Botulism - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2022

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Botulism. In: ECDC. Annual Epidemiological Report for 2021. Stockholm: ECDC; 2024.

Surveillance report
  • Publication series: Annual Epidemiological Report
  • Time period covered: This report is based on data for 2022 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on 5 February 2024.
In 2022, 84 confirmed cases of botulism were reported in the EU/EEA. Among 30 reporting countries, 17 countries notified zero cases. The overall notification rate was 0.02 cases per 100 000 population. Malta reported the highest notification rate (0.34 cases per 100 000 population), followed by Romania (0.08 cases per 100 000 population), and Italy (0.05 cases per 100 000 population). The highest notification rate was reported in infants, with 0.2 cases per 100 000 population.
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