Table 31.
Reported human cases of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis and notification rates per 100,000 population in the EU/EEA, by country and year, 2012–2016
| Country | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Y | C | 26 | 26 | 0.30 | 8 | 0.09 | 14 | 0.17 | 11 | 0.13 | 3 | 0.04 |
| Belgium | Y | A | 17 | 17 | 0.15 | 6 | 0.05 | 15 | 0.13 | 15 | 0.13 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Bulgaria | Y | A | 269 | 269 | 3.76 | 313 | 4.35 | 302 | 4.17 | 278 | 3.82 | 320 | 4.37 |
| Croatia | Y | A | 11 | 9 | 0.21 | 7 | 0.17 | 20 | 0.47 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cyprus | Y | C | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.24 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Czech Republic | Y | C | 4 | 4 | 0.04 | 3 | 0.03 | 6 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Denmarkb | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Estonia | Y | C | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.23 | 3 | 0.23 |
| Finlandc | Y | C | 4 | 4 | 0.07 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.07 | 3 | 0.06 |
| France | Y | C | 38 | 38 | 0.06 | 48 | 0.07 | 32 | 0.05 | 34 | 0.05 | 49 | 0.08 |
| Germany | Y | C | 109 | 109 | 0.13 | 156 | 0.19 | 131 | 0.16 | 132 | 0.16 | 119 | 0.15 |
| Greece | Y | C | 18 | 18 | 0.17 | 13 | 0.12 | 13 | 0.12 | 10 | 0.09 | 21 | 0.19 |
| Hungary | Y | C | 5 | 5 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.02 | 5 | 0.05 | 6 | 0.06 |
| Irelandc | Y | C | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Italyb | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Latvia | Y | C | 11 | 11 | 0.56 | 10 | 0.50 | 13 | 0.65 | 7 | 0.35 | 8 | 0.39 |
| Lithuania | Y | C | 26 | 26 | 0.90 | 33 | 1.13 | 22 | 0.75 | 23 | 0.77 | 23 | 0.77 |
| Luxembourg | Y | C | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Maltac | Y | C | 1 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands | Y | A | 33 | 33 | 0.19 | 64 | 0.38 | 30 | 0.18 | 33 | 0.20 | 50 | 0.30 |
| Poland | Y | C | 64 | 64 | 0.17 | 47 | 0.12 | 48 | 0.13 | 39 | 0.10 | 28 | 0.07 |
| Portugal | Y | C | 2 | 2 | 0.02 | 4 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.04 | 3 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.02 |
| Romania | Y | C | 13 | 13 | 0.07 | 18 | 0.09 | 31 | 0.16 | 55 | 0.28 | 96 | 0.48 |
| Slovakia | Y | C | 4 | 4 | 0.07 | 5 | 0.09 | 8 | 0.15 | 20 | 0.37 | 3 | 0.06 |
| Slovenia | Y | C | 3 | 3 | 0.15 | 7 | 0.34 | 5 | 0.24 | 6 | 0.29 | 6 | 0.29 |
| Spain | Y | C | 87 | 87 | 0.19 | 83 | 0.18 | 77 | 0.17 | 94 | 0.20 | 96 | 0.21 |
| Sweden | Y | C | 27 | 27 | 0.27 | 26 | 0.27 | 21 | 0.22 | 16 | 0.17 | 16 | 0.17 |
| United Kingdomc | Y | C | – | – | – | 26 | 0.04 | 25 | 0.04 | 14 | 0.02 | 7 | 0.01 |
| EU total | – | – | 774 | 772 | 0.20 | 883 | 0.20 | 820 | 0.19 | 805 | 0.18 | 865 | 0.20 |
| Iceland | Y | C | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – |
| Norwayc | Y | C | 3 | 3 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.04 |
a
Y: yes; N: no; A: aggregated data; C: case‐based data; –: no report.
b
No surveillance system.
c
Finland, Ireland, Malta, the United Kingdom and mainland Norway have been declared free of E. multilocularis.