Yersiniosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2022

Yersiniosis was the fourth most commonly reported gastrointestinal infection in the EU/EEA after campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in 2022. For 2022, 27 countries reported 8 037 confirmed yersiniosis cases in the EU/EEA. The overall notification rate was 2.2 cases per 100 000 population, which was 22.2% higher than in 2021.

The highest notification rates were reported by Denmark, Finland and Luxembourg. The highest notification rate was detected in 0–4-year-old children with 10.1 cases per 100 000 population for males and 9.0 cases per 100 000 population for females.