Table 24.
Summary of Brucella statistics related to humans, major food categories and animal species, EU, 2012–2016
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | Data source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | ||||||
| Total number of confirmed cases | 516 | 437 | 462 | 498 | 503 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases/100,000 population (notification rates) | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ECDC |
| Number of reporting MS | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired in the EU | 194 | 281 | 325 | 375 | 401 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired outside the EU | 41 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 43 | ECDC |
| Unknown travel status or unknown country of infection | 281 | 116 | 92 | 82 | 59 | ECDC |
| Total number of food‐borne outbreaks | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | EFSA |
| Number of outbreak‐related cases | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | EFSA |
| Food | ||||||
| Milk and milk products | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 283 | 282 | 1,030 | 778 | 27,603 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MS | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | EFSA |
| Animals | ||||||
| Bovine animals | ||||||
| Number of positive herds in OBF regions in OBF or non‐OBF MS | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting OBF MS | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | EFSA |
| Number of positive herds in non‐OBF regions | 808 | 938 | 879 | 1,019 | 1,181 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting non‐OBF MS | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | EFSA |
| Small ruminants | ||||||
| Number of positive herds in ObmF regions in ObmF or non‐ ObmF MS | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting ObmF MS | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | EFSA |
| Number of positive herds in non‐ObmF regions | 870 | 1,094 | 1,133 | 1,440 | 1,693 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting non‐ObmF MS | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | EFSA |
OBF/ObmF: Officially brucellosis free in cattle/Officially B. melitensis free in sheep and goats.