Table. Campylobacter spp. isolated from retail chicken in Canada, by province, 2003–2010*.
| Province | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | ||||||||
| Samples collected, no. | 80 | 145 | 146 | 165 | ||||
| Campylobacter spp. isolates, no. (%) | 28 (35.0) | 50 (34.5) | 77 (52.7) | 70 (42.4) | ||||
| Ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates, no. (%) |
|
|
|
|
1 (3.6) |
4 (8.0) |
22 (28.6) |
12 (17.1) |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| Samples collected, no. | 145 | 155 | 141 | 161 | 150 | 132 | ||
| Campylobacter spp. isolates, no. (%) | 52 (35.9) | 51 (32.9) | 49 (34.8) | 40 (24.8) | 48 (32.0) | 36 (27.3) | ||
| Ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates, no. (%) |
|
|
3 (5.8) |
1 (2.0) |
3 (6.1) |
4 (10) |
7 (14.6) |
4 (11.1) |
| Ontario | ||||||||
| Samples collected, no. | 166 | 316 | 303 | 312 | 320 | 311 | 328 | 232 |
| Campylobacter spp. isolates, no. (%) | 78 (47.0) | 140 (44.3) | 120 (39.6) | 105 (33.7) | 117 (36.6) | 120 (38.6) | 101 (30.8) | 64 (27.6) |
| Ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates, no. (%) |
3 (3.8) |
3 (2.1) |
3 (2.5) |
3 (2.9) |
1 (0.9) |
5 (4.2) |
1 (1.0) |
3 (4.7) |
| Québec | ||||||||
| Samples collected, no. | 170 | 322 | 299 | 288 | 287 | 287 | 266 | 296 |
| Campylobacter spp. isolates, no. (%) | 94 (55.3) | 158 (49.1) | 103 (34.4) | 100 (34.7) | 59 (20.6) | 54 (18.8) | 52 (19.5) | 63 (21.3) |
| Ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates, no. (%) |
3 (3.2) |
4 (2.5) |
2 (1.9) |
2 (2.0) |
8 (13.6) |
0 |
0 |
1 (1.6) |
| Maritimes | ||||||||
| Samples collected, no. | 55 | 199 | 190 | |||||
| Campylobacter spp. isolates, no. (%) | 2 (3.6) | 47 (23.6) | 68 (35.8) | |||||
| Ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates, no. (%) | 0 | 2 (4.3) | 3 (4.4) |
*Blank cells indicate not applicable (no samples collected or tested).