Volume 20, Number 11—November 2014
Research
Foodborne Illness, Australia, Circa 2000 and Circa 2010
Table 2
Estimated number of acute foodborne illness cases caused by domestically acquired pathogens and agents that do not result in gastroenteritis, Australia, circa 2010*
Illness | % Foodborne, median (90% CrI) | No. illnesses, median (90% CrI) |
---|---|---|
Hepatitis A virus infection | 12 (5–24) | 40 (10–100) |
Listeriosis | 98 (90–100) | 150 (50–200) |
Toxoplasmosis | 31 (4–74) | 3,750 (1,400–7,150) |
Ciguatera | 100 (100–100) | 150 (40–300) |
Scombrotoxicosis | 100 (100–100) | 1,050 (0–2,450) |
Total | 40 (25–59) | 5,140 (3,530–7,980) |
*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.