ECDCDec 13, 2022

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#Zoonotic diseases and #foodborne outbreaks on the rise, but still below pre-pandemic levels.

Read our joint @ECDC_EU/@EFSA_EU #OneHealth 2021 Zoonoses Report here: https://bit.ly/OneHealthReport2022

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1602655198576517120

The European Union One Health 2021 Zoonoses Report

This report of the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of zoonoses monitoring and surveillance activities carried out in 2021 in 27 MSs, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and nine non-MSs.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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The general drop compared to pre-pandemic years in reported cases and outbreaks is probably linked to #COVID19 control measures, which were still in place in 2021.

Among the few exceptions are #yersiniosis & foodborne #listeriosis outbreaks, which exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1602655203039367169

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The general drop compared to pre-pandemic years in reported cases and outbreaks is probably linked to #COVID19 control measures, which were still in place in 2021. Among the few exceptions are #yersiniosis & foodborne #listeriosis outbreaks, which exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

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Most foodborne outbreaks (773) were caused by #Salmonella, which accounted for 19.3% of the total.

The most common sources of #salmonellosis outbreaks were eggs, egg products, and “mixed foods”. It affected 60k people compared to 52k in 2020.

Click: https://bit.ly/OneHealthReport2022

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1602655205178445824

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The number of outbreaks caused by #Listeria monocytogenes (23) was the highest ever reported.

This might be linked to the increased use of whole genome sequencing techniques, which allow scientists to better detect and define outbreaks.

Read more:
https://bit.ly/OneHealthReport2022

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1602655209905426432

The European Union One Health 2021 Zoonoses Report

This report of the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of zoonoses monitoring and surveillance activities carried out in 2021 in 27 MSs, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and nine non-MSs.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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#Campylobacteriosis remains the most frequently reported zoonosis, with the number of reported cases increasing to 127k compared to 120k in 2020.

Meat from chicken & turkeys was the most common source for the infection.

Report:
https://bit.ly/OneHealthReport2022

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1602655212073881600

The European Union One Health 2021 Zoonoses Report

This report of the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of zoonoses monitoring and surveillance activities carried out in 2021 in 27 MSs, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and nine non-MSs.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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The next commonly reported diseases after #campylobacteriosis and #salmonellosis were #yersiniosis (6,789 cases), infections caused by Shigatoxin-producing E. coli (6,084 cases), and #listeriosis (2,183 cases).

Read more in our press release:
https://bit.ly/3j23d4b

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1602655216389836801

Zoonotic diseases and foodborne outbreaks on the rise, but still below pre-pandemic levels

In 2021 there was an overall increase in reported cases of zoonotic diseases and foodborne outbreaks compared to the previous year, but levels are still well below those of the pre-pandemic years, reveals the latest annual EU One Health zoonosis report released by EFSA and ECDC.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control