CDC OutbreakNet Enhanced 2022 Cumulative Metrics Data: Salmonella, Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli, Listeria, Shigella, and Campylobacter [SSL(SC)]

Report Period: January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022

SSL(SC) Performance Metrics: (See associated document for complete language and definitions) Salmonella Measures
Mean (Range)
STEC1 Measures
Mean (Range)
Listeria Measures
Mean (Range)
Shigella Measures2
Mean (Range)
Campylobacter Measures2
Mean (Range)
Table showing 2022 cumulative metrics data
1a. Total number of SSL(SC) isolates and isolate-yielding specimens submitted to or recovered at the Public Health Lab (PHL) 1195 (57 – 5,333) 186 (5 – 443) 23 (0 – 59) 76 (3 – 254) 140 (0 – 1,056)
1b. Number of SSL(SC) primary isolates or isolate-yielding specimens 1064 (52 – 5,333) 168 (5 – 726) 20 (0 – 59) 96 (1 – 859) 153 (0 – 1,939)
2a. Total number of preliminary positive SSL(SC) clinical specimens or samples received at PHL (regardless of if isolate-yielding or not) 472 (4 – 1,459) 349 (1 – 1,202) 7 (0 – 45) 75 (0 – 373) 95 (0 – 787)
2b. Total number and percent of isolate-yielding SSL(SC) clinical specimens or samples received at PHL 378 (1 – 1,409); 78% (22% – 100%) 147 (0 – 496); 44% (0% – 100%) 10 (0 – 45); 91% (0% – 100%) 36% (0 – 151); 50% (6% – 100%) 60 (0 – 309); 62% (0% – 100%)
3b. Percent of SSL(SC) primary isolates with WGS testing at PHL 93% (62% – 100%) 87% (7% – 100%) 88% (0% – 100%) 63% (0% – 100%) 52% (0% – 100%)
4a. Time from SSL(SC) isolate receipt (or recovery) or WGS request at PHL to sequence upload to PulseNet4 8 (4 – 30) days 8 ( 4 – 25) days 6 (3 – 18) days 8 (0 –  22) days 6 (0 –  22) days
5a. Total number of SSL(SC) cases reported to public health 1,324 (6 – 7,053) 366 (12 – 2,446) 22 (1 – 72) 385 (7 – 3,767) 1,688 (140 – 9,074)
5ai. OPTIONAL: Percent of SSL(SC) cases with isolates and isolate- yielding specimens submitted to PHL 82% (69% – 94.6%) 71% (37% – 98%) 80% (0% – 100%) 54% (0.1% – 92%) 33% (0% – 69%)
5b. Total number of laboratory confirmed SSL(SC) cases reported to epidemiology staff 1068 (6 – 5,869) 144 (6 – 997) 20 (0 – 70) 177 (3 – 1,924) 648 (85 – 5,610)
5c. Total number of probable SSL(SC) cases reported to epidemiology staff 255 (4 – 1,261) 223 (6 – 1,354) 2 (0 – 7) 216 (4 – 1,843) 1,038 (44 – 3,464)
5d. Total number of suspect SSL(SC) cases reported to epidemiology staff N/A 27 (0 – 102) 0.4 (0 – 3) N/A N/A
6a. Percent of SSL(SC) cases with attempted interview 90% (29% – 100%) 95% (82% – 100%) 94% (11% – 100%) 87% (14% – 100%) 81% (10% – 100%)
6ai. Percent of laboratory confirmed cases with attempted interview 90% (27% – 100%) 96% (83% – 100%) 94% (11% – 100%) 87% (31% – 100%) 83% (8% – 100%)
6aii. Percent of probable cases with attempted interview 92% (35% – 100%) 96% (86% – 100%) N/A 86% (0% – 100%) 78% (8% – 100%)
6aiii. Percent of suspect cases with attempted interview N/A 84% (0% – 100%) N/A N/A N/A
