Campylobacteriosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Suggested citation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Campylobacteriosis. In: ECDC. Annual epidemiological report for 2018. Stockholm: ECDC; 2024.

Surveillance report
  • Publication series: Annual Epidemiological Report
  • Time period covered: This report is based on data for 2018 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on 17 September 2019.
Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported food- and waterborne disease in the EU/EEA. In 2018, 30 EU/EEA countries reported 250 384 confirmed cases of campylobacteriosis.

The overall EU/EEA notification rate was 64.1 cases per 100 000 population. Human campylobacteriosis was most common in children under five years old. Campylobacteriosis shows clear seasonality, with a sharp peak of cases in the summer months and a smaller peak at the beginning of the year.
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Campylobacteriosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

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