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Published on: 14 November 2008 |
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Enteric Routine Data Reports
General outbreaks of foodborne illness in humans, England and Wales: weeks 41-44/2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Yorkshire |
Campylobacter | Hotel | May | 7 | 3 | – | – |
West Midlands East |
S. Enteritidis PT12 | Residential Institution | July | 2 | 2 | – | – |
SW Peninsular - Devon |
Salmonella Enteritidis PT6 |
Residential institution |
Sept |
4 |
4 |
– |
– |
Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge |
Salmonella Enteritidis PT6 | Residential Institution | Sept | 4 | 4 | Raw egg drink | D |
Bradford |
S. Enteritidis PT4 | Restaurant | Oct | 4 | 4 | – | – |
South Yorkshire |
S. Typhimurium PT193 | Public House | Sept | 16 | 9 | Egg mayonnaise sandwiches | S |
Salmonella infections (faecal specimens), England and Wales: reports to the HPA (Salmonella data set), September 2008
Details of serotypes of 1047 Salmonella infections recorded in September are given in the table below. In October 2008, 568 Salmonella infections were recorded and preliminary information was received about five outbreaks (see table above).
Organism |
Cases |
| S. Enteritidis PT4 | 103 |
| S. Enteritidis (other PTs) | 503 |
| S. Typhimurium | 188 |
| S. Virchow | 31 |
| Others (typed) | 222 |
| Total Salmonella (provisional data) | 1047 |
Common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports, weeks 41-44/2008
Laboratory reports |
Number of reports |
Total reports |
Cumulative |
||||
41/08 |
42/08 |
43/08 |
44/08 |
41-44/08 |
01-44/08 |
01-44/07 |
|
| Campylobacter | 1001 |
974 |
973 |
632 |
3580 |
42521 |
45292 |
| Escherichia coli O157* | 9 |
28 |
32 |
12 |
81 |
860 |
646 |
| Salmonella † | 174 |
135 |
108 |
47 |
464 |
8093 |
10312 |
| Shigella sonnei | 37 |
26 |
19 |
7 |
89 |
671 |
909 |
| Rotavirus | 55 |
52 |
29 |
38 |
174 |
13331 |
12465 |
| Norovirus | 90 |
69 |
66 |
59 |
284 |
4713 |
4231 |
| Cryptosporidium | 135 |
128 |
143 |
90 |
496 |
3233 |
2615 |
| Giardia | 53 |
64 |
69 |
47 |
233 |
2752 |
2567 |
Typhoid and paratyphoid, England and Wales: laboratory reports, July to September 2008
| Organism and phage type | Infection acquired abroad |
Excreters and carriers |
|||
Number of cases |
Yes |
No |
Not
reported |
||
| S. Typhi | |||||
| A | 1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
| B1 | 1 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
| D1 | 6 |
3 |
– |
3 |
– |
| D2 | 2 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
| E1 | 21 |
10 |
– |
11 |
– |
| E9 variant | 16 |
10 |
– |
6 |
– |
| E10 | 1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
| J1 | 2 |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
| O | 1 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
| 40 | 1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
| 53 | 2 |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
| Degraded | 2 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
| Degraded Vi-2 | 2 |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
| Untypable | 6 |
2 |
– |
4 |
– |
| Untypable Vi-1 | 2 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
| Untypable Vi-2 | 4 |
2 |
– |
2 |
– |
| Untypable Vi-7 | 1 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
| Total | 71 |
35 |
– |
36 |
– |
| S. Paratyphi A | |||||
| 1 | 10 |
8 |
– |
2 |
– |
| 1A | 6 |
4 |
– |
2 |
– |
| 2 | 8 |
6 |
– |
2 |
– |
| 3 | 7 |
7 |
– |
0 |
– |
| 4 | 11 |
5 |
– |
6 |
– |
| 6A | 2 |
2 |
– |
0 |
– |
| 13 | 12 |
7 |
– |
5 |
– |
| Untypable | 1 |
1 |
– |
0 |
– |
| Total | 57 |
40 |
– |
17 |
– |
| S. Paratyphi B | |||||
| Dundee | 1 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
| Taunton | 7 |
2 |
– |
5 |
– |
| Total | 8 |
2 |
– |
6 |
– |
Seventy-one cases of Salmonella Typhi infection were reported in the third quarter of 2008. Thirty five cases were infected abroad (Indian subcontinent 27, Nigeria 2, Iraq 2, Ghana 1, Sierra Leone 1, Africa unspecified 1, Country unspecified 1). In 36 cases the country of infection was not stated.
Fifty-seven cases of S. Paratyphi A infection were reported. Forty cases were infected abroad (Indian subcontinent 38, Brazil 1, Country unspecified 1). In 17 cases the country of infection was not stated.
Eight cases of S. Paratyphi B infection were reported, two were infected abroad (Pakistan 1, Country unspecified 1). In six cases the country of infection was not stated.