The article presented a study that estimated how often gastroenteritis caused by seven different pathogens actually occurs in seven EU countries. Using information from healthcare records and population surveys, we documented that millions of cases happen each year, resulting in thousands of hospitalizations. To account for cases that never reach official statistics, we developed models that adjusted for under\u2011diagnosis and under\u2011reporting. The results revealed large differences between countries, both in how frequently infections occurred and in how they were reported. Campylobacter and Salmonella emerged as the most common pathogens causing gastroenteritis. Importantly, countries that appeared to have the lowest infection rates often turned out to have the highest true burden, simply because fewer cases were captured by surveillance systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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