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In 2017, 194 confirmed cases of congenital toxoplasmosis were reported in the EU/EEA, with France accounting for 79% of all confirmed cases due to active screening of pregnant women. The overall notification rate was 5.3 cases per 100 000 live births. No seasonal pattern was observed for the disease.

In 2016, 242 confirmed cases of congenital toxoplasmosis were reported in the EU/EEA, with France accounting for 81% of all confirmed cases due to the active screening of pregnant women. The notification rate was 6.7 cases per 100 000 live births. No seasonal pattern was observed for the disease.

Cases of salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis have remained stable over the past five years, although listeriosis is on the rise. In 2017, there was an average of 100 food- and waterborne outbreaks per week.

In 2015, 273 confirmed cases of congenital toxoplasmosis were reported in the EU/EEA, with France accounting for 90% of all confirmed cases due to the active screening of pregnant women.

In 2014, 42 confirmed congenital toxoplasmosis cases were reported by 20 EU/EEA countries.

This report presents the epidemiological situation for food- and waterborne diseases and zoonoses as of 2012 and describes the statistical and epidemiological methods used.

​This report shows information submitted by 27 European Union Member States on the occurrence of zoonoses and food-borne outbreaks in 2012, analysed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Food Safety Authority