3. Results
3.1. Descriptive epidemiology of notified human salmonellosis cases
Fig. 1 presents a five year epidemiological curve of human
Salmonellanotifications in SA, showing a general seasonal pattern
with peak notifications in March (except in 2005), and lower numbers
of notifications around September. In 2008 there were consistent
numbers of notifications from January 1 to July 31, with no peak in
March as recorded in previous years