Preliminary estimates of the burden of disease in terms of DALYs per 100,000 individuals per year for selected infections in four European countries.

Abstract

<p>The differences seen between countries (A–D) may be due to differences in surveillance and/or to differences in the (distribution of) incidence of infections in populations. STEC/VTEC, shigatoxin-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i>/verocytotoxin-producing <i>E. coli</i>; YLD, number of life years lost due to disability; YLL, number of life years lost due to premature death.</p