TABLE 65.
Summary of Toxoplasma gondii statistics in the main animal species, EU, 2018–2022.
| Animals a | 2022 b | 2021 b | 2020 | 2019 c | 2018 c | Data source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small ruminants | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 4068 | 4525 | 6113 | 12,120 | 6756 | EFSA |
| % of positive animals | 29.0 | 16.8 | 21.3 | 13.5 | 18.3 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | EFSA |
| Bovine animals | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 703 | 726 | 254 | 664 | 158 | EFSA |
| % of positive animals | 4.3 | 2.5 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 27.8 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | EFSA |
| Pigs | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 519 | 599 | 948 | 1108 | 263 | EFSA |
| % of positive animals | 11.0 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 22.1 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | EFSA |
| Cats | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 2361 | 3275 | 1880 | 1525 | 1382 | EFSA |
| % of positive animals | 3.8 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | EFSA |
Abbreviation: MSs, Member States.
Summary statistics referring to MSs were obtained by totalling all samples from single animals (no flocks or herds included), from all sampling stages at primary production (conservation facilities, farm, hunting, natural habitat, retail, slaughterhouse, unspecified, veterinary activities, veterinary clinics and zoo), sampling strategies (convenience sampling, objective sampling, suspect sampling and unspecified) and samplers (HACCP and own check, industry sampling, not applicable, official sampling and private sampling). Indirect and direct diagnostic methods were taken together for the summary statistics to calculate the proportion of positive units.
For the 2021–2022 period, data on animals from the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) were considered. In accordance with the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU, particularly with the Ireland/Northern Ireland protocol, the EU requirements on data sampling are also applicable to the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland). In addition to the MSs, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) reported data on small ruminants, bovine animals and pigs.
For the 2018–2019 period, data from the United Kingdom were considered because it was still an EU MS. However, on 1 February 2020, it became a third country.