Table 3.
Mean reporting time intervals from symptom onset and from diagnosis until notification (Po and Pd) for infectious disease notifications per year for shigellosis and hepatitis A virus infection
| Shigellosis | Hepatitis A virus infection | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Po (days ) | 95% CI | n | Pd (days) | 95% CI | n | Po (days) | 95% CI | n | Pd (days) | 95% CI | n | |
| 2003 | 21.2 | 18.2-24.1 | 189 | 4.4 | 3.6-5.2 | 189 | 12.5 | 11.1-13.8 | 249 | 2.7 | 2.1-3.3 | 258 |
| 2004 | 21.7 | 18.9-24.6 | 336 | 4.5 | 3.8-5.1 | 339 | 14.5 | 12.3-16.6 | 420 | 3.8 | 2.4-5.1 | 439 |
| 2005 | 20.0 | 17.9-22.1 | 388 | 4.0 | 3.4-4.7 | 388 | 15.2 | 12.2-18.2 | 202 | 3.0 | 1.5-4.6 | 212 |
| 2006 | 22.2 | 19.0-25.4 | 238 | 3.8 | 3.1-4.5 | 239 | 15.1 | 13.2-16.9 | 261 | 2.4 | 1.5-3.3 | 277 |
| 2007 | 19.9 | 18.1-21.6 | 382 | 4.1 | 3.4-4.8 | 383 | 13.2 | 11.1-15.3 | 153 | 1.7 | 1.0-2.4 | 157 |
| 2008 | 21.3 | 18.3-24.3 | 372 | 2.9 | 2.5-3.2 | 372* | 14.1 | 11.3-16.9 | 168 | 1.7 | 1.3-2.2 | 174 |
Po = period from symptom onset until notification
Pd = period from laboratory diagnosis until notification
* p < 0.05 for 2008 versus 2003 and 2004
n = number of notifications