E. coli
(asked on 27th April 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with E. coli in each of the last five years.
ublic Health England collects data for England on Escherichia coli (E.coli) bacteraemia and data for England and Wales on Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) gastrointestinal infections and these are reported using different time periods.
The number of cases of E.coli in England in each of the last five financial years are available to view in the following table.
E. coli bacteraemia counts by financial year, England: 2012/13 to 2016/17
Financial Year | E.coli bacteraemia cases |
2012/13 | 32,309 |
2013/14 | 34,286 |
2014/15 | 35,799 |
2015/16 | 38,251 |
2016/17 | 40,580 |
Source: Annual Epidemiological Commentary: Mandatory MRSA, MSSA and E. coli bacteraemia and C. difficile infection data 2016/17.
The number of laboratory confirmed cases of STEC O157 and non O157 STEC in England and Wales from 2012-2016 are available to view in the following table.
Laboratory confirmed cases of Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) O157 and non O157 STEC in England and Wales, 2012 – 2016.
Year | STEC O157 cases | Non-O157 STEC cases |
2012 | 837 | 22 |
2013 | 787 | 47 |
2014 | 883 | 169 |
2015 | 665 | 211 |
2016 | 719 | 295 |
Source: Zoonoses overview report UK 2016.