Table 1

Dominant Salmonella Enteritidis phage types by country*. Comparison between findings among Swedish travellers and studies conducted in the countries visited.

Country

Number of S. Enteritidis-infections notified among Swedish travellers

1997–2001

Most common S. Enteritidis phage types among returning Swedish travellers

1997–2001(%*)

Predominant phage type described in studies from the country visited

Year of study

Reference

Spain

4125

1 (33%), 4 (36%)

1, 4, 6

1990s

[29]

Greece 1997–2000

916

4 (44%)

14b (59%)

Turkey

496

4 (65 %)

4

Not mentioned

[30]

Poland

354

4 (40 %)

4, 8

1986–95

[31]

Portugal

344

1 (43 %)

Morocco

310

4 (50 %)

Germany

235

4 (59%)

4

1998

[32]

Denmark 1997–1998

1999

2000–2001

223

6 (42%), 8 (43%)

34 (73%)

4 (30%), 8(30%)

6, 8

PT34 outbreak in DK

4, 8

1997–98

1999

2000–2001

[33]

Czech Republic

194

8 (68%)

8

1989–98

[34]

Bulgaria

180

4 (55%

Cyprus

166

1 (36%), 4 (45%)

Tunisia

152

4 (75%)

Italy

152

4 (47%)

4

1990–93

[29,35]

United Kingdom

133

4 (76%)

4

1997–2000

[36]

Hungary

120

4 (50%)

4

1992–94

[37]

France

110

4 (56%)

Austria 1997–2000

2001

81

4 (52%), 8 (38%)

4 (33%), 8 (42%)

4

1995–2001

[6]

Latvia 1997–2000

2001

76

1 (63%)

1 (60%), 4 (40%)

Egypt

63

4 (55%)

Croatia

53

4 (63%)

Belgium

45

4 (72%)

Russia

42

1 (62%)

1

1980–93

[38]

Estonia 1997–2000

2001

37

1 (58%)

1 (25%), 4(75%)**

Bosnia and Herzegovina

26

4 (64%)

The Netherlands

20

4 (75%)

4

1997–2001

[6]

Slovakia

14

8 (62%)

8

1995

[39]

Lithuania

12

1 (50%)

* Calculated as a percentage of all isolates that were phage-typed during 1997–2001.

** Based on less than 10 cases.

Nygård et al. BMC Medicine 2004 2:32   doi:10.1186/1741-7015-2-32