Volume 20, Number 11—November 2014
Research
Foodborne Illness, Australia, Circa 2000 and Circa 2010
Martyn Kirk
, Laura Ford, Kathryn Glass, and Gillian Hall
, Laura Ford, Kathryn Glass, and Gillian Hall
Table 4
Estimated annual number of hospitalizations and deaths resulting from domestically acquired foodborne pathogens, parasites, and diseases, Australia, circa 2010*
| Illness, causative agent/illness | ICD-10-AM code | No. hospitalizations, median (90% CrI) | No. deaths, median (90% CrI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal illness, cause | |||
| Bacterium | |||
| Bacillus cereus | A05.4 | 25 (4–45) | 0 |
| Campylobacter spp. | A04.5 | 3,200 (2,100–4,500) | 3 (2–4) |
| Clostridium perfringens | A05.2 | 0 (0–2) | 1 (0–1) |
| STEC | A04.3 | 7 (2–15) | 0 |
| Other pathogenic E. coli | A04.0, A04.1, A04.4 | 20 (6–50) | 0 (0–1) |
| Salmonella spp., nontyphoidal | A02.0-A02.9 | 2,100 (1,300–3,000) | 15 (8–20) |
| Salmonella enterica ser. Typhi | A01.0 | 15 (6–35) | 0 |
| Shigella spp. | A03 | 25 (9–50) | 0 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | A05.0 | 10 (7–20) | 0 |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | A05.3 | 1 (0–1) | 0 |
| Yersinia enterocolitica |
A04.6 |
35 (10–65) |
1 (0–1) |
| Virus | |||
| Adenovirus | A08.2 | 15 (8–25) | 0 |
| Astrovirus | NA | NA | NA |
| Norovirus | A08.1 | 150 (35–350) | 1 (0–2) |
| Rotavirus | A08.0 | 50 (30–100) | 0 (0–0) |
| Sapovirus |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Parasite | |||
| Cryptosporidium spp. | A07.2 | 40 (6–100) | 0 |
| Giardia lamblia |
A07.1 |
100 (25–300) |
0 |
| Subtotal |
5,900 (4,700–7,500) |
21 (14–26) |
|
| Unknown etiology |
A08.4, A09, A09.0, A09.9 |
24,700 (22,600–27,800) |
39 (27–54) |
| Total |
30,600 (28,000–34,000) |
60 (53–63) |
|
| Nongastrointestinal illness | |||
| Hepatitis A | B15.9 | 20 (6–50) | 0 (0–2) |
| Listeriosis | A32 | 150 (100–250) | 15 (9–20) |
| Toxoplasmosis | B58 | 30 (10–60) | 1 (0–2) |
| Ciguatera | T61.0 | 25 (10–40) | 0 |
| Scombrotoxicosis |
T61.1 |
8 (5–10) |
0 |
| Total | 240 (180–350) | 16 (10–21) |
*All estimates based on an empirical distribution of the Australian population in the June quarter of 2006–2010 for hospitalizations and 2001–2010 for death; see online Technical Appendix 3 (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/2011/13-1315-Techapp3.pdf) for the methods used to determine these estimates. CrI, credible interval; ICD-10-AM, Australian modification of the 10th International Classification of Diseases; NA, not applicable. E. coli, Escherichia coli; STEC, Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli
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