Campylobacteriosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2020

Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported food- and waterborne disease in the EU/EEA. In 2020, 29 EU/EEA countries reported 123 062 confirmed cases of campylobacteriosis. The overall EU/EEA notification rate was 42.8 cases per 100 000 population. Human campylobacteriosis was most common in children under five years of age.

Campylobacteriosis shows clear seasonality, with a sharp peak of cases in the summer months and asmaller peak at the beginning of the year.