Giardiasis - Annual Epidemiological Report 2018

In 2018, 21 049 confirmed giardiasis cases were reported in the EU/EEA. The EU/EEA notification rate was 5.6 cases per 100 000 population. The highest notification rates were reported in Belgium, Bulgaria and Sweden. The highest notification rate per 100 000 population was observed in the age group 0–4 years (17.2 for males and 14.4 for females). While the EU/EEA notification rate was stable from 2014 to 2018, the annual number of cases has increased steadily.