Table 4

Incidence and disease burden calculated with and without the preference-based relevance criterion (RC), by pathogen




Without RC
With RC




Pathogen
Incidence
YLL
YLD
DALY
YLD
DALY

Norovirus






     Gastroenteritis
472,000
55
2885
2940
121
175







Rotavirus






     Gastroenteritis
190,000
110
1217
1327
176
287







Thermophilic Campylobacter spp.






     Gastroenteritis
59,400
390
420
810
148
538
     Guillain-Barré syndrome
60
35
150
185
150
185
     Reactive arthritis
864
-
40
40
40
40
     Inflammatory Bowel Disease
22
-
102
102
102
102
Total



1137

865







Salmonella spp.






     Gastroenteritis
35,400
440
255
697
77
517
     Reactive arthritis
460
-
17
17
17
17
     Inflammatory Bowel Disease
7
-
33
33
33
33
Total



747

567







STEC O157






     Gastroenteritis
1,300
6
13
19
7
13
     Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
20
76
25
101
25
101
Total



120

114

Haagsma et al. Population Health Metrics 2008 6:7   doi:10.1186/1478-7954-6-7