Table 50.
Status of countries for brucellosis in sheep (Ovis ssp.) and goat (Capra ssp.) populations and related prevalence, EU, 2021
| Member State | Disease‐free status from brucellosis in sheep and goats (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 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Cyprus | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Czechia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Denmark | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Estonia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Finland | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| France (b) | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| Germany | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Greece | – | – | 26 | 0.10 | |
| Hungary | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Ireland | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Italy | 6 | < 0.01 | 107 | 0.40 | |
| Latvia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Lithuania | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Luxembourg | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Malta | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Netherlands | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Poland | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0.38 | |
| Romania | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Slovakia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Slovenia | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Spain | DFS | 9 | < 0.01 | – | – |
| Sweden | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) (c) | DFS | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| EU Total (27 + XI) | 15 | < 0.01 | 331 | 0.18 |
–: not applicable (no such zones).
DFS: Disease‐free status.
: Disease‐free status from infection with B. abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis in ovine and caprine animal populations
: The whole of metropolitan France has disease‐free status.
: 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.