UK – PHE -Campylobacter data 2006 to 2015 November 2016

PHE

Key points for 2015

 the region that reported the highest number of Campylobacter cases was the South East with 9,489

 54% of Campylobacter cases were male

 the 50-59 year age group had the highest number of cases

 the peak month for Campylobacter reporting in 2015 was June

 in the Second Study of Infectious Intestinal Disease in the Community (IID2 Study), it was estimated that for every one case of Campylobacter identified in national surveillance, there were 9.3 cases in the community (95% confidence interval of 6.0-14.4 cases)1,2

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