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 1
Estimated number of gastroenteritis cases caused by domestically acquired pathogens, Australia, circa 2010*
| Causative agent | Total no. cases, median (90% CrI) | % Cases caused by contaminated food, median (90% CrI) | No. cases caused by contaminated food, median (90% CrI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacterium | |||
| Bacillus cereus | 3,350 (900–10,100) | 100 (98–100) | 3,350 (900–10,100) |
| Campylobacter spp. | 234,000 (147,000–374,000) | 77 (62–89) | 179,000 (108,500–290,000) |
| Clostridium perfringens | 16,500 (2,600–53,400) | 98 (86–100) | 16,100 (2,550–50,600) |
| STEC | 4,300 (2,050–9,500) | 56 (32–83) | 2,350 (950–5,850) |
| Other pathogenic E. coli | 1,100,000 (833,000–1,450,000) | 23 (8–55) | 255,000 (85,800–632,000) |
| Salmonella spp, nontyphoidal | 56,200 (31,900–101,000) | 72 (53–86) | 39,600 (21,200–73,400) |
| Salmonella enterica ser. Typhi | 20 (8–45) | 75 (2–97) | 15 (5–30) |
| Shigella spp. | 3,000 (1,650–5,400) | 12 (5–23) | 350 (150–850) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1,300 (200–7,050) | 100 (95–100) | 1,300 (200–7,000) |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | 60 (15–170) | 75 (5–96) | 40 (10–120) |
| Yersinia enterocolitica |
1,500 (900–2,500) |
84 (28–94) |
1,150 (650–1,950) |
| Virus | |||
| Adenovirus | 88,400 (28,800–205,000) | 2 (1–3) | 1,650 (500–4,650) |
| Astrovirus | 67,100 (20,900–155,000) | 2 (1–3) | 1,300 (350–3,400) |
| Norovirus | 1,550,000 (1,220,000–1,940,000) | 18 (5–35) | 276,000 (78,100–563,000) |
| Rotavirus | 44,800 (18,500–90,800) | 2 (1–3) | 850 (300–2,000) |
| Sapovirus |
81,600 (63,400–102,000) |
18 (5–35) |
15,000 (7,450–24,300) |
| Parasite | |||
| Cryptosporidium spp. | 17,900 (8,150–39,800) | 10 (1–27) | 1,700 (150–6,100) |
| Giardia lamblia |
32,800 (19,800–56,400) |
6 (1–50) |
3,700 (800–10,600) |
| Subtotal |
3,090,000 (2,810,000–3,900,000) |
25 (13–42) |
798,000 (528,000–1,310,000) |
| Unknown etiology |
12,800,000 (10,500,000–14,500,000) |
25 (13–42) |
3,310,000 (1,800,000–5,152,000) |
| Total | 15,900,000 (13,700,000–18,000,000) | 25 (13–42) | 4,110,000 (2,330,000–6,390,000) |
*All estimates were based on an empirical distribution of the Australian population in the June quarter of 2006–2010; 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; E. coli, Escherichia coli; STEC, Shiga toxin–producing E. coli.
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