Table. Reported outbreaks of STEC O157, England and Wales, 1983–2012*.
| Year | No. outbreaks | PT (no. outbreaks) | No. STEC cases | No. HUS cases | Implicated vehicle (no. outbreaks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 2 (1) | Unknown | 35 | Unknown (1) |
| 1984 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 1985 | 1 | 2 (1) | 49 | 0 | Raw potatoes (1) |
| 1986 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 1987 | 1 | 2 (1) | 26 | 0 | Turkey roll (1) |
| 1988 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 1989 | 1 | 49 (1) | 8 | 1 | Unknown (1) |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 (1), 4 (1), 14 (1) | 18 | 3 | Unknown (1) |
| 1991 | 4 | 14 (1), 31 (1), 49 (2) | 56 | 8 | Yoghurt (1), beef burger (1), person to person (1), unknown (1) |
| 1992 | 6 | 1 (1), 2 (5) | 82 | 5 | Cooked meat (1), unknown (5) |
| 1993 | 7 | 2 (3), 28 (1), 49 (3) | 65 | 13 | Beef (1), beef burger (1), raw milk (1), unknown (4) |
| 1994 | 6 | 2 (1), 4 (1), 49 (2), RDNC (1), unknown (1) | 37 | 6 | Direct animal contact (2), person to person (1), unknown (3) |
| 1995 | 11 | 1 (1), 2 (7), 49 (2), RDNC (1) | 141 | 11 | Salad (1), meat (3), person to person (4), unknown foodborne (1), unknown (2) |
| 1996 | 17 | 1 (2), 2 (5), 8 (3), 12 (1), 21/28 (4), 32 (1), unknown (1) | 98 | 2 | Animal contact (1), person to person (1), milk (2), meat (4), mixed food (2), raw vegetables (1), unknown foodborne (3), unknown (3) |
| 1997 | 25 | 2 (13), 8 (5), 49 (1), 21/28 (6) | 163 | 9 | Animal contact (6), cheese (1), milk (2), salad (1), person to person (5), water (1), unknown foodborne (4), unknown (5) |
| 1998 | 20 | 2 (7), 4 (1), 8 (3), 14 (2), 21 (1), 32 (1), 38 (1), 21/28 (3), unknown (1) | 89 | 0 | Animal contact (2), person to person (5), meat (2), cream (1), milk (1), unknown foodborne, water (2), unknown (6) |
| 1999 | 19 | 2 (3), 4 (2), 8 (2), 31 (1), 33 (1), 43 (1), 21/28 (9) | 236 | 15 | Animal contact (3), person to person (3), water (1), meat (3), milk (3), cheese (1), unknown foodborne (2), unknown (3) |
| 2000 | 23 | 1 (1), 2(2), 8 (4), 14 (1), 32 (2), 21/28 (10), RDNC (1), unknown (2) | 180 | 11 | Animal contact (3), meat (5), milk (3), person to person (7), unknown foodborne (1), unknown (4) |
| 2001 | 18 | 2 (3), 8 (1), 21/28 (13), unknown (1) | 127 | 6 | Animal contact (3), person to person (9), water (2), meat (2), unknown foodborne (1), unknown (1) |
| 2002 | 9 | 2 (2), 4 (2), 34 (1), 21/28 (3), RDNC (1) | 73 | 2 | Animal contact (1), milk (1), salad (1), person to person (5), water (1) |
| 2003 | 10 | 2 (1), 8 (2), 50 (1), 21/28 (3), RDNC (1), unknown (1) | 82 | 0 | Animal contact (5), meat (1), person to person (3), unknown (1) |
| 2004 | 15 | 2 (5), 21/28 (9), unknown (1) | 92 | 4 | Animal contact (4), meat (2), person to person (3), water (3), unknown (3) |
| 2005 | 15 | 2 (1), 8 (1), 33 (1), 21/28 (10), unknown (2) | 233 | 6 | Animal contact (3), meat (1), unknown foodborne (2), person to person (5), unknown (4) |
| 2006 | 12 | 2 (1), 8 (4), 28/28 (6), 4 and 21/28 (1) | 151 | 0 | Animal contact (1), meat (1), unknown foodborne (3), person to person (5), water (2) |
| 2007 | 14 | 2 (5), 4 (1), 8 (2), 21/28 (4), RDNC (1), 32 and 8 (1) | 117 | 3 | Animal contact (2), meat (1), unknown foodborne (1), person to person (9), unknown (1) |
| 2008 | 17 | 2 (2), 8 (1), 33 (3), 34 (1), 21/28 (7), RDNC (1), mixed unknown (1), unknown (1) | 132 | 4 | Animal contact (4), unknown foodborne (4), person to person (6), water (1), unknown (2) |
| 2009 | 25 | 2 (5), 8 (4), 14 (1), 32 (2), 21/28 (9), 2 and 8 (1), 2 and 54 (1), 31 and 42 (1), 34 and 54 (1) | 280 | 30 | Animal contact (11), meat (2), unknown foodborne (6), person to person (2), laboratory acquired (1), unknown (3) |
| 2010 | 17 | 1 (2), 2 (1), 4 (2), 8 (3), 14 (1), 21/28 (5), 1 and 21/28 (1), 21/28 and 31 (1), 21/28 & RDNC (1) | 100 | 3 | Animal contact (7), unknown foodborne (1), person to person (5), unknown (4) |
| 2011 | 20 | 2 (2), 8 (3), 34, 51, 21/28 (12), RDNC | 369 | 7 | Animal contact (1), sandwiches (2), crab (1), leeks (1), ice cream (1), unknown foodborne (4), laboratory acquired (1), person to person (6), unknown (3) |
| 2012 | 18 | 2, 4 (2), 8 (4), 32, 54, 21/28 (8), 32 | 103 | 5 | Animal contact (4), environmental (2), meat (2), unknown foodborne (2), person to person (7), unknown (1) |
| Total | 335 | 3,107 | 189 |
*Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, and Gastrointestinal Infections Department, Public Health England in-house data. HUS, hemolytic uremic syndrome; PT, phage type; RDNC, reacts but does not conform; STEC, Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli.