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Volume 20, Number 11—November 2014
Research

Foodborne Illness, Australia, Circa 2000 and Circa 2010

Martyn KirkComments to Author , Laura Ford, Kathryn Glass, and Gillian Hall
Author affiliations: Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Table 3

Comparison of estimates of the annual number of cases and incidence rates for foodborne gastroenteritis and key foodborne pathogens, Australia, circa 2000 and circa 2010*

Foodborne illness/pathogen Circa 2000
Circa 2010
RR (90% CrI)
No. cases, median (90% CrI) Rate per million population (90% CrI) No. cases, median 90% (CrI) Rate per million population (90% CrI)
Gastroenteritis 4.3 million (2.2–7.3 million) 224,000 (116,000–374,000) 4.1 million (2.3–6.4 million) 186,000 (105,000–289,000) 0.83 (0.4–1.8)
Campylobacter spp. 139,000 (82,500–227,000) 7,400 (4,500–12,200) 179,000 (108,500–290,000) 8,400 (5,050–13,650) 1.13 (0.5–2.3)
Salmonella spp., nontyphoidal 28,000 (15,000–50,000) 1,500 (800–2,700) 39,600 (21,200–73,400) 1,850 (1,000–3,350) 1.24 (0.5–2.8)
Salmonella enterica ser. Typhi 9 (3–21) 0.5 (0–1) 15 (5–30) 0.6 (0–1) 1.2 (0.5–2.6)
Shigella spp. 515 (175–1,300) 28 (9–70) 350 (150–850) 16 (6–40) 0.57 (0.2–2.3)
Hepatitis A virus 245 (65–725) 13 (3–40) 40 (10–100) 2 (1–5) 0.15 (0.06–0.4)
Listeria monocytogenes 125 (70–185) 7 (4–10) 150 (50–100) 7 (3–10) 1 (0.4–1.9)
Giardia lamblia 2,600 (565–7,400) 140 (30–405) 3,700 (800–10,600) 175 (35–490) 1.25 (0.5–1.9)

*Estimates are based on an empirical distribution of the Australian population in the June quarter of 1996–2000 (circa 2000 estimates) and 2006–2010 (circa 2010 estimates); for the parameters of these distributions, see online Technical Appendix 4 (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/2011/13-1315-Techapp4.pdf). CrI, credible interval; RR, rate ratio.

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