Table 3.
Estimated number of travellers and risk of bacteremia per 100,000 travellers by age groups and country (> 3 night stay)
| Age group/Country* | Number of travel-related bacteremias (TRB) (1999-2008) | Estimated number of travellers† (1999-2008) | Risk per 100,000 travellers (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 13 | 3,300,000 | 0.4 | (0.2-0.7) |
| 15-24 years | 15 | 1,800,000 | 0.8 | (0.5-1.4) |
| 25-44 years | 16 | 3,730,000 | 0.4 | (0.3-0.7) |
| 45-64 years | 20 | 3,860,000 | 0.5 | (0.3-0.8) |
| ≥65 years | 12 | 980,000 | 1.2 | (0.7-2.2) |
| Spain | 6 | 1,340,000 | 0.4 | (0.2-1.0) |
| Sweden | 1 | 780,000 | 0.1 | (0.0-0.9) |
| Germany | 3 | 690,000 | 0.4 | (0.1-1.4) |
| Greece | 6 | 670,000 | 0.9 | (0.4-2.0) |
| Turkey | 5 | 440,000 | 1.1 | (0.5-2.8) |
| Poland | 2 | 340,000 | 0.6 | (0.1-2.4) |
| Portugal | 3 | 310,000 | 1.0 | (0.3-3.0) |
| Thailand | 16 | 300,000 | 5.3 | (3.3-8.7) |
| Egypt | 5 | 260,000 | 1.9 | (0.8-4.7) |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 220,000 | 0.9 | (0.2-3.7) |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 130,000 | 1.5 | (0.4-6.3) |
| Croatia | 1 | 90,000 | 1.1 | (0.2-8.1) |
| Vietnam | 4 | 75,000 | 5.3 | (1.9-15.0) |
| India | 1 | 75,000 | 1.3 | (0.2-9.7) |
| Mexico | 1 | 60,000 | 1.7 | (0.2-12.3) |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 35,000 | 2.9 | (0.4-21.7) |
| Ukraine | 1 | 35,000 | 2.9 | (0.4-21.5) |
| China | 1 | 30,000 | 3.3 | (0.4-25.5) |
| Tanzania | 1 | 25,000 | 4.0 | (0.5-31.2) |
| Malta | 1 | 8000 | 12.5 | (1.4-114.6) |
| Malaysia | 1 | 7000 | 14.3 | (1.5-137.3) |
| Ghana | 2 | 6000 | 33.3 | (5.6-199.5) |
| Senegal | 1 | 6000 | 16.7 | (1.7-160.2) |
*Number of travellers to Kenya, Cambodia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iraq, Somalia and Uganda were not available. Three cases of TRB were contracted in Kenya and one case in each of the other countries.
† Numbers for the age group 0-14 years were based on the proportion of adults travelling with children