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. 2014 Mar 3;9(3):e89833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089833

Table 1. Input values used to estimate the expected change in the number and incidence (cases/100 000 inhabitants) of reported domestic human salmonella cases in Sweden in 2010 in the different scenarios.

Input values SE DK NL References
Total number (incidence) of reported cases (2010) 3 609 (38) 1 598 (28.7) 2 291*(8.8) SE [3], DK [10], NL [11]
Proportion domestic of the total number of reported cases (2010) 23.4% 54.8% 90% SE [3], DK [10], NL [11]
Number of reported domestic (travel related) cases in Sweden(2010) 845 (2764) SE [3]
Population (2010) 9 408 320 5 560 628 16 654 979 SE [12], DK [13],NL [14]
Multiplier (data source 1) 134 289 1 064 [5]
Underdetection index UDI (data source 2) 1 1.8 7.7 [7]
Under-reporting factor URF (data source 3) 0.5 4.4 26.3 [8]
Multiplier (data source 4) 10 17 20 [6]
Multiplier (data 5) 6.7** 10*** 16.6****

* Laboratory surveillance data from RIVM NL covers only 64% of the population. Cases adjusted to cover whole population: 1466/0.64 = 2291.

** Sundström, K. (2010) [9].

*** Email. com. 15 November 2011, S. Ethelberg, Statens Serum Institut, DK.

**** Email. com. 2 April 2012, W. van Pelt, Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, NL.