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Table 4 Distribution of phage types for the five most common travel destinations among travel-related Salmonella Enteritidis cases

From: The epidemiology of travel-related Salmonella Enteritidis in Ontario, Canada, 2010–2011

Country and phage type

2010*

 

2011**

Total

  
 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Antigua

      

13a

0

0.0

6

46.2

6

46.2

8

0

0.0

7

53.8

7

53.8

Total

0

-

13

100.0

13

100.0

Cuba

      

4

2

8.3

2

3.8

4

5.2

5b

18

75.0

27

50.9

45

58.4

8

1

4.2

2

3.8

3

3.9

Atypical

2

8.3

21

39.6

23

29.9

Other1

1

4.2

1

1.9

2

2.6

Total

24

100.0

53

100.0

77

100.0

Dominican Republic

      

1

14

100.0

82

87.2

96

88.9

53

0

0

2

2.1

2

1.9

5b

0

0

2

2.1

2

1.9

8

0

0

3

3.2

3

2.8

Other2

0

0

5

5.3

5

4.6

Total

14

100.0

94

100.0

108

100.0

Jamaica

      

13a

5

50.0

25

58.1

30

56.6

8

5

50.0

14

32.6

19

35.8

2

0

0.0

2

4.7

2

3.8

Other3

0

0.0

2

4.7

2

3.8

Total

10

100.0

43

100.0

53

100.0

Mexico

      

7a

2

66.7

6

42.9

8

47.1

21

0

0.0

2

14.3

2

11.8

Other4

1

33.3

6

42.9

7

41.2

Total

3

100.0

14

100.0

17

100.0

  1. * - specimen collection date July 11 to November 30, 2010.
  2. ** - specimen collection date January 20 to July 31, 2011.
  3. Other phage types were grouped if only one positive case for that phage type was recorded: 1: PTs 27 and 29a; 2: PTs 1b, 4, 6a, 13, and 37; 3: PTs 22 and 51; 4: PTs 1, 6, 6a, 8, 18, 22, and 41.