Table 49.
Status of countries as regards brucellosis in bovine animals (Bos ssp., Bubalus ssp. and Bison ssp.) and related prevalence, EU, 2021
| Member State (MS) | Disease‐free status from brucellosis in bovine animals (a) | N of infected herds in DFS 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 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Belgium | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Bulgaria | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Croatia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Cyprus | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Czechia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Denmark | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Estonia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Finland | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| France | DFS | 1 | < 0.01 | – | – |
| Germany | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Greece | – | – | 69 | 0.63 | |
| Hungary | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Ireland | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Italy | 7 | 0.01 | 453 | 1.3 | |
| Latvia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Lithuania | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Luxembourg | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Malta | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Netherlands | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Poland | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.11 | |
| Romania | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Slovakia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Slovenia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sweden | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) (b) | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| EU Total (27 + XI) | 8 | < 0.001 | 546 | 0.43 |
–: not applicable (no such zones).
DFS: Disease‐free status.
: Disease‐free status from infection with B. abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis, in bovine animal populations.
: 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, EU requirements on data sampling are also applicable to Northern Ireland, which is disease‐free.
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.