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. 2018 Dec 12;16(12):e05500. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5500

Table 57.

Reported human cases of congenital toxoplasmosis and notification rates per 100,000 live births in the EU/EFTA, by country and year, 2013–2017

Country 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
National coveragea Data formata Total cases Confirmed cases & rates Confirmed cases & rates Confirmed cases & rates Confirmed cases & rates Confirmed cases & rates
Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria Y A 2 2 3.08 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Croatia Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Cyprus Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Czech Republic Y C 2 2 1.78 0 0.00 1 0.90 1 0.90 0 0.00
Denmark
Estonia Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Finland Y C 0 0 0.00 1 1.80 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Franceb Y C 195 24.9 246 30.8 216 26.4 179 22.0
Germany Y C 6 6 0.76 10 1.36 15 2.03 6 0.80 10 1.50
Greece 0 0.00
Hungary Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.10 3 3.20 0 0.00
Ireland Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.50 0 0.00 1 1.50
Italy
Latvia Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Lithuania Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 3.30 0 0.00 1 3.30
Luxembourg Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Malta Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Netherlands
Poland Y C 18 18 4.71 20 5.42 15 4.00 20 5.30 18 4.90
Portugal
Romania Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.50 0 0.00
Slovakia Y C 0 0 0.00 2 3.60 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 3.60
Slovenia Y C 2 2 9.83 1 4.84 1 4.80 0 0.00 0 0.00
Spainc N C 3 3 5 0 0 0
Sweden
United Kingdom Y C 7 7 0.90 8 1.03 7 0.90 11 1.40 2 0.30
EU Total 40 40 1.31 242 6.72 288 8.27 258 7.40 213 6.20
Iceland Y C 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Norway
Switzerlandd
a

Y: yes; N: no; A: aggregated data; C: case‐based data; –: no report.

b

France: 2017 data not reported as there is a 2‐year delay in reporting of congenital toxoplasmosis in France.

c

Sentinel surveillance; no information on estimated coverage. So, notification rate cannot be estimated.

d

Switzerland provided data directly to EFSA. The human data for Switzerland include data from Liechtenstein.