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Volume 14, Number 10—October 2008

Research

Estimating Community Incidence of Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli Infections, Australia

Gillian HallComments to Author , Keflemariam Yohannes, Jane Raupach, Niels Becker, and Martyn Kirk
Author affiliations: Australian National University, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (G. Hall); Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australia (K. Yohannes, M. Kirk,); Department of Health, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (J. Raupach); National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (G. Hall, N. Becker);

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Table 2

Number of notifications in Australia each year for salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, and STEC infections, 2000–2004*

Data Salmonella infections Campylobacter infections (all states except NSW)† STEC infections in SA‡
Year
2000 6,196 13,665 –
2001 7,047 16,123 27
2002 7,696 14,740 39
2003 7,017 15,369 37
2004
 7,829
 15,622
 30
Mean (SD) 7,157 (651) 15,104 (946) 33.3 (5.67)
Median 7,047 15,369 34
Percentiles: 2.5, 97.5 6,278, 7,816 13,773, 16,073 27, 39

*STEC, Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli; NSW, New South Wales; SA, South Australia.
†67% of population only; adjust for population of Australia by multiplying by 1.5.
‡7.5% of population only; adjust for population of Australia by multiplying by 13.3.

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