Laboratory reports of pathogens including Campylobacter, Salmonella and Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O157 have all increased compared to last year in England and Wales.
Data is based on common gastrointestinal infections in England and Wales reported to Public Health England (PHE) until the end of October.
Campylobacter spp. rose from 47,675 infections from January 2017 to the end of October 2017 to 51,497 in the same period this year.
Salmonella spp. was up from 7,319 cases last year to 7,631 infections and STEC O157 increased from 530 to 578 in the same period. The most common Salmonella serotypes include Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium.
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