In 2022, the first and second most reported zoonoses in humans were campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis, respectively. The number of cases of campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis remained stable in comparison with 2021.
Campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis were the most frequently reported zoonotic diseases in humans in the EU in 2022. For West Nile virus, an increase of the number of infections was observed.
In 2020, 133 confirmed cases of congenital toxoplasmosis were reported in the EU/EEA, with France accounting for 83% of all the confirmed cases due to its active screening of pregnant women.