17.07.2021
In 2020, the number of primary human isolates sent to the National Reference Center for Salmonella (NRZS) decreased by 51.6% as compared to 2019. In 2020, 906 human salmonella isolates were recorded by the NRZS. An annual incidence of 10.2 / 100,000 inhabitants. Salmonella enteritidis was the most frequent serovar (43.4%) with 393 human isolates. S. typhimurium (including the monophasic variant) was the second most common serotype 166 cases (18.3%).
The most common serovars in human isolates, Austria 2020
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Most Common Serovars
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Human Isolates
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Non-human isolates
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No. isolates
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%
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No. isolates
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%
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S. enteritidis
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393
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43.4
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90
|
5.4
|
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S. typhimurium (biphasic var.)
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166
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18.3
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155
|
9.3
|
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S. typhimurium (monophasic var.)
|
74
|
10.1
|
103
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6.2
|
|
S. coeln
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67
|
8.2
|
55
|
3.3
|
|
S. infantis
|
35
|
7.4
|
740
|
44.3
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