Volume 11, Number 3—March 2005
Research
Effect of Regulation and Education on Reptile-associated Salmonellosis
Birgitta de Jong*†
, Yvonne Andersson*, and Karl Ekdahl*†
, Yvonne Andersson*, and Karl Ekdahl*†
Table 2
Reptile-associated salmonellosis and its proportion of all salmonellosis cases by study period, Sweden, 1990–2000*†
| Study period | Incidence per 100,000 (no.) of all salmonellosis | Incidence per 100,000 (no.) of RAS cases | Proportion (%) RAS (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period 1 (1990–1994) | 12.74 (4,405) | 0.15 (52) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | <0.001 |
| Period 2 (1995) | 6.32 (558) | 0.28 (25) | 4.5 (2.9–6.5) | Reference |
| Period 3 (1996–1997) | 6.78 (1,199) | 0.79 (139) | 11.6 (9.9–13.5) | <0.001 |
| Period 4 (1998–2000) | 7.70 (2,046) | 0.46 (123) | 6.0 (5.1–7.1) | NS |
*Figures only include patients infected in Sweden.
†RAS, reptile-associated salmonellosis; CI, confidence interval; NS, not significant.
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