Table 4 Summary of MLSI exposure classifications for endemic cases – Subset A
Disease group | Food | Water | Food safety practices | Unpasteurized | Occupational | Environmental | Animal | Person-to-person | Other | Domestic travel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Campylobacteriosis | ||||||||||
Frequency of MLSI exposure | 61 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 31 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 31 | 8 |
% by exposure (257) | 23.7 | 5.8 | 15.6 | 4.3 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 13.2 | 1.6 | 12.1 | 3.1 |
% by number of cases (203) | 30.0 | 7.4 | 19.7 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 16.7 | 2.0 | 15.3 | 3.9 |
Salmonellosis | ||||||||||
Frequency of MLSI exposure | 59 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 2 |
% by exposure (145) | 40.7 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 18.6 | 1.4 |
% by number of cases (131) | 45.0 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 20.6 | 1.5 |
VTEC infection | ||||||||||
Frequency of MLSI exposure | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
% by exposure (25) | 32.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 4.0 |
% by number of cases (21) | 38.1 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 23.8 | 4.8 |
Parasitic diseases * | ||||||||||
Frequency of MLSI exposure | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
% by exposure (59) | 3.4 | 35.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 15.3 | 8.5 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 3.4 |
% by number of cases (51) | 3.9 | 41.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 17.6 | 9.8 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 3.9 |
Overall enteric disease † | ||||||||||
Frequency of MLSI exposure | 139 | 41 | 54 | 13 | 43 | 46 | 58 | 33 | 80 | 13 |
% by exposure (520) | 26.7 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 15.4 | 2.5 |
% by number of cases (435) | 32.0 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 7.6 | 18.4 | 3.0 |