Impacts of Foodborne Pathogens on Ohio Citizens

Number of cases, broken down by age

Age Group
Disease 0-4 5 to 19 20 to 59 60+
Campylobacteriosis 191 173 683 210
Cryptosporidosis 31 37 41 10
E. coli O157:H7 32 54 50 15
Hepatitis A 0 24 207 67
Listeriosis 5 0 4 17
Salmonellosis 310 253 618 224
Shigellosis 258 219 163 12
Yersiniosis 43 5 9 9

Number of cases, broken down by gender

Disease Total Gender
Female Male
Botulism, infant 2 1 1
Campylobacteriosis 1270 584 676
Cryptosporidosis 119 66 52
E. coli O157:H7 154 79 72
Hepatitis A 301 84 210
Listeriosis 26 13 13
Salmonellosis 1425 764 647
Shigellosis 661 352 295
Yersiniosis 66 27 39

 

Cost in Dollars

 2002  
  avg cost est cases est cost
Campylobacteriosis 775970 48260 29486860
E. coli O157:H7 1726032 3080 34520640
Listeriosis 23987158 52 47974316
Salmonellosis 2549325 54150 96874350
total yearly avg cost 29,038,485 105542 208,856,166

 


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