Table 3 Reportable gastrointestinal illnesses in Ontario by travel, outbreak, hospitalization, and mortality, between 2007 and 2009
From: A descriptive study of reportable gastrointestinal illnesses in Ontario, Canada, from 2007 to 2009
Reportable disease | % Travel-related1 | Outbreaks2(n) | % Outbreak-related3 | % Hospitalized4 | % Deceased5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amebiasis | 38.6% (31.9%-41.3%) | 0 | 0.0% (0.0%-0.0%) | 0.6% (0.4%-1.1%) | 0.1% (0.0%-0.3%) |
Botulism | 0.0% (0.0%-0.0%) | 0 | 0.0% (0.0%-0.0%) | 60.0% (33.3%-100%) | 0.0% (0.0%-0.0%) |
Campylobacteriosis | 20.4% (18.7%-21.2%) | 10 | 0.7% (0.0%-1.1%) | 3.4% (3.1%-3.8%) | 0.1% (0.1%-0.2%) |
Cryptosporidiosis | 36.4% (35.7%-36.3%) | 4 | 2.9% (0.0%-6.2%) | 2.6% (2.2%-2.9%) | 0.2% (0.0%-0.3%) |
Cyclosporiasis | 61.6% (59.6%-64.2%) | 1 | 2.1% (0.0%-4.9%) | 1.2% (1.0%-1.4%) | 0.0% (0.0%-0.0%) |
Giardiasis | 39.0% (38.7%-39.4%) | 5 | 0.4% (0.0%-0.9%) | 1.0% (0.7%-1.2%) | 0.2% (0.1%-0.4%) |
Hepatitis A | 46.7% (42.9%-50.6%) | 2 | 1.4% (0.0%-2.5%) | 20.9% (15.8%-25.4%) | 0.6% (0.0%-1.7%) |
Listeriosis | 4.4% (3.4%-5.4%) | 1 | 37.6% (0.0%-74.7%) | 60.8% (48.7%-69.5%) | 24.3% (16.4%-30.5%) |
Paratyphoid Fever | 85.1% (82.5%-90.0%) | 0 | 0.0% (0.0%-0.0%) | 22.4% (17.4%-27.9%) | 0.0% (0.0%-0.0%) |
Salmonellosis | 21.3% (19.6%-23.1%) | 32 | 6.1% (2.5%-11.4%) | 6.9% (5.7%-7.9%) | 0.6% (0.4%-0.7%) |
Shigellosis | 48.4% (48.0%-48.7%) | 2 | 1.5% (0.0%-4.7%) | 8.0% (6.7%-9.8%) | 0.1% (0.0%-0.4%) |
Typhoid Fever | 87.1% (83.1%-92.6%) | 0 | 0.0% (0.0%-0.0%) | 44.4% (41.6%-48.8%) | 0.0% (0.0%-0.0%) |
VTEC-illness | 7.8% (4.8%-13.8%) | 18 | 22.6% (6.1%-34.2%) | 21.4% (19.6%-23.0%) | 0.4% (0.0%-1.8%) |
Yersiniosis | 18.3% (13.8%-24.7%) | 0 | 0.0% (0.0%-0.0%) | 4.0% (1.5%-5.8%) | 0.1% (0.0%-0.4%) |
Total | 27.6% (26.6%-28.1%) | 75 | 2.8% (1.1%-4.4%) | 5.3% (5.0%-5.7%) | 0.4% (0.3%-0.5%) |