6b. Median time from SSL(SC) case report to initial interview attempt 2.5 (<0 – 18) days 2 (<1 – 17) days 1 (<0 – 6) days 2 (<0 – 9) days 3 (<1 – 13) days
6c. Percent of SSL(SC) cases with exposure history obtained 77% (47% – 100%) 78% (41% – 100%) 81% (20% – 100%) 81% (54% – 100%) 72% (41% – 100%)
6ci. OPTIONAL: Among SSL(SC) cases with an exposure history, percent with full shotgun or case exposure completed 69% (14% – 100%) 78% (15% – 100%) 74% (0% – 100%) 62% (0% – 100%) 63% (0% – 100%)
6cii. OPTIONAL: Time from case report to when an exposure history is obtained. 4 (1 – 18) days 3 (1 – 18) days 3 (1 – 10) days 2 (1 – 6) days 3 (1 – 12) days
7. Number of SSL(SC) clusters 33 (2 – 104) 7 (0 – 37) 2 (0 – 12) 3 (0 – 17) 1 (0 – 8)
8a. OPTIONAL: Total number and percent of SSL(SC) clusters with routine interview of cases3 24 (2 – 77); 97% (82% – 100%) 7 (1 – 28); 99% (93% – 100%) 3 (0 – 9); 89% (0% – 100%) 3 (0 – 6); 88% (0% – 100%) 2 (1 – 4); 100%
8b.Total number and percent of SSL(SC) clusters where an analytic epidemiologic study was conducted3 8 (0 – 56); 37% (0% – 100%) 2 (0 – 10); 39% (0% – 100%) 0.7 (0 – 4); 37% (0% – 100%) 0.8 (0 – 6); 33% (0% – 100%) 0.5 (0 – 2); 22% (0% – 100%)
9a. Total number and percent of SSL(SC) clusters with confirmed vehicle/source identified3 6 (0 – 28); 21% (0% – 100%) 0.9 (0 – 5); 11% (0% – 67%) 0.8 (0 – 5); 27% (0% – 100%) 0.1 (0 – 2); 0.8% (0% – 12%) 0.5 (0 – 4); 15% (0% – 100%)
9b. OPTIONAL: Total number and percent of SSL(SC) clusters with suspect vehicle/source identified3 5 (0 – 18); 18% (0% – 49%) 2 (0 – 6); 33% (0% – 100%) 0.7 (0 – 2); 27% (0% – 100%) 0.8 (0 – 3); 36% (0% – 100%) 0.8 (0 – 3); 34% (0% – 100%)
10. Total number and percent of SSL(SC) clusters where food or environmental sample collected for testing3 4 (0 – 16); 18% (0% – 100%) 0.4 (0 – 3); 2% (0% – 13%) 1 (0 – 5); 43% (0% – 100%) 0; 0% 0.4 (0 – 2); 11% (0% – 50%)
11. Total number and percent of SSL(SC) clusters where environmental health, agriculture, regulatory, or food safety program staff were contacted3 15 (0 – 85); 47% (0% – 100%) 5 (0 – 29); 54% (0% – 100%) 2 (0 – 12); 64% (0% – 100%) 1 (0 – 7); 38% (0% – 100%) 1.3 (0 – 4); 65.2% (0% – 100%)
12a.Total number of SSL(SC) outbreaks, excluding multi-state outbreaks 6 (0 – 57) 2 (0 – 23) 0.3 (0 – 8) 0.6 (0 – 3) 1 (0 – 7)
12b.Total number and percent of SSL(SC) outbreaks, excluding multi-state outbreaks, reported/submitted to NORS 3 (0 – 15); 82% (0% – 100%) 2 (0 – 8); 79% (0% – 100%) No cumulative data available No cumulative data available 1 (0 – 7); 78%(0% – 100%)

All data are cumulative. Data are only reported when available from 5 or more sites.
1Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli
2Reporting is optional for Shigella and Campylobacter
3This metric is calculated for only those sites that reported having clusters in Metric 7
4 This metric is reported through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Disease (ELC) Cooperative Agreement Performance Measures
Version: 10/2023

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