TABLE 25.
Comparisons of the prevalence of target Salmonella serovar‐positive flocks of fattening turkeys, by sampler and by reporting MS, EU, 2022.
| Country | Competent authority (CA) | Food business operator (FBOp) | p‐value a | Interpretation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N tested flocks | N (%) flocks positive for target serovars | CI95 | N tested flocks | N (%) flocks positive for target serovars | CI95 | |||
| Austria | 23 | 0 | [0; 14.8] b | 503 | 0 | [0; 0.73] b | NS | |
| Belgium | 4 | 0 | [−] | 209 | 0 | [0; 1.8] b | – | – |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | [−] | 5 | 0 | [−] | – | – |
| Czechia | 16 | 0 | [0; 20.6] b | 269 | 0 | [0; 1.4] b | NS | |
| Denmark | 112 | 0 | [0; 3.2] b | 132 | 0 | [0; 2.8] b | NS | |
| Finland | 61 | 0 | [0; 5.9] b | 257 | 0 | [0; 1.4] b | NS | |
| France | 60 | 2 (3.3) | [0.41; 11.5] | 5295 | 35 (0.66) | [0.46; 0.92] | 0.064 | CA > FBOp |
| Germany | 177 | 6 (3.4) | [1.3; 7.2] | 4320 | 0 | [0; 0.09] b | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| Greece | 7 | 0 | [−] | 54 | 0 | [0; 6.6] b | – | – |
| Hungary | 1732 | 0 | [0; 0.21] b | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ireland | 22 | 4 (18.2) | [5.2; 40.3] | 455 | 3 (0.66) | [0.14; 1.9] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| Italy | 135 | 3 (2.2) | [0.46; 6.4] | 4279 | 0 | [0; 0.09] b | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| Poland | 179 | 3 (1.7) | [0.35; 4.8] | 5946 | 1 (0.02) | [0; 0.09] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| Portugal | 19 | 0 | [0; 17.6] b | 1358 | 2 (0.15) | [0.02; 0.53] | NS | |
| Romania | 30 | 0 | [0; 11.6] b | 252 | 0 | [0; 1.5] b | NS | |
| Slovakia | 9 | 0 | [−] | 109 | 0 | [0; 3.3] b | – | – |
| Slovenia | 7 | 0 | [−] | 100 | 0 | [0; 3.6] b | – | – |
| Spain | 86 | 2 (2.3) | [0.28; 8.1] | 3931 | 20 (0.51) | [0.31; 0.78] | 0.0794 | CA > FBOp |
| Sweden | 29 | 0 | [0; 11.9] b | 166 | 0 | [0; 2.2] b | NS | |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | 4 | 0 | [−] | 33 | 0 | [0; 10.6] b | – | – |
| EU Total (27 + XI) | 2714 | 20 (0.74) | [0.45; 1.1; 1.1] | 27,673 | 61 (0.22) | [0.17; 0.28] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| EU Total (27 + XI) providing CA and FBOp data | 982 | 20 (2.0) | [1.2; 3.1] | 27,673 | 61 (0.22) | [0.17; 0.28] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
Abbreviations: –, Data not reported; [−], The confidence interval is not provided because of the small sample size.
a
p‐value: NS, not significant.
b
One‐sided, 97.5% confidence interval.