Botulism - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2021

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Botulism. In: ECDC. Annual Epidemiological Report for 2021. Stockholm: ECDC; 2023.

Surveillance report
  • Publication series: Annual Epidemiological Report
  • Time period covered: This report is based on data for 2021 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on 9 October 2022.
In 2021, 82 confirmed cases of botulism were reported in the EU/EEA. Among 30 reporting countries, 19 countries notified zero cases. The overall notification rate was 0.02 cases per 100 000 population. Denmark reported the highest notification rate (0.10 cases per 100 000 population), followed by Romania (0.06 cases per 100 000 population) and Italy (0.05 cases per 100 000 population).
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Botulism Annual Epidemiological Report for 2021

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