Table 6. Annual incidence of listeriosis in 8 European countries.
| Country | Source | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Scientific Institute of Public Health* | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 6.4† |
| Denmark | Statens Serum Institut‡ | 7.5 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 10.3† |
| England-Wales | Health Protection Agency§ | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Finland | National Public Health Institute¶ | 3.5 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| Germany | Robert Koch Institute# | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.1† | 3.6† | 6.2 | 6.2† | |
| Netherlands | National Institute of Public Health** | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5.6†† | 3.9† | ||
| Sweden | Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control‡‡ | 5.9 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| Switzerland | Office Fédéral de la Santé Publique§§ | 5.1 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
*www.iph.fgov.be/bacterio/iframes/rapports/2005/Listeria_2005_FR_web.pdf. †www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-178620753812_1178671312912.htm. ‡www.ssi.dk/sw44830.asp. §www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/listeria/data_ew.htm. ¶www3.ktl.fi/stat. #www.eurosurveillance.org/em/v11n06/1106-124.asp. **www.rivm.nl/infectieziektenbulletin/bul1712/art_listeria.html. ††Introduction of active surveillance. ‡‡www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se/in-english/statistics/listeriosis. §§www.bag.admin.ch/k_m_meldesystem/00733/00804.