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[ZD04] Outbreaks of waterborne diseases (epidemics)
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In Slovenia 0-3 waterborne outbreaks were notified annually in the period 1997-2012. There were from 34 to 263 reported cases in each outbreak. In most of the outbreaks the microbiological agent was unknown. Some outbreaks were caused by Cryptosporidium Parvum, Escherichia coli, Shigella sonnei, Lamblia intestinalis, rotavirus, adenovirus, astrovirus, kalicivirus, norovirus and hepatitis A virus.

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Figure ZD04-1: Number of reported outbreaks of diseases arising from drinking-water in Slovenia, 1997-2012
Sources:

National Institute of Public Health, 1998-2013.

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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Celje No. 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Koper No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kranj No. 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ljubljana No. 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Maribor No. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Murska Sobota No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Gorica No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Novo mesto No. 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
R/K No. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Total No. 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Celje No. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Koper No. 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kranj No. 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ljubljana No. 0 0 0 1 1 1
Maribor No. 0 0 0 0 1 0
Murska Sobota No. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Gorica No. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Novo mesto No. 0 0 0 0 0 0
R/K No. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total No. 1 1 0 1 3 1
Figure ZD04-2: Number of cases in outbreaks of diseases arising from drinking-water in Slovenia, 1997-2012
Sources:

National Institute of Public Health, 1998-2013.

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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Celje No. 0 110 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Koper No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kranj No. 0 92 0 181 100 56 0 0 0 0
Ljubljana No. 0 0 0 21 14 0 117 0 0 0
Maribor No. 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Murska Sobota No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Gorica No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Novo mesto No. 5 54 30 0 0 27 0 0 142 0
Ravne na Kor. No. 0 0 0 0 0 86 0 80 0 0
Total No. 89 256 40 202 114 169 117 80 165 0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Celje No. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Koper No. 0 170 0 0 0 0
Kranj No. 34 0 0 0 91 0
Ljubljana No. 0 0 0 52 152 44
Maribor No. 0 0 0 0 20 0
Murska Sobota No. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Gorica No. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Novo mesto No. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ravne na Kor. No. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total No. 34 170 0 52 263 44
Figure ZD04-3: Percentage of infectious diarrhoea (ICD10: A09, A04.9, A05.9, A08.4) with unconfirmed agent in Slovenia, 2006-2012*
Sources:

National Institute of Public Health, 2007-2013.
*Note to Figure ZD4-3: MKB10: A09-intestinal infection, undefined, A04.9-bowel bacterial infection, undefined, A05.9-bacterial food poisoning, undefined, A08.4-intestinal viral infection, undefined

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Percentage of infectious diarrhoea (ICD10: A09, A04.9, A05.9, A08.4) with unconfirmed agent to all reported infectious diarrhoea % 67.3 70.7 71.1 69.8 69.9 72.9
Percentage of infectious diarrhoea (ICD10: A09, A04.9, A05.9, A08.4) with unconfirmed agent to all reported contagious infectious diarrhoea % 21.4 23.7 19.8 22.9 21.4 21.4
Figure ZD04-4: Number of reported outbreaks of diseases arising from drinking-water in selected EU countries, 2000-2007
Sources:

ENHIS, 2013.

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Spain Finland Sweden Norway Italy Czech R UK (England and Wales) Croatia Slovenia Belgium
2000 No. 21 7 14 2 3 4 2 2 2 2
2001 No. 21 6 1 2 3 1 3 2 2
2002 No. 27 4 9 1 3 3 7 1 1 2
2003 No. 10 10 3 2 3 2 1 2
2004 No. 25 5 5 3 2 1 2 1 0
2005 No. 21 6 1 8 4 5 2 1 2
2006 No. 14 4 3 4 1 0
2007 No. 10 3 3 12 1
2000-2007 No. 149 45 39 34 18 15 14 9 9 8
Slovakia Lithuania Greece Hungary Estonia
2000 No. 3 1
2001 No. 3 1
2002 No. 1
2003 No. 2 1
2004 No. 4 1
2005 No. 1 1
2006 No. 1 1
2007 No. 1 1
2000-2007 No. 8 6 5 4 0
Figure ZD04-5: Number of cases in outbreaks of diseases arising from drinking-water in selected European countries, 2000–2007
Sources:

The European Environment and Health Information System (ENHIS),2013.

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Finland Spain Sweden Norway Hungary Greece Italy Slovenia UK Czech R
2000 No. 6428 1628 588 206 0 17 202 73 106
2001 No. 1105 952 200 500 68 125 114 4 0
2002 No. 340 2040 1336 215 0 674 169 59 77
2003 No. 534 432 3319 34 25 9 117 0 187
2004 No. 140 858 78 3015 203 690 13 80 9 20
2005 No. 863 835 20 535 0 702 51 165 372 115
2006 No. 114 1225 51 142 3668 0
2007 No. 10114 324 349 1203 0 34
2000-2007 No. 19638 8294 5941 5850 3964 1392 889 881 517 505
Croatia Slovakia Lithuania Estonia
2000 No. 144 70 7 0
2001 No. 73 50 0 0
2002 No. 19 13 0 0
2003 No. 0 0 26 0
2004 No. 65 0 0 0
2005 No. 9 0 6 0
2006 No. 7 0 9
2007 No. 0 125 4
2000-2007 No. 317 258 52 0

Methodology

Date of data source summarization
Last modified
10.15.2013
Author(s)

Ivanka Gale, MD., spec. hygiene; mag. Tatjana Frelih, MD. spec. epidemiology, Mateja Blaško Markič, dipl.san.ing., National Insitute of Public Health;