Table 1.

Number and source of S. enterica serovar Paratyphi B (dT+) isolates in Germany received by the NRL-BfR and NRZ-RKI

Yr of isolation	No. of isolates from:		4,5,12:b:1,2 isolates		4,12:b:1,2 isolates
	NRL	NRZ	Total no.	Composition of group (no. [source])	Total no.	Composition of group (no. [source])
2002	4,411	6,300	20	15 (human), 4 (reptile), 1 (other)a	108	2 (human), 36 (poultry/meat), 1 (poultry/organ), 57 (poultry/feces), 2 (food), 3 (environment), 7 (other)
2003	3,630	3,930	12	12 (human)	79	4 (human), 26 (poultry/meat), 4 (poultry/organ), 26 (poultry/feces), 3 (food), 5 (environment), 11 (other)
2004	3,604	3,691	18	17 (human), 1 (reptile)	84	1 (human), 15 (poultry/meat), 3 (poultry/organ), 40 (poultry/feces), 1 (cattle), 7 (environment), 17 (other)
2005	4,090	3,655	28	26 (human), 2 (reptile)	56	2 (human), 26 (poultry/meat), 2 (poultry/organ), 21 (poultry/feces), 4 (food), 1 (other)
2006	3,887	3,333	34	34 (human)	76	42 (poultry/meat), 10 (poultry/organ), 5 (poultry/feces), 6 (food), 9 (environment), 4 (other)
2007	3,955	3,855	21	16 (human), 2 (reptile), 3 (food)	84	1 (human), 67 (poultry/meat), 8 (poultry/organ), 3 (food), 1 (environment), 4 (other)
2008	3,606	3,205	19	17 (human), 2 (reptile)	84	59 (poultry/meat), 9 (poultry/organ), 1 (poultry/feces), 1 (food), 2 (cattle), 5 (environment), 7 (other)
2009	4,111	3,646	34	23 (human), 9 (reptile), 2 (food)	73	6 (human), 34 (poultry/meat), 13 (poultry/organ), 3 (poultry/feces), 3 (food), 9 (environment), 5 (other)
2010	4,631	2,320	42	35 (human), 7 (reptile)	90	31 (poultry/meat), 28 (poultry/organ), 2 (poultry/feces), 11 (food), 2 (cattle), 9 (environment), 7 (other)
Total	35,925	33,935	228	195 (human), 27 (reptile), 5 (food), 1 (other)	734	16 (human), 336 (poultry/meat), 78 (poultry/organ), 155 (poultry/feces), 33 (food), 5 (cattle), 48 (environment), 63 (other)

^aOther, rare isolates or source of isolation not specified.