Figure 2.

Epidemiological stage of Candida auris spread^a, assessment by survey respondents in EU/EEA countries, 2022 (n = 30 countries)

EEA: European Economic Area; EMMa: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Map Maker tool; EU: European Union; LAEA: Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection.

^a Epidemiological stages of C. auris spread are defined as: Stage 0: No cases of C. auris infection or colonisation have been detected. Stage 1: Only imported cases of C. auris have been detected. Stage 2: Only sporadic cases of C. auris that were locally acquired or of unknown origin have been detected. Stage 3: Sporadic outbreaks of C. auris have occurred without or with only limited inter-facility spread. Stage 4: Multiple outbreaks of C. auris with verified or plausible inter-facility spread have occurred. Stage 5: C. auris is endemic in parts of the country (regional spread).