the ...
  • Large waterborne Campylobacter Outbreak: Use of multiple approaches to investigate contamination of the drinking water supply system, Norway, June 2019 
    Hyllestad, Susanne; Iversen, Arild; Macdonald, Emily Ann; Amato, Ettore; Borge, Bengt Åge Sørby; Bøe, Anton; Sandvin, Aslaug; Brandal, Lin Cathrine T.; Lyngstad, Trude Marie; Naseer, Mohammed Umaer; Nygård, Karin Maria; Veneti, Lamprini; Vold, Line (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    On 6 June 2019, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health was notified of more than 50 cases of gastroenteritis in Askøy. A reservoir in a water supply system was suspected as the source of the outbreak because of the acute ...
  • The effectiveness of syndromic surveillance for the early detection of waterborne outbreaks: a systematic review 
    Hyllestad, Susanne; Amato, Ettore; Nygård, Karin; Vold, Line; Aavitsland, Preben (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Background Waterborne outbreaks are still a risk in high-income countries, and their early detection is crucial to limit their societal consequences. Although syndromic surveillance is widely used for the ...
  • The establishment and first experiences of a crisis advisory service for water supplies in Norway 
    Hyllestad, Susanne; Lund, Vidar; Nygård, Karin Maria; Aavitsland, Preben; Vold, Line (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Abstract Water supply systems, in particular small-scale water supply systems, are vulnerable to adverse events that may jeopardise safe drinking water. The consequences of contamination events or the failure of ...