Surveillance of campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter)

Learn about campylobacteriosis surveillance.

On this page

• Number of cases of campylobacteriosis in Canada
• How Canada monitors campylobacteriosis
• For more information

Number of cases of campylobacteriosis in Canada

Between 2011 and 2015, an average of 9,828 cases of campylobacteriosis were reported annually in Canada.

Access the national surveillance data for Canada.

How Canada monitors campylobacteriosis

Campylobacteriosis is a nationally notifiable disease in all provinces and territories.

Cases are reported to:

• provincial or territorial departments of health
• the federal government, if they meet the national case definition

Canada uses different surveillance systems to monitor cases of food-borne illness. These include:

• the National Enteric Surveillance Program (NESP)
• FoodNet Canada
• the Canadian Notifiable Disease Surveillance System