Annual epidemiological reports for 2016

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published six reports in its series of annual epidemiological reports on communicable diseases in Europe.

• Anthrax annual epidemiological report reported five laboratory-confirmed anthrax cases in Romania and one in Spain.
• Campylobacteriosis annual epidemiological report reported 248,752 confirmed cases of campylobacteriosis in 29 European Union or European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries. Campylobacteriosis is a very common gastrointestinal disease in the EU/EEA.
• Cryptosporidiosis annual epidemiological report reported 13,691 cryptosporidiosis cases in 21 EU/EEA countries, of which 13,623 cases were confirmed.
• Listeriosis annual epidemiological report reported 2,555 confirmed listeriosis cases in 30 EU/EEA countries.
• Shigellosis annual epidemiological report reported 5,631 confirmed shigellosis cases in 29 EU/EEA countries. Although Shigellosis is a relatively uncommon disease in the EU/EEA, it remains of concern in some countries and for some population groups.
• Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers annual epidemiological report reported 1,161 confirmed cases in 22 EU/EEA countries. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers are relatively rare in the EU/EEA and mainly acquired during travel to countries outside the EU/EEA, particularly in south Asia.

Source: ECDC, 21 December 2018