Table 63.
Summary of Coxiella burnetii statistics related to humans and major animal speciesa, EU, 2015–2019
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | Data source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | ||||||
| Total number of confirmed cases | 950 | 789 | 882 | 975 | 822 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases/100,000 population (notification rates) | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | ECDC |
| Number of reporting EU MS | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired in the EU | 809 | 628 | 718 | 713 | 550 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired outside the EU | 14 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 8 | ECDC |
| Unknown travel status or unknown country of infection | 127 | 149 | 155 | 241 | 264 | ECDC |
| Animals | ||||||
| Sheep and goats (animal level) | ||||||
| Number of sampling units | 4,828 | 6,386 | 4,245 | 8,323 | 10,054 | EFSA |
| % positive animals | 11.2 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 10.1 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MS | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | EFSA |
| Cattle (animal level) | ||||||
| Number of sampling units | 13,809 | 23,461 | 16,272 | 18,496 | 44,235 | EFSA |
| % positive animals | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 11.0 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MS | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 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 proportion of positive units.