Table 38.
Summary of STEC statistics related to humans, major food categories and the main animal species, EU, 2017–2021
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 (a) | 2018 (a) | 2017 (a) | Data source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | ||||||
| Total number of confirmed cases | 6,084 | 4,489 | 7,801 | 8,167 | 6,071 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases/100,000 population (notification rates) | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | ECDC |
| Number of reporting MSs | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired in the EU | 4,355 | 3,370 | 4,836 | 5,783 | 4,747 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired outside the EU | 117 | 148 | 751 | 693 | 525 | ECDC |
| Unknown travel status or unknown country of infection | 1,612 | 971 | 2,214 | 1,691 | 799 | ECDC |
| Number of foodborne outbreak‐related cases | 275 | 208 | 273 | 390 | 260 | EFSA |
| Total number of foodborne outbreaks | 31 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 48 | EFSA |
| Food | ||||||
| All | ||||||
| Number of sampling units | 23,659 | 22,119 | 25,030 | 20,498 | 19,351 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | EFSA |
| Meat and meat products | ||||||
| Number of sampling units | 12,160 | 10,866 | 14,110 | 9,250 | 10,706 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 19 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | EFSA |
| Milk and milk products | ||||||
| Number of sampling units | 4,094 | 4,665 | 5,479 | 5,339 | 3,485 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | EFSA |
| Fruits and vegetables | ||||||
| Number of sampling units | 3,976 | 3,398 | 2,696 | 3,371 | 2,323 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | EFSA |
| Animals (b) | ||||||
| All | ||||||
| Number of sampling units | 3,746 | 2,112 | 2,588 | 1,631 | 2,217 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | EFSA |
| Cattle (bovine animals) | ||||||
| Number of sampling units (b) | 3,316 | 868 | 1,615 | 1,112 | 1,681 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | EFSA |
| Small ruminants: sheep, goats, deer | ||||||
| Number of sampling units (b) | 151 | 227 | 320 | 188 | 210 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | EFSA |
ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; EFSA: European Food Safety Authority; MSs: Member States; STEC: Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli.
(a)
: Data from the United Kingdom are taken into account for 2017–2019, because the United Kingdom was an EU MS, but it became a third country on 1 February 2020.
(b)
: Individual animals.