The estimated number of people that were treated for indigenous food-borne disease in England and Wales in 2006 is given in the following table:
Number General practitioner presentations 282,000 Hospital admissions 17,000 Hospital bed days 77,000 Note: Estimates have been rounded to the nearest 1,000 for all cases. Source: Figures were estimated by the Health Protection Agency using the methodology described in Adak G K, Long S M, O'Brien S J. Gut 2002; 51: 832-41. This methodology uses available surveillance data, special survey data, and hospital episode statistics to estimate the burden of indigenous food-borne disease in England and Wales.