Typhoid and paratyphoid fever - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2015

Surveillance report

30 Apr 2018

Publication series: Annual Epidemiological Report

Time period covered: This report is based on data for 2015 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on 30 June 2017

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Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are relatively rare diseases in the EU/EEA, mainly acquired while travelling to countries outside of the EU/EEA, particularly in south Asia. In 2015, 18 EU/EEA countries reported a total of 845 confirmed cases. Nine countries reported zero cases.