Table 75.
Summary of rabies lyssavirus statistics related to humans and the main animal reservoirs, EU, 2017–2021
| 2021 (a) | 2020 | 2019 (b) | 2018 (b) | 2017 (b) | Data Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | ||||||
| Total number of confirmed cases | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ECDC |
| Total number of confirmed cases/100,000 population (notification rates) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ECDC |
| Number of reporting countries | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired in the EU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ECDC |
| Infection acquired outside the EU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ECDC |
| Unknown travel status or unknown country of infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ECDC |
| Animals under passive surveillance | ||||||
| Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 1,838 | 1,732 | 1,901 | 2,097 | 2,334 | EFSA |
| Number of positive animals | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | EFSA |
| Cats (Felis catus) | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 2,335 | 2,440 | 2,389 | 2,661 | 2,722 | EFSA |
| Number of positive animals | 8 | 2 | – | – | 1 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | EFSA |
| Farmed mammals (c) | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 406 | 392 | 394 | 570 | 796 | EFSA |
| Number of positive animals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | EFSA |
| Wild animals – Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 12,907 | 9,805 | 5,338 | 5,833 | 10,808 | EFSA |
| Number of positive animals | 97 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | EFSA |
| Wild animals – Raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 1,339 | 1,214 | 1,241 | 1,335 | 712 | EFSA |
| Number of positive animals | 2 | – | – | – | – | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | EFSA |
| Wild animals – Jackals (Canis aureus) | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 230 | 102 | 42 | 44 | 1,000 | EFSA |
| Number of positive animals | – | – | – | – | – | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | EFSA |
| Wild animals – Bats (order Chiroptera) | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 1,316 | 1,308 | 2,069 | 2,278 | 2,079 | EFSA |
| Number of positive animals | 29 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 39 | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | EFSA |
| Animals under active surveillance (ORV monitoring) (d) | ||||||
| Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 10,581 | 14,416 | 17,805 | 15,737 | 19,677 | EFSA |
| Number of positive animals | – | – | 1 | – | – | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | EFSA |
| Raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 369 | 324 | 301 | 23 | 280 | EFSA |
| Number of positive animals | – | – | – | – | – | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | EFSA |
| Jackals (Canis aureus) | ||||||
| Number of tested animals | 1,499 | 1,319 | 1,045 | 1,304 | 870 | EFSA |
| Number of positive animals | – | – | – | – | – | EFSA |
| Number of reporting MSs | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | EFSA |
ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; EFSA: European Food Safety Authority; MSs: Member States. ORV oral rabies vaccination.
: Data on animal samples 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 the 2017–2019 period because the United Kingdom was an EU MS, but it became a third country on 1 February 2020.
: Animals that are commonly raised or kept for breeding purposes or animal by‐products.
: Samples collected in the framework of oral rabies vaccination monitoring (active surveillance).