§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the incidence of(a) E. coli 0157 and (b) campylobacter in England in each year since 1990 and from 1 January to date. [7208]
§ Mr. HoramThe information requested is provided in the following table and is for England and Wales.
E. coli 0157 and Campylobacter laboratory confirmed isolations from Humans Year E. coli 0157 Campylobacter 1990 250 34,552 1991 361 32,636 1992 470 38,552 1993 385 39,422 1994 411 144,414 1995 2792 143,902 1996 3530 136,730 Source:
PHLS.
Notes:
1Provisional.
2Before 1995 laboratories examined bloody diarrhoeal stools for E. cob 0157, since 1995 they have examined all diarrhoeal stools.
3Up to end of October 1996 (comparable figures for 1995: 688 for E. coli 0157 and 37.975 for Campylobacter.