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Current Issue: Volume 16 Number 51

Published on: 21 December 2006

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Enteric

Last updated: 14 Decemer 2006, Volume 16, No. 50 (PDF file, Kb) Next update: 12 January 2007

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Enteric Routine Data Reports


General outbreaks of foodborne illness in humans, England and Wales: weeks
45-48/06

Preliminary information has been received about the following outbreaks.

Health Protection Unit Organism Location of food prepared or served Month of outbreak Number ill Cases
positive 		Suspect vehicle Evidence
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear S. Enteritidis PT1 Restaurant October
3
3
–
–
Cumbria and Lancashire S. Enteritidis PT8 Restaurant October
9
8
–
–
Essex S. Enteritidis PT14B Restaurant October
2
2
–
–

M (microbiological): identification of an organism of the same type from cases and in the suspect vehicle, or vehicle ingredient(s), or detection of toxin in faeces or food; D (descriptive): other evidence, usually descriptive, reported by local investigators as indicating the suspect vehicle or food; S (statistical): a significant statistical association between consumption of the suspect vehicle(s) and being a case.

 

Salmonella infections (faecal specimens), England and Wales, reports to the HPA Salmonella data set): October 2006

 

Details of serotypes of 1667 Salmonella infections recorded in October are given in the table below. In November 2006, 1172 S. infections were recorded and preliminary information was received about three outbreak (see table above).

 

–
 October
2006
S. Enteritidis (PT4)
255
S. Enteritidis (other PTs)
852
S. Typhimurium
193
S. Virchow
38
Others (typed)
329
Total Salmonella
(provisional data)*
1667

 

*Figures quoted from the Health Protection Agency S. data set are for isolates confirmed and typed by Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens (LEP).

 

Common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales, laboratory reports: weeks 45-48/06

 Laboratory reports Number of reports
received		 Total reports Cumulative
total to
45/06
46/06
47/06
 48/06
45-48/06
48/06
48/05
Campylobacter
825
738
655
382
2600
42,092
43,866
Escherichia coli O157*
18
16
9
5
48
1007
944
Salmonella †
320
231
228
186
965
11,284
10,863
Shigella sonnei
11
15
10
5
41
574
861
Rotavirus
34
39
47
32
152
13,027
13,226
Norovirus
63
82
75
38
258
4061
2545
Cryptosporidium
108
115
72
49
344
3286
4185
Giardia
57
46
60
34
197
2667
2740
*Vero cytotoxin-producing isolates (data from Health Protection Agency's Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens (LEP).
† Data from Health Protection Agency's Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens.

 

 

General outbreaks of foodborne illness in humans, England and Wales: quarterly report: April to June 2006

Health Protection Unit Organism Location of food prepared or served Number ill Cases
positive 		Suspect vehicle Evidence
West Yorkshire Clostridium perfringens Residential Institution
13
1
None –
Birmingham & Solihull E. coli
O157 		Restaurant
6
2
None –
Leeds E. coli O157 Shop retailer
30
30
Cooked roast beef M
Surrey & Sussex S. Enteritidis PT4 School
148
43
Haloumi/pepper kebabs S
Tees S. Enteritidis PT4 Private House
10
5
Meat pizza S
Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire S. Enteritidis PT13A Function
50
31
Egg bagels S
Greater Manchester S. Enteritidis PT14B Restaurant
12
12
Various foods M

M (microbiological): identification of an organism of the same type from cases and in the suspect vehicle, or vehicle ingredient(s), or detection of toxin in faeces or food; D (descriptive): other evidence, usually descriptive, reported by local investigators as indicating the suspect vehicle or food; S (statistical): a significant statistical association between consumption of the suspect vehicle(s) and being a case.

 

 

Salmonella serotypes recorded in the Health Protection Agency Salmonella data set: July to September 2006 (provisional)

 

All serotypes recorded in the HPA Salmonella data set in the third quarter of 2006 are listed below. There were more than ten reports of 29 serotypes, two to ten reports of 61 serotypes, and one report of 53 serotypes

 

More than ten reports of the following Salmonella serotypes were received: July to September 2006

 

Serotype No. of reports Serotype No. of reports Serotype No. of reports
S. Agona
22
 S. Ibadan
24
 S. Oranienburg
16
S. Ajiobo
107
 S. Infantis
42
 S. Saint-Paul
17
S. Anatum
11
 S. Java
16
 S. Schwarzengrund
13
S. Bareilly
13
 S. Kentucky
42
 S. Senftenberg
12
S. Braenderup
30
 S. Kottbus
18
 S. Stanley
30
S. Corvallis
21
 S. Mbandaka
23
 S. Thompson
29
S. Derby
19
 S. Mikawasima
14
 S. Typhimurium
427
S. Enteritidis
2844
 S. Montevideo
35
 S. Unnamed
53
S. Hadar
29
 S. Muenchen
11
 S. Virchow
127
S. Haifa
15
 S. Newport
80
  

 

Between two and ten reports of each of the following Salmonella serotypes were received: July to September 2006

 

Serotype

No. of reports

 Serotype No. of reports Serotype No. of
reports
S. Abony
3
 S. Galiema
2
 S. Muenster
6
S. Adelaide
5
 S. Give
6
 S. Napoli
3
S. Agama
9
 S. Gold-Coast
6
 S. Nima
2
S. Agbeni
3
 S. Grumpensis
2
 S. Ohio
9
S. Albany
2
 S. Halle
2
 S. Orion
2
S. Altona
3
 S. Heidelberg
10
 S. Oslo
3
S. Apapa
2
 S. Herston
2
 S. Panama
4
S. Arizonae
10
 S. Hull
4
 S. Plymouth
2
S. Blockley
9
 S. Hvittingfoss
5
 S. Poona
4
S. Bovis-Morbificans
4
 S. Indiana
5
 S. Potsdam
2
S. Brandenburg
10
 S. Isangi
2
 S. Reading
3
S. Bredeney
8
 S. Istanbul
2
 S. Richmond
5
S. Butantan
2
 S. Javiana
7
 S. Rissen
5
S. Carmel
2
 S. Kedougou
6
 S. Rubislaw
2
S. Chester
7
 S. Litchfield
2
 S. San-Diego
3
S. Coeln
2
 S. Livingstone
4
 S. Singapore
2
S. Colindale
3
 S. London
2
 S. Stanleyville
4
S. Cubana
2
 S. Manhattan
4
 S. Uganda
3
S. Durham
10
 S. Mississippi
5
 S. Wassenaar
2
S. Eastbourne
2
 S. Monschaui
2
 S. Weltevreden
10
S. Emek
8
 S. Monschaui
2
    

 

One each of the following Salmonella serotypes were received: July to September 2006

Serotype Serotype Serotype
S. Abaetetuba S. Glostrup S. Oritamerin
S. Alachua S. Hartford S. Portsmouth
S. Alagbon S. Havana S. Putten
S. Amsterdam S. Houten S. Quiniela
S. Arechavaleta S. Kibi S. Salford
S. Arkansas S. Kingston S. Suelldorf
S. Berkeley S. Koketime S. Takoradi
S. Bonariensis S. Kua S. Tel-El-Kebir
S. Brunei S. Larochelle S. Thomasville
S. Cerro S. Legon S. Utah
S. Chingola S. Matopeni S. Vitkin
S. Coleypark S. Mbao S. Wangata
S. Drypool S. Meleagridis S. Widemarsh
S. Dublin S. Miami S. Windermere
S. Dubrovnik S. Minnesota S. Winneba
S. Eboko S. Mkamba S. Worthington
S. Ekpoui S. Ngozi S. Zanzibar
S. Freetown S. Nijmegen