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Work-related infections: estimated number of cases reported by Consultants in Communicable Disease Control to SIDAW and by Occupational Physicians to OPRA, by sex and diagnostic category, 1998-2006
| Sex | Diagnostic category | Consultants in Communicable Disease Control & Occupational physicians | Consultants in Communicable Disease Control (SIDAW) | Occupational Physicians (OPRA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006(p) | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006(p) | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006(p) | ||
| Male | Diarrhoeal diseases | 158 | 148 | 156 | 53 | 40 | 55 | 74 | 19 | 15 | 158 | 124 | 59 | 53 | 40 | 53 | 74 | 19 | 15 | - | 24 | 97 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Hepatitis | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Legionellosis | 12 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 12 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Leptospirosis | 6 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 16 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Ornithosis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Q Fever | - | 27 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Brucellosis(c) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other | 89 | 67 | 54 | 75 | 15 | 55 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | 74 | 60 | 36 | 72 | 12 | 48 | 18 | 13 | - | |
| Total number of diagnoses | 277 | 261 | 239 | 145 | 68 | 120 | 96 | 35 | 19 | 201 | 150 | 89 | 61 | 54 | 67 | 78 | 22 | 19 | 76 | 111 | 150 | 84 | 14 | 53 | 18 | 13 | - | |
| Total number of individuals(a) | 277 | 261 | 239 | 145 | 68 | 120 | 96 | 35 | 19 | 201 | 150 | 89 | 61 | 54 | 67 | 78 | 22 | 19 | 76 | 111 | 150 | 84 | 14 | 53 | 18 | 13 | - | |
| Female | Diarrhoeal diseases | 487 | 161 | 271 | 129 | 250 | 205 | 227 | 175 | 89 | 487 | 161 | 139 | 129 | 214 | 204 | 226 | 162 | 89 | - | - | 132 | - | 36 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - |
| Hepatitis | - | 3 | - | 13 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Legionellosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Leptospirosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ornithosis | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 4 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 13 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | - | 12 | 24 | 13 | - | |
| Q Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brucellosis(c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other | 114 | 104 | 199 | 117 | 130 | 56 | 49 | 33 | 28 | 54 | 32 | 115 | 81 | 82 | 44 | 23 | 31 | 25 | 60 | 72 | 84 | 36 | 48 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total number of diagnoses | 606 | 284 | 477 | 278 | 384 | 275 | 302 | 222 | 117 | 546 | 200 | 261 | 218 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 194 | 114 | 60 | 84 | 216 | 60 | 84 | 25 | 52 | 28 | 3 | |
| Total number of individuals(a) | 606 | 284 | 477 | 278 | 384 | 275 | 302 | 222 | 117 | 546 | 200 | 261 | 218 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 194 | 114 | 60 | 84 | 216 | 60 | 84 | 25 | 52 | 28 | 3 | |
| All cases(b) | Diarrhoeal diseases | 1020 | 505 | 602 | 539 | 2087 | 962 | 916 | 1429 | 1408 | 1020 | 481 | 373 | 539 | 2051 | 959 | 915 | 1396 | 1408 | - | 24 | 229 | - | 36 | 3 | 1 | 33 | - |
| Hepatitis | 5 | 7 | - | 13 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Legionellosis | 13 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 13 | 2 | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Leptospirosis | 6 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 16 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Ornithosis | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 7 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 13 | - | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | - | 12 | 24 | 13 | - | |
| Q Fever | - | 27 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Brucellosis(c) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other | 217 | 247 | 288 | 250 | 224 | 150 | 163 | 132 | 166 | 54 | 32 | 115 | 81 | 82 | 90 | 119 | 117 | 163 | 134 | 132 | 120 | 108 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 15 | 3 | |
| Total number of diagnoses | 1274 | 817 | 926 | 838 | 2331 | 1143 | 1108 | 1578 | 1576 | 1138 | 622 | 560 | 694 | 2233 | 1065 | 1038 | 1517 | 1573 | 136 | 195 | 366 | 144 | 98 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 3 | |
| Total number of individuals(a) | 1274 | 817 | 926 | 838 | 2331 | 1143 | 1108 | 1578 | 1576 | 1138 | 622 | 560 | 694 | 2233 | 1065 | 1038 | 1517 | 1573 | 136 | 195 | 366 | 144 | 98 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 3 | |