Table 20.
Summary of Yersinia 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 | 6,861 | 6,928 | 6,435 | 6,352 | 6,215 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases/100,000 population (notification rates) | 1.82 | 1.91 | 1.83 | 1.92 | 1.93 | ECDC |
| Number of reporting MS | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired in the EU | 3,198 | 3,336 | 3,314 | 3,263 | 3,878 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired outside the EU | 82 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 79 | ECDC |
| Unknown travel status or unknown country of infection | 3,581 | 3,508 | 3,034 | 3,002 | 2,258 | ECDC |
| Total number of food‐borne outbreaks (including waterborne outbreaks) | 8 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | EFSA |
| Number of food‐borne outbreak‐related cases | 41 | 54 | 208 | 16 | 90 | EFSA |
| Food | ||||||
| Meat and meat products | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 961 | 1,234 | 1,505 | 2,213 | 945 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | EFSA |
| Milk and milk products | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 4 | 48 | 121 | 203 | 114 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | EFSA |
| Animals | ||||||
| Pigs | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 100 | 2,050 | 2,447 | 5,892 | 5,071 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | EFSA |
| Cattle | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 47 | 2,707 | 6,482 | 6,646 | 2,891 | EFSA |
| Number of MS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | EFSA |
ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; EFSA: European Food Safety Authority; MS: Member States.