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. 2022 Dec 13;20(12):e07666. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7666

Figure 33.

Figure 33

Number of foodborne outbreaks by causative agent, reported to the EU by MSs, 2012–2021

  • Note: Outbreaks reported by the United Kingdom are included for the years 2012–2019. However, data from United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) are taken into account for 2021. In accordance with the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU, and in particular with the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, the EU requirements on data sampling are also applicable to Northern Ireland.
    ‘Marine biotoxins’ include ciguatoxin, muscle‐paralysing toxin, okadaic acid.
    ‘Norovirus (and other calicivirus)’ include norovirus (Norwalk‐like virus), sapovirus (Sapporo‐like virus) and calicivirus unspecified.
    ‘Other bacterial agents’ include Aeromonas, Arcobacter, Cronobacter sakazakii, E. coli other than STEC, Enterococcus, Francisella, Leptospira, Shigella, Streptococcus, non‐toxigenic Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and other unspecified bacterial agents.