Oboegbulem S I, Collier P W, Sharp J C, Reilly W J
Communicable Diseases (Scotland) Unit, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Rev Sci Tech. 1993 Sep;12(3):957-67. doi: 10.20506/rst.12.3.725.
Between 1980 and 1989, 2,212 outbreaks of food-borne infection were reported in Scotland. Of 2,073 episodes for which a causative agent was established, 1,732 (84%) were caused by salmonellae. An average of 980 people were affected each year, while the average number of individuals infected per general outbreak was 16.8. The infected foods were consumed outside Scotland in 25% of the outbreaks. In 75% of 1,107 episodes where the location was specified, the implicated foods were consumed in the home; hotels and restaurants accounted for 15%. Specific food items were identified in 603 (35%) of the 1,732 outbreaks; poultry meat was responsible for 332 (55%) and milk 49 (8%), while eggs accounted for 23 (4%) outbreaks.
1980年至1989年间，苏格兰报告了2212起食源性感染疫情。在确定了病原体的2073起疫情中，1732起（84%）由沙门氏菌引起。每年平均有980人受到影响，每次一般疫情的平均感染人数为16.8人。25%的疫情中受感染的食物是在苏格兰以外食用的。在1107起明确地点的疫情中，75%的涉事食物是在家中食用的；酒店和餐馆占15%。在1732起疫情中的603起（35%）中确定了具体的食物项目；禽肉导致了332起（55%），牛奶导致了49起（8%），而蛋类导致了23起（4%）疫情。
