Reported outbreaks of Bacillus spp. from 1992 to 2013
Published 10 December 2013
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| B. cereus | B. subtilis | Other/mixed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Number outbreaks* | Number affected* | Number outbreaks* | Number affected* | Number outbreaks* | Number affected* |
| 1992 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 1995 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 118 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 30 |
| 2002 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 2003 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*where either humans, or food samples implicated in outbreaks where the clinical picture fitted that of Bacillus gastroenteritis, were positive.
Includes:
- Bacillus spp.
- B. cereus
- B. subtilis
- B. subtilis
- B. lichenformis
- B. thuringiensis