• In 2014, 7 316 cryptosporidiosis cases, 7 285 of which were confirmed, were reported in the EU/EEA. This represents a 5% increase from 2013. • The notification rate was 2.4 confirmed cases per 100 000 population. • Cases aged 0-4 years showed the highest notification rate with 11.2 confirmed cases per 100 000 for males and 9.2 confirmed cases per 100 000 for females. • As in previous years, reported cases peaked in the late summer and autumn (August-October). Methods Click here for a detailed description of the methods used to produce this annual report In 2014, 23 EU/EAA countries reported cryptosporidiosis cases. Three countries reported 0 cases (Croatia, Cyprus and Malta). Of all reporting countries, 19 countries used the current EU case definition for reporting cryptosporidiosis cases to TESSy, as published in 2008 and 2012. One country used the 2002 EU case definition for cryptosporidiosis, which excludes molecular detection methods, and three countries used other unspecified case definitions. Twenty countries have mandatory reporting of cryptosporidiosis cases at the national level, and three countries use active surveillance (Annex). Epidemiology The number of confirmed cryptosporidiosis cases (N=7 285) reported in EU/EEA countries in 2014 was 5% higher than in 2013 (Table 1). Confirmed cases represented 99% of all reported cases. Five countries accounted for the majority (95%) of cases, namely the United Kingdom (56%), Germany (23%), Sweden (6%), Ireland (5%) and Spain (5%) (Table 1, Figure 1). Notification rates The notification rate in the EU/EEA in 2014 was 2.4 cases per 100 000 population, slightly higher than in 2013 (2.3). As in the previous year, the highest notification rate was observed in Ireland (8.4), followed by the United Kingdom (6.4) and Sweden (4.2) (Table 1, Figure 2). Spain and Belgium were not included in these calculations since their cryptosporidiosis surveillance system does not have national coverage (Table 1). Additional information ECDC Surveillance Atlas of Infectious Diseases Annex Table. Cryptosporidiosis, surveillance systems overview, 2014 Download Excel version _________ * The European Surveillance System (TESSy) is a system for the collection, analysis and dissemination of data on communicable diseases. EU Member States and EEA countries contribute to the system by uploading their infectious disease surveillance data at regular intervals.
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