25.11.2004

In 2003, 16,343 laboratory confirmed cases of salmonellosis were reported in the UK, a slight increase on the 16,319 confirmed cases in 2002.In 2003, the increase was all in Scotland, with a slight reduction in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The total number of reports in 2003 are approximately half that recorded during the mid-1990s. In 2003, there was anincrease in non-PT4 S. Enteritidis in all parts of the UK, accounting for a slight increase in total S. Enteritidis reports overall. The incidence of Salmonella Typhimurium increased slightly in England an Wales in 2003, resulting inan overall increase in reports of S. Typhimurium in the UK.
S. Enteritidis remains the most commonly isolated Salmonella serotype, followed by S. Typhimurium, S. Virchow and S. Hadar in the UK as a whole. Salmonella incidents in commercial layers was low, 12 incidents in 2003. In broiler breeder flocks routine monitoring did not detect any S. Enteritidis or S. Typhimurium during 2003. 312 cases of Salmonella were reported in broilers (compared to 800 in 2002), and 308 cases in turkeys (compared to 123 in 2002). [Department of Agriculture and Rural Developement - UK).