HC Deb 12 November 1990 vol 180 cc58-9W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has on the trend in the incidence of listeriosis among pregnant women since September 1989; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Dorrell

The information requested is given in the table compiled by the division of microbiological disease surveillance centre at the PHLS central public health laboratory.

Confirmed cases of Listeriosis among pregnant women September 1989 to September 1990
(England and Wales: Reports to CDSC and DMRQC)
Number of cases
1989
September 4
October 1
November 3
December 4
1990
January 4
February 0
March 1
April 1
May 1
June 2
July 3
August 1
September 4
Total 29

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide statistics showing the incidence of listeriosis by serotype for the last five years of available records.

Mr. Dorrell

The information requested is given in the table compiled by the division of microbiological reagents and quality control at the PHLS central public health laboratory.

Serotypes of Listeria monocytogenes from human cases of listeriosis in Britain and Ireland
Year 11990 1989 1988 1987 1986
Serotype Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent.
½ 21 (37) 46 (17) 65 (21) 41 (17) 36 (33)
4b 36 (63) 170 (64) 216 (70) 181 (73) 66 (61)
4bx 0 — 49 (18) 27 (8) 23 (9) 0 —
Other 0 — 1 — 1 — 3 — 6 (6)
Total 57 — 266 — 309 — 248 — 108 —
1 First six months.