Food Safety and Inspection Service
Washington, DC 20250
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Washington, DC 20250
Table 5: Age Distribution by Pathogen for all Sites
Pathogen |
UNK |
0-<1 |
1-<10 |
10-<20 |
20-<30 |
30-<40 |
40-<50 |
50-<60 |
60+ |
Total |
|
Campylobacter |
Cases |
4 |
123 |
628 |
309 |
694 |
824 |
579 |
373 |
432 |
3,966 |
Percent |
0.1% |
3.1% |
15.8% |
7.8% |
17.5% |
20.8% |
14.6% |
9.4% |
10.9% |
100.0% |
|
E. coli 0157 |
Cases |
0 |
10 |
154 |
54 |
30 |
18 |
12 |
24 |
38 |
340 |
Percent |
0.0% |
2.9% |
45.3% |
15.9% |
8.8% |
5.3% |
3.5% |
7.1% |
11.2% |
100.0% |
|
Listeria |
Cases |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
42 |
76 |
Percent |
0.0% |
6.6% |
2.6% |
1.3% |
3.9% |
11.8% |
7.9% |
10.5% |
55.3% |
100.0% |
|
Salmonella |
Cases |
2 |
244 |
534 |
217 |
300 |
313 |
232 |
134 |
228 |
2,204 |
Percent |
0.1% |
11.1% |
24.2% |
9.8% |
13.6% |
14.2% |
10.5% |
6.1% |
10.3% |
100.0% |
|
Shigella |
Cases |
3 |
29 |
587 |
74 |
162 |
211 |
102 |
56 |
33 |
1,257 |
Percent |
0.2% |
2.3% |
46.7% |
5.9% |
12.9% |
16.8% |
8.1% |
4.5% |
2.6% |
100.0% |
|
Vibrio |
Cases |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
18 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
50 |
Percent |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
32.0% |
36.0% |
8.0% |
8.0% |
16.0% |
100.0% |
|
Yersinia |
Cases |
0 |
56 |
29 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
10 |
5 |
11 |
138 |
Percent |
0.0% |
40.6% |
21.0% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
9.4% |
7.2% |
3.6% |
8.0% |
100.0% |
|
Total |
Cases |
9 |
467 |
1,934 |
662 |
1,212 |
1,406 |
945 |
604 |
792 |
8,031 |
Percent |
0.1% |
5.8% |
24.1% |
8.2% |
15.1% |
17.5% |
11.8% |
7.5% |
9.9% |
100.0% |
This table shows the number of cases by age group. As in 1996, the greatest number of cases involves children between the ages of 1 and 10 years.
Pathogen |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
Campylobacter |
Cases |
1779 |
2177 |
3956 |
Percent |
45.0% |
55.0% |
100.0% |
|
|
E. coli 0157 |
Cases |
178 |
162 |
340 |
Percent |
52.4% |
47.6% |
100.0% |
|
Listeria |
Cases |
35 |
41 |
76 |
Percent |
46.1% |
53.9% |
100.0% |
|
Salmonella |
Cases |
1092 |
1108 |
2200 |
Percent |
49.6% |
50.4% |
100.0% |
|
Shigella |
Cases |
607 |
647 |
1254 |
Percent |
48.4% |
51.6% |
100.0% |
|
Vibrio |
Cases |
19 |
31 |
50 |
Percent |
38.0% |
62.0% |
100.0% |
|
Yersinia |
Cases |
74 |
63 |
137 |
Percent |
54.0% |
46.0% |
100.0% |
|
Total |
Cases |
3784 |
4229 |
8013 |
Percent |
47.2% |
52.8% |
100.0% |
This table shows the number of cases by sex. There are 18 cases where sex is unknown.
Pathogen |
Alive |
Unknown |
Dead |
Total |
|
Campylobacter |
Cases |
3060 |
905 |
1 |
3966 |
Percent |
77.2% |
22.8% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
|
E. coli 0157 |
Cases |
331 |
5 |
4 |
340 |
Percent |
97.4% |
1.5% |
1.2% |
100.0% |
|
Listeria |
Cases |
58 |
3 |
15 |
76 |
Percent |
76.3% |
4.0% |
19.7% |
100.0% |
|
Salmonella |
Cases |
1855 |
337 |
12 |
2204 |
Percent |
84.2% |
15.3% |
0.5% |
100.0% |
|
Shigella |
Cases |
1002 |
254 |
1 |
1257 |
Percent |
79.7% |
20.2% |
0.1% |
100.0% |
|
Vibrio |
Cases |
29 |
21 |
0 |
50 |
Percent |
58.0% |
42.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
|
Yersinia |
Cases |
112 |
26 |
0 |
138 |
Percent |
81.2% |
18.8% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
|
Total |
Cases |
6447 |
1551 |
33 |
8031 |
Percent |
79.4% |
20.1% |
0.5% |
100% |
This table shows the number of known deaths of patients who tested positive for one of the seven targeted pathogens. Note that these deaths may or may not have been caused by the pathogen, but may be attributable to an underlying illness. Further case control study is warranted.
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Last Updated On 04/21/1998.