Listeriosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2023

Surveillance report
Publication series: Annual Epidemiological Report
Time period covered: This report is based on data for 2023 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on 4 September 2024.
Cite:

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Listeriosis. In: ECDC. Annual Epidemiological Report for 2023. Stockholm: ECDC; 2025.

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In 2023, 30 countries reported 2 993 confirmed listeriosis cases in the EU/EEA – the highest annual number of cases since the start of the EU/EEA-wide surveillance.

Key facts

  • The EU/EEA notification rate was 0.67 cases per 100 000 population.
  • The highest rate was detected among people over 64 years old (2.2 cases per 100 000 population).
  • The number of confirmed listeriosis cases reported per year is increasing in the EU/EEA.