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Table 3 Mean reporting time intervals from symptom onset and from diagnosis until notification (Po and Pd) for infectious disease notifications per year for shigellosis and hepatitis A virus infection

From: Analysis of timeliness of infectious disease reporting in the Netherlands

 

Shigellosis

Hepatitis A virus infection

 

Po (days )

95% CI

n

Pd (days)

95% CI

n

Po (days)

95% CI

n

Pd (days)

95% CI

n

2003

21.2

18.2-24.1

189

4.4

3.6-5.2

189

12.5

11.1-13.8

249

2.7

2.1-3.3

258

2004

21.7

18.9-24.6

336

4.5

3.8-5.1

339

14.5

12.3-16.6

420

3.8

2.4-5.1

439

2005

20.0

17.9-22.1

388

4.0

3.4-4.7

388

15.2

12.2-18.2

202

3.0

1.5-4.6

212

2006

22.2

19.0-25.4

238

3.8

3.1-4.5

239

15.1

13.2-16.9

261

2.4

1.5-3.3

277

2007

19.9

18.1-21.6

382

4.1

3.4-4.8

383

13.2

11.1-15.3

153

1.7

1.0-2.4

157

2008

21.3

18.3-24.3

372

2.9

2.5-3.2

372*

14.1

11.3-16.9

168

1.7

1.3-2.2

174

  1. Po = period from symptom onset until notification
  2. Pd = period from laboratory diagnosis until notification
  3. * p < 0.05 for 2008 versus 2003 and 2004
  4. n = number of notifications