Table 2

Estimated cases of infectious intestinal disease and cases, hospitalisations, and deaths due to indigenous foodborne disease in England and Wales in 1992 and 2000

19922000
PathogenLaboratory reportsCasesGP presentationsHospital admissionsHospital bed daysDeathsLaboratory reportsCasesGP presentationsHospital admissionsHospital bed daysDeaths
Totals are subject to the effects of rounding.
NLV, Norwalk-like viruses; SLV, Sappora-like viruses; VTEC, verocytotoxin producing Escherichia coli.
Bacteria
    Aeromonas spp4750000037200000
    Bacillus spp18243 15217 26110426904711 144445827700
    Campylobacter spp38 536247 860118 02911 68543 2345955 888359 466171 17416 94662 70186
    Clostridium perfringens805276 266145 403116317 21629124584 08144 253354524089
    Cl difficile cytotoxin16810000014 64800000
    VTEC O157470522522198112811896995995377214922
    Non O157 VTEC058582212510111111422402
    Other Escherichia coli062 05013 85031915616062 05013 85031915616
    Listeria monocytogenes10621021021037597498194194194347368
    Salmonellas non-typhoidal31 73399 26070 900361620 97228415 03641 61629 72615168793119
    S paratyphi125161653201548585271700
    S typhi1983434149501659696392670
    Shigella spp18 069377837788745229662022025240
    Staphylococcus aureus11225 49310 197642771010227691057690
    Vibrio cholerae O1/O1399000001200000
    V cholerae non O1/O1395610854417023126635190
    Other vibrio species156533140483641825212
    Yersinia spp369392 75333 569188016 543104245 144385821619011
92 9411 151 625413 91419 950106 17873888 650607 950270 15820 12986 697395
Parasites
    Cryptosporidium parvum517920241065381423527820631086391453
    Cyclospora cayatenensis000000529925223100
    Giardia duodenalis6830240212648260389216738815180
12 00944262329461683922247282488471733
Viruses
    Adenovirus 40/41102000003800000
    Astrovirus44734 66078772492822317 291393012464
    NLV86525 618406616634195157 7819172371439
    Rotavirus16 2818891148246119416 45489791497461214
    SLV178000005200000
17 87369 16913 425862741618 71884 05114 5989531017
Unknown agents1 644 515208 16612493497167642 04381 271488136565
Total122 8232 869 735637 83421 331110 117924116 5901 338 772368 51620 75988 545480