Table 44.
Summary statistics related to tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae in humans and bovine animals (stratified by disease‐free (a) and non‐disease‐free status zones), EU, 2017–2021
| 2021 (b) | 2020 | 2019 (c) | 2018 (c) | 2017 (c) | Data source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | ||||||
| Number of confirmed M. bovis cases | 103 | 96 | 141 | 168 | 204 | ECDC |
| Number of confirmed M. caprae cases | 8 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases | 111 | 99 | 152 | 181 | 213 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases/100,000 population (notification rates) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | ECDC |
| Number of EU MSs that reported data on M. bovis or M. caprae cases | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | ECDC |
| M. bovis or M. caprae cases in individuals of EU origin | 55 | 53 | 107 | 105 | 143 | ECDC |
| M. bovis or M. caprae cases in individuals originating from outside the EU | 47 | 35 | 40 | 68 | 62 | ECDC |
| M. bovis or M. caprae cases in individuals of unknown origin | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ECDC |
| Total number of foodborne outbreaks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EFSA |
| Number of outbreak‐related cases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | EFSA |
| Animals | ||||||
| Bovine animals | ||||||
| Number of infected herds in disease‐free zones | 139 | 139 | 143 | 172 | 134 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting disease‐free MSs | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | EFSA |
| Number of infected herds in non‐disease‐free zones | 9,551 | 7,233 | 16,277 | 18,801 | 18,857 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting non‐disease‐free MSs | 11 | 9 (d) | 11 | 11 | 10 | EFSA |
ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; EFSA: European Food Safety Authority; MSs: Member States.
: The Member States or zones thereof with disease‐free status from infection with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae and M. tuberculosis).
: Data on animals from the 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.
: 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.
: No data were reported from Bulgaria.