Cryptosporidiosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017

Surveillance report

10 Oct 2019

Publication series: Annual Epidemiological Report

Time period covered: 1 January 2017 - 31 December 2017

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This report is based on data for 2017 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on 11 December 2018. TESSy is a system for the collection, analysis and dissemination of data on communicable diseases.

Executive Summary

Key facts

For 2017, 21 EU/EEA countries reported 11 449 cryptosporidiosis cases, of which 11 418 were confirmed.
The notification rate was 3.2 confirmed cases per 100 000 population.
Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK) accounted for 71% of all confirmed cases, with the United Kingdom alone accounting for 44%.
Most of the cases were reported in September 2017, following the seasonal pattern of previous years.
Children aged 0–4 years had the highest notification rate of 12.5 cases per 100 000 population.