Table 46.
Status of countries as regards bovine tuberculosis and related prevalence, EU, 2021
| Member state (MS) | Status | N of infected herds in disease‐free zones | Prevalence (%) of infected herds in DFS (a) zones | N of infected herds in non‐DFS (a) zones | Prevalence (%) of infected herds in non‐DFS (a) zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | DFS | 6 (b) | 0.01 | – | – |
| Belgium | DFS | 5 (c) | 0.02 | – | – |
| Bulgaria | – | – | 6 | 0.01 | |
| Croatia | – | – | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Cyprus | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Czechia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Denmark | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Estonia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Finland | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| France | DFS | 99 (c) | 0.06 | – | – |
| Germany | DFS | 8 | 0.01 | – | – |
| Greece | – | – | 140 | 0.76 | |
| Hungary | DFS | 4 (c) | 0.02 | – | – |
| Ireland | – | – | 5,071 | 4.6 | |
| Italy | 9 (c) | 0.02 | 179 | 0.35 | |
| Latvia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Lithuania | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Luxembourg | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Malta | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Netherlands | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Poland | DFS | 8 (c) | < 0.01 | – | – |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0.35 | |
| Romania | – | – | 31 | 0.01 | |
| Slovakia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Slovenia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1,424 | 1.33 | |
| Sweden | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | – | – | 2,599 | 11.3 | |
| EU Total (27 + XI) | 139 | 0.014 | 9,551 | 1.3 |
MS: Member State; DFS: Disease‐free status.
(a)
: Data 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 also apply to Northern Ireland, which is non‐disease‐free.
(b)
: Only Mycobacterium caprae identified.
(c)
: Only Mycobacterium bovis identified.
All Zones of the MS have disease‐free status.
Not all Zones of the MS have disease‐free status.
No Zones of the MS have disease‐free status.