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In 2004, in Bergen, Svartediket, [[Norway]], an [[List of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome outbreaks|outbreak]] of [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] followed a contamination of the water supply with the parasite ''[[Giardia lamblia]].''<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal | last = Nygård | first = Karin | last2 = Schimmer | first2 = Barbara | last3 = Søbstad | first3 = Øystein | last4 = Walde | first4 = Anna | last5 = Tveit | first5 = Ingvar | last6 = Langeland | first6 = Nina | last7 = Hausken | first7 = Trygve | last8 = Aavitsland | first8 = Preben | date = 2006-05-25 | title = A large community outbreak of waterborne giardiasis- delayed detection in a non-endemic urban area | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1524744/ | journal = BMC Public Health | volume = 6 | pages = 141|doi=10.1186/1471-2458-6-141|issn=1471-2458|pmc=1524744|pmid=16725025}}</ref> Of the 1252 people sickened by ''Giardia,'' 253 scored high enough on the [[Chalder fatigue scale]] to be invited in a follow-up study five years later by Haukeland University Hospital and University of Bergen, Norway.<ref name=":0" /> Of those invited, 53 participated. The study concluded that 41.5% of the participants had [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] and 13.2% had [[Idiopathic chronic fatigue|Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue]] according to the [[Fukuda criteria]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Mørch | first = Kristine | last2 = Hanevik | first2 = Kurt | last3 = Rivenes | first3 = Ann C. | last4 = Bødtker | first4 = Jørn E. | last5 = Næss | first5 = Halvor | last6 = Stubhaug | first6 = Bjarte | last7 = Wensaas | first7 = Knut-Arne | last8 = Rortveit | first8 = Guri | last9 = Eide | first9 = Geir E. | date = 2013-02-12 | title = Chronic fatigue syndrome 5 years after giardiasis: differential diagnoses, characteristics and natural course | url = https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-13-28 | journal = BMC Gastroenterology | volume = 13 | issue = 1 | pages = 28|doi=10.1186/1471-230X-13-28|issn=1471-230X|pmc=3598369|pmid=23399438}}</ref> The patient cohort continues to be studied by the University of Bergen and Haukeland University Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://uni.no/en/news/2015/01/08/10-year-flollow-study-giardia-patients-bergen/ | title = 10 year follow-up study on Giardia patients in Bergen | last = Graven | first = Andreas R | author-link = | date = 2015 | website = uni.no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827062120/https://uni.no/en/news/2015/1/8/10-year-flollow-study-giardia-patients-bergen/|archive-date=2017-08-27|url-status=live|access-date=Apr 30, 2020}}</ref> ==Follow-up studies== * 2012, Immunophenotyping in post-giardiasis functional gastrointestinal disease and chronic fatigue syndrome<ref name="Hanevik2012">{{Cite journal | last = Hanevik | first = Kurt | author-link = Kurt Hanevik | last2 = Kristoffersen | first2 = Einar K. | author-link2 = | last3 = Sørnes | first3 = Steinar | author-link3 = | last4 = Mørch | first4 = Kristine | author-link4 = | last5 = Næss | first5 = Halvor | author-link5 = | last6 = Rivenes | first6 = Ann C. | author-link6 = | last7 = Bødtker | first7 = Jørn E. | last8 = Hausken | first8 = Trygve | last9 = Langeland | first9 = Nina | date = 2012-10-14 | title = Immunophenotyping in post-giardiasis functional gastrointestinal disease and chronic fatigue syndrome | url = https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-258 | journal = BMC Infectious Diseases|language=en | volume = 12 | issue = 1 | pages = 258|doi=10.1186/1471-2334-12-258|issn=1471-2334|pmc=3553045|pmid=23061432|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1471-2334-12-258 (Full text)] <blockquote>'''Conclusion:''' Patients with PI-CFS and/or PI-FGID 5 years after Giardia lamblia infection showed alterations in NK-cell and CD8-cell populations suggesting a possible immunological abnormality in these conditions. We found no significant changes in other markers examined in this well-defined group of PI-CFS and PI-FGID elicited by a gastrointestinal infection. Controlling for co-morbid conditions is important in evaluation of CFS-biomarkers.</blockquote> * 2013, Chronic fatigue syndrome 5 years after giardiasis: differential diagnoses, characteristics and natural course<ref name="CFS2013">{{Cite journal | last = Mørch | first = Kristine | author-link = | last2 = Hanevik | first2 = Kurt | author-link2 = Kurt Hanevik | last3 = Rivenes | first3 = Ann C | author-link3 = | last4 = Bødtker | first4 = Jørn E | author-link4 = | last5 = Næss | first5 = Halvor | author-link5 = | last6 = Stubhaug | first6 = Bjarte | author-link6 = | last7 = Wensaas | first7 = Knut-Arne | author-link7 = | last8 = Rørtveit | first8 = Guri | author-link8 = Guri Rørtveit | last9 = Eide | first9 = Geir E | author-link9 = | date = 2013-02-12 | title = Chronic fatigue syndrome 5 years after giardiasis: differential diagnoses, characteristics and natural course | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598369/ | journal = BMC Gastroenterology | volume = 13 | issue = | pages = 28|doi=10.1186/1471-230X-13-28|issn=1471-230X|pmc=3598369|pmid=23399438|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598369/ (Full text)] * 2017, ''Giardia''-specific cellular immune responses in post-giardiasis chronic fatigue syndrome<ref name="cellular2017">{{Cite journal | last = Hanevik | first = Kurt | author-link = Kurt Hanevik | last2 = Kristoffersen | first2 = Einar | author-link2 = | last3 = Mørch | first3 = Kristine | author-link3 = | last4 = Rye | first4 = Kristin Paulsen | author-link4 = | last5 = Sørnes | first5 = Steinar | author-link5 = | last6 = Svärd | first6 = Staffan | author-link6 = | last7 = Bruserud | first7 = Øystein | last8 = Langeland | first8 = Nina | date = 2017-01-28 | title = Giardia-specific cellular immune responses in post-giardiasis