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 2016, 775 confirmed echinococcosis cases were reported in the EU/EEA. Of these, 414 cases were reported as Echinococcus granulosus , 104 as Echinococcus multilocularis and 257 as unknown species.
For 2016, EU/EEA countries reported three cases of Lassa fever. Germany reported two cases, and Sweden reported one case. These were the first Lassa fever cases reported by EU/EEA countries since 2009 when two cases were reported by the United Kingdom.