Table 1 Outbreaks in the descriptive study (n = 90), split by country and modes of transmission
From: Primary and secondary cases in Escherichia coliO157 outbreaks: a statistical analysis
Country | Â | Mode of primary transmission | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Outbreaks (%) | Â | Outbreaks (%) |
United States | 27 (30.0) | Food | 38 (42.2) |
England | 23 (25.6) | Dairy Product | 11 (12.2) |
Scotland | 16 (17.8) | Animal Contact | 7 (7.8) |
Canada | 13 (14.4) | Water | 6 (6.7) |
Japan | 6 (6.7) | Environmental | 2 (2.2) |
Sweden | 2 (2.1) | Unknown | 26 (28.9) |
Ireland | 1 (1.1) | Â | Â |
Finland | 1 (1.1) | Â | Â |
Wales | 1 (1.1) | Â | Â |
Mode of secondary transmission | |||
| Â | Â | Outbreaks (%) | Â |
Person to Person – home | 41 (45.6) |  | |
Person to Person – nursery | 10 (11.1) |  | |
Water | 9 (10.0) | Â | |
Person to Person – Institution | 4 (4.5) |  | |
Person to Person – Other | 3 (3.3) |  | |
Unknown | 2 (2.2) | Â | |
No secondary cases | 21 (23.3) | Â | |