Food Safety and Inspection Service
Washington, DC 20250
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Washington, DC 20250
Table 1: Percent Pathogen by Site
Table 2: Percent Site by Pathogen
Table 3: Cases per 100,000 by Pathogen for all Sites (1996 vs 1997)
Table 4: Pathogen by Month - All Sites
Tables 5-7
Table 1: Percent Pathogen by Site
From January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997
| Pathogen | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Site |
Campylo- |
E. coli |
Listeria |
Salmon- |
Shigella |
Vibrio |
Yersinia |
Total |
||
|
California |
Cases |
1,032 |
19 |
13 |
370 |
291 |
30 |
34 |
1,789 |
|
|
|
Percent |
57.7% |
1.1% |
0.7% |
20.7% |
16.3% |
1.7% |
1.9% |
100% |
|
|
Connecticut |
Cases |
528 |
34 |
12 |
412 |
77 |
4 |
15 |
1,082 |
|
|
Percent |
48.8% |
3.1% |
1.1% |
38.1% |
7.1% |
0.4% |
1.4% |
100% |
||
|
Georgia |
Cases |
493 |
8 |
20 |
473 |
574 |
2 |
43 |
1,613 |
|
|
Percent |
30.6% |
0.5% |
1.2% |
29.3% |
35.6% |
0.1% |
2.7% |
100% |
||
|
Minnesota |
Cases |
1,176 |
199 |
18 |
619 |
138 |
2 |
31 |
2,183 |
|
|
Percent |
53.9% |
9.1% |
0.8% |
28.4% |
6.3% |
0.1% |
1.4% |
100% |
||
|
Oregon |
Cases |
737 |
80 |
13 |
330 |
177 |
12 |
15 |
1,364 |
|
|
Percent |
54.0% |
5.9% |
1.0% |
24.2% |
13.0% |
0.9% |
1.1% |
100% |
||
|
Total |
Cases |
3,966 |
340 |
76 |
2,204 |
1,257 |
50 |
138 |
8,031 |
|
|
Percent |
49.4% |
4.2% |
0.9% |
27.4% |
15.7% |
0.6% |
1.7% |
100% |
||
This table shows the number of actual cases of illness caused by each pathogen in each site. Note that Campylobacter is the most frequently found pathogen.
| Pathogen |
CA |
CT |
GA |
MN |
OR |
Total |
|
|
Campylobacter |
Cases |
1,032 |
528 |
493 |
1,176 |
737 |
3,966 |
|
Percent |
26.0% |
13.3% |
12.4% |
29.7% |
18.6% |
100.0% |
|
|
E. coli O157 |
Cases |
19 |
34 |
8 |
199 |
80 |
340 |
|
Percent |
5.6% |
10.0% |
2.4% |
58.5% |
23.5% |
100.0% |
|
|
Listeria |
Cases |
13 |
12 |
20 |
18 |
13 |
76 |
|
Percent |
17.1% |
15.8% |
26.3% |
23.7% |
17.1% |
100.0% |
|
|
Salmonella |
Cases |
370 |
412 |
473 |
619 |
330 |
2,204 |
|
Percent |
16.8% |
18.7% |
21.5% |
28.1% |
15.0% |
100.0% |
|
|
Shigella |
Cases |
291 |
77 |
574 |
138 |
177 |
1,257 |
|
Percent |
23.2% |
6.1% |
45.7% |
11.0% |
14.1% |
100.0% |
|
|
Vibrio |
Cases |
30 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
50 |
|
Percent |
60.0% |
8.0% |
4.0% |
4.0% |
24.0% |
100.0% |
|
|
Yersinia |
Cases |
34 |
15 |
43 |
31 |
15 |
138 |
|
Percent |
24.6% |
10.9% |
31.2% |
22.5% |
10.9% |
100.0% |
|
|
Total |
Cases |
1,789 |
1,082 |
1,613 |
2,183 |
1,364 |
8,031 |
|
Percent |
22.3% |
13.5% |
20.1% |
27.2% |
17.0% |
100.0% |
1996* |
1997 |
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Rate per |
Rate per |
|||
| Pathogen | 100,000 |
Total |
100,000 |
Total |
Campylobacter |
23.5 |
3,359 |
24.9 |
3,966 |
E. coli O157 |
2.7 |
388 |
2.1 |
340 |
Listeria |
0.4 |
64 |
0.5 |
76 |
Salmonella |
14.5 |
2,069 |
13.8 |
2,204 |
Shigella |
8.9 |
1,272 |
7.9 |
1,257 |
Vibrio |
0.1 |
21 |
0.3 |
50 |
Yersinia |
1.0 |
149 |
0.9 |
138 |
Total |
51.3 |
7,322 |
50.4 |
8,031 |
*Figures represent final 1996 data.
| Month | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathogen |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
Total |
Campylobacter |
256 |
209 |
250 |
272 |
337 |
497 |
483 |
420 |
372 |
371 |
265 |
234 |
3,966 |
E. coli O157 |
10 |
11 |
15 |
8 |
18 |
41 |
92 |
44 |
49 |
24 |
15 |
13 |
340 |
Listeria |
3 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
76 |
Salmonella |
171 |
123 |
135 |
209 |
172 |
201 |
235 |
265 |
253 |
176 |
131 |
133 |
2,204 |
Shigella |
81 |
76 |
74 |
104 |
88 |
106 |
112 |
171 |
134 |
108 |
97 |
106 |
1,257 |
Vibrio |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
18 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
50 |
Yersinia |
18 |
11 |
8 |
12 |
15 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
6 |
8 |
24 |
138 |
Total |
539 |
434 |
487 |
612 |
636 |
863 |
952 |
936 |
838 |
695 |
522 |
517 |
8,031 |
This table shows the number of actual cases for all sites for each month in 1997. Note that July has the greatest number of cases, as was the case in 1996.
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