Table 6.
Summary of Salmonella statistics related to humans, major food categories and major animal species, EU, 2012–2016
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | Data source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | ||||||
| Total number of confirmed cases | 94,530 | 94,597 | 92,012 | 87,753 | 94,278 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases/100,000 population (notification rates) | 20.4 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 21.9 | ECDC |
| Number of reporting countries | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired in the EU | 50,400 | 49,672 | 48,451 | 44,706 | 52,550 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired outside the EU | 6,404 | 6,773 | 6,202 | 7,334 | 7,334 | ECDC |
| Unknown travel status or unknown country of infection | 37,726 | 38,152 | 37,359 | 35,713 | 34,394 | ECDC |
| Total number of food‐borne outbreaks (including waterborne outbreaks) | 1,067 | 953 | 1,049 | 1,168 | 1,533 | EFSA |
| Number of outbreak‐related cases | 9,061 | 6,616 | 9,294 | 8,709 | 11,895 | EFSA |
| Food | ||||||
| Meat and meat products | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 277,346 | 203,683 | 503,647 | 410,529 | 370,752 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | EFSA |
| Milk and milk products | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 24,509 | 29,170 | 70,464 | 59,234 | 49,316 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | EFSA |
| Fish and fishery products | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 5,403 | 5,652 | 9,893 | 10,712 | 12,960 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | EFSA |
| Eggs and egg products | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 11,137 | 9,768 | 23,536 | 30,283 | 26,324 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | EFSA |
| Fruits and vegetables (and juices) | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 8,013 | 7,370 | 10,652 | 10,684 | 28,512 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | EFSA |
| Animals | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
| Fowl | ||||||
| Number of sampled flocks | 703,924 | 528,245 | 509,242 | 479,098 | 466,640 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | EFSA |
| Turkeys | ||||||
| Number of sampled flocks | 78,063 | 54,246 | 41,239 | 36,723 | 35,303 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | EFSA |
| Ducks and geese | ||||||
| Number of sampled flocks | 2,627 | 2,757 | 3,020 | 2,283 | 3,951 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | EFSA |
| Pigs | ||||||
| Number of sampled herds | 8,560 | 12,100 | 11,988 | 9,901 | 207,803 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | EFSA |
| Bovine animals | ||||||
| Number of sampled herds | 4,888 | 12,178 | 8,334 | 6,004 | 7,866 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | EFSA |
ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; EFSA: European Food Safety Authority; MS: Member States.