Figure 1

Smoothed time series for weekly incidences of human S. Enteritidis (SE), S. Typhimurium (ST), Campylobacter (C.) jejuni (CJ) and C. coli (CC) cases reported in three areas (data obtained from Robert-Koch Institut, RKI, Germany) and average weekly temperature (data obtained from Germany’s Meteorological Service, DWD) in Germany 2001–2004.