TABLE 40.
Summary of Brucella statistics relating to humans, major food categories and animal species (stratified by status of disease of MSs/MS zones), EU, 2018–2022.
| 2022 a | 2021 a | 2020 | 2019 b | 2018 b | Data source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | ||||||
| Total number of confirmed cases | 198 | 162 | 132 | 309 | 332 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases/100,000 population (notification rates) | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.08 | ECDC |
| Number of reporting MSs | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired in the EU | 64 | 76 | 68 | 126 | 135 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired outside the EU | 38 | 21 | 14 | 50 | 51 | ECDC |
| Unknown travel status or unknown country of infection | 96 | 65 | 50 | 133 | 172 | ECDC |
| Total number of foodborne outbreaks | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | EFSA |
| Number of outbreak‐related cases | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | EFSA |
| Food | ||||||
| Milk and milk products | ||||||
| Number of sampling units | 182 | 320 | 275 | 586 | 1005 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | EFSA |
| Animals | ||||||
| Cattle (bovine animals) | ||||||
| Number of infected herds in disease‐free status zones c | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting disease‐free status MSs c | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | EFSA |
| Number of positive herds in zones under an eradication programme | 411 | 546 | 603 | 485 | 563 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs with zones under an eradication programme | 5 | 6 | 6 d | 8 | 8 | EFSA |
| Sheep and goats | ||||||
| Number of infected flocks in disease‐free zones d | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting disease‐free status MSs d | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | EFSA |
| Number of positive herds in zones under an eradication programme | 234 | 331 | 349 | 451 | 620 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs with zones under an eradication programme | 7 e | 6 | 7 f | 8 | 8 | EFSA |
Abbreviations: ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; EFSA, European Food Safety Authority; MSs, Member States.
Data from the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) were taken into account for 2021–2022. In accordance with the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU, and in particular with the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, the EU requirements on data sampling also apply to the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland).
Data from the United Kingdom were taken into account for the 2018–2019 period, since the United Kingdom was still an EU MS at that time. However, on 1 February 2020, it became a third country.
Member States or zones thereof with disease‐free status from infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis in bovine animal populations. In addition United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) has the disease‐free status from infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis in bovine animal populations.
Member States or zones thereof with disease‐free status from infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis in ovine and caprine animal populations. In addition United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) has the disease‐free status from infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis in ovine and caprine animal populations.
Including France, in which the whole of metropolitan France obtained disease‐free status in 2022 whereas overseas French regions did not have this status.
No data were reported by Bulgaria.