Table 37.
Summary of Coxiella burnetii statistics related to human and major animal species, EU, 2012–2016
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | Data source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | ||||||
| Total number of confirmed cases | 1,057 | 822 | 780 | 647 | 518 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases/100,000 population (notification rates) | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.12 | ECDC |
| Number of reporting MS | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired in the EU | 758 | 550 | 518 | 516 | 363 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired outside the EU | 36 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 11 | ECDC |
| Unknown travel status or unknown country of infection | 263 | 264 | 241 | 115 | 144 | ECDC |
| Animals | ||||||
| Small ruminants (animal level) | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 7,545 | 15,819 | 9,005 | 9,057 | 15,183 | EFSA |
| Proportion of positive units (%)a | 12.8 | 10.3 | 6 | 1.1 | 10 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MS | 16 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 15 | EFSA |
| Cattle (animal level) | ||||||
| Number of sampled units | 17,480 | 62,335 | 48,141 | 36,757 | 24,345 | EFSA |
| Proportion of positive units (%)a | 6.3 | 13 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.5 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MS | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | EFSA |
ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; EFSA: European Food Safety Authority; MS: Member States.
a
For the summary statistics indirect and direct diagnostic methods were taken together to calculate the proportion of positive units.