Table 43.
Summary of Brucella statistics related to humans, major food categories and animal species, EU, 2013–2017
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | Data source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | ||||||
| Total number of confirmed cases | 378 | 530 | 437 | 460 | 498 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases/100,000 population (notification rates) | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | ECDC |
| Number of reporting MS | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired in the EU | 247 | 194 | 281 | 325 | 375 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired outside the EU | 46 | 39 | 38 | 43 | 41 | ECDC |
| Unknown travel status or unknown country of infection | 85 | 297 | 118 | 92 | 82 | ECDC |
| Number of outbreak‐related cases | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | EFSA |
| Total number of outbreaks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | EFSA |
| Food | ||||||
| Milk and milk products | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 1,338 | 283 | 282 | 1,030 | 778 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | EFSA |
| Animals | ||||||
| Bovine animals | ||||||
| Number of positive herds in OBF regions in | ||||||
| OBF or non‐OBF MS | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting OBF MS | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | EFSA |
| Number of positive herds in non‐OBF regions in non‐OBF MS | 648 | 808 | 938 | 879 | 1,019 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting non‐OBF MS | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | EFSA |
| Small ruminants | ||||||
| Number of positive flocks/herds in ObmF regions | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting ObmF MS | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | EFSA |
| Number of positive flocks/herds in non‐ObmF regions | 809 | 870 | 1,094 | 1,133 | 1,440 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting non‐ObmF MS | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | EFSA |
ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; EFSA: European Food Safety Authority; MS: Member States; OBF/ObmF: Officially brucellosis free in cattle/Officially B. melitensis free in sheep and goats.