Number of U.S. foodborne illness hospitalizations in 2015, by etiology

Number of hospitalizations due to foodborne illness in the U.S. in 2015, by etiology

The data shows the number of hospitalizations due to foodborne illness in the United States in 2015, by etiology or pathogen. In that year, there were 63 hospitalizations due to foodborne illness from norovirus (viral) infection.

Salmonella (bacterial) 574
Escheriachia coli, Shiga toxin-prroducing (bacterial) 115
Norovirus (viral) 63
Shigella (bacterial) 54
Clostridium botulinum (bacterial) 35
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin (bacterial) 31
Campylobacter (bacterial) 19
Listeria monocytogenes (bacterial) 19
Unknown etiology 10
Ciguatoxin (chemical and toxin) 6
Hepatitis A (viral) 5
Cyclospora (parasitic) 3
Puffer fish tetrodotoxin (chemical and toxin) 2
Vibrio parahaemolyticus (bacterial) 1
Vibrio vulnificus (bacterial) 1
Other (bacterial) 0
Yersinia enterocolitica (bacterial) 0
Cryptosporidium (parasitic) 0
Streptococcus, Group A (bacterial) 0
Trichinella (parasitic) 0
Scombroid toxin/ Histamine (chemical and toxin) 0
Bacillus cereus (bacterial) 0
Other (chemical and toxin) 0
Staphylococcus spp (bacterial) 0
Sapovirus (viral) 0
Clostridium perfringens (bacterial) 0
Escherichia coli, Enteropathogenic (bacterial) 0