chronic fatigue syndrome | url = https://doi.org/10.1186/s12865-017-0190-3 | journal = BMC Immunology|language=en | volume = 18 | issue = 1 | pages = 5|doi=10.1186/s12865-017-0190-3|issn=1471-2172|pmc=5279576|pmid=28129747|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12865-017-0190-3 (Full text)] *2017, From good health to illness with post-infectious fatigue syndrome: a qualitative study of adults’ experiences of the illness trajectory [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5369194/ (Full text)] <blockquote>'''Abstract''' - '''Background:''' Municipal drinking water contaminated with the parasite Giardia lamblia in Bergen, Norway, in 2004 caused an outbreak of gastrointestinal infection in 2500 people, according to the Norwegian Prescription Database. In the aftermath a minor group subsequently developed post-infectious fatigue syndrome (PIFS). Persons in this minor group had laboratory-confirmed parasites in their stool samples, and their enteritis had been cured by one or more courses of antibiotic treatment. The study's purpose was to explore how the affected persons experienced the illness trajectory and various PIFS disabilities. '''Methods:''' A qualitative design with in-depth interviews was used to obtain first-hand experiences of PIFS. To get an overall understanding of their perceived illness trajectory, the participants were asked to retrospectively rate their functional level at different points in time. A maximum variation sample of adults diagnosed with PIFS according to the international 1994 criteria was recruited from a cohort of persons diagnosed with PIFS at a tertiary Neurology Outpatient Clinic in Western Norway. The sample comprised 19 women and seven men (mean age 41 years, range 26-59). The interviews were fully transcribed and subjected to a qualitative content analysis. '''Results:''' All participants had been living healthy lives pre-illness. The time to develop PIFS varied. Multiple disabilities in the physical, cognitive, emotional, neurological, sleep and intolerance domains were described. Everyone more or less dropped out from studies or work, and few needed to be taken care of during the worst period. The severity of these disabilities varied among the participants and during the illness phases. Despite individual variations, an overall pattern of illness trajectory emerged. Five phases were identified: prodromal, downward, turning, upward and chronic phase. All reached a nadir followed by varying degrees of improvement in their functional ability. None regained pre-illness health or personal and professional abilities. '''Conclusion:''' The needs of persons with this condition are not met. Early diagnosis and interdisciplinary rehabilitation could be beneficial in altering the downward trajectory at an earlier stage, avoiding the most severe disability and optimising improvement. Enhanced knowledge among health professionals, tailored treatment, rest as needed, financial support and practical help would likely improve prognosis.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Stormorken | author-link = Eva Stormorken | first = E. | last2 = Jason | first2 =L.A. | author-link2 = Leonard Jason | author-link3 = Marit Kirkevold | last3 = Kirkevold | first3 = M. | date = 2017 | title =From good health to illness with post-infectious fatigue syndrome: a qualitative study of adults’ experiences of the illness trajectory | journal = BMC Family Practice|doi=10.1186/s12875-017-0614-4|volume =18|issue =49 | url = http://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0614-4}}</ref></blockquote> *2018, Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue 10 Years After Giardia Infection<ref name="Litleskare2018">{{Cite journal | last = Litleskare | first = Sverre | author-link = Sverre Litleskare | last2 = Rørtveit | first2 = Guri | author-link2 = Guri Rørtveit | last3 = Eide | first3 = Geir Egil | author-link3 = | last4 = Hanevik | first4 = Kurt | author-link4 = Kurt Hanevit | last5 = Langeland | first5 = Nina | author-link5 = | last6 = Wensaas | first6 = Knut-Arne | author-link6 = | date = 2018-07-01 | title = Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue 10 Years After Giardia Infection | url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1542356518300880 | journal = Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology|language=en | volume = 16 | issue = 7 | pages = 1064–1072.e4|doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2018.01.022|issn=1542-3565|pmc=|pmid=|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1542356518300880 (Full text)] <blockquote>'''Results''': The prevalence of IBS 10 years after the outbreak was 43% (n = 248) among 576 exposed individuals and 14% (n = 94) among 685 controls (adjusted odds ratio for development of IBS in exposed individuals, 4.74; 95% CI, 3.61–6.23). At this time point, the prevalence of chronic fatigue was 26% (n = 153) among 587 exposed individuals and 11% (n = 73) among 692 controls (adjusted odds ratio, 3.01; 95% CI, 2.22–4.08). The prevalence of IBS among exposed persons did not change significantly from 6 years after infection (40%) to 10 years after infection (43%; adjusted odds ratio for the change 1.03; 95% CI, 0.87–1.22). However, the prevalence of chronic fatigue decreased from 31% at 6 years after infection to 26% at 10 years after infection (adjusted odds ratio for the change 0.74; 95% CI, 0.61–0.90). '''Conclusion:''' The prevalence of IBS did not change significantly from 6 years after an outbreak of Giardia lamblia infection in Norway to 10 years after. However, the prevalence of chronic fatigue decreased significantly from 6 to 10 years afterward. IBS and chronic fatigue were still associated with giardiasis 10 years after the outbreak.</blockquote> ==See also== *[[Norway]] ==Learn more== ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Outbreaks]] [[Category:Outbreaks in Norway]] [[Category:Outbreaks in the 2000s]] [[Category:History]]
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