12.12.2023

This report by the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of the zoonoses monitoring and surveillance activities carried out in 2022 in 27 Member States (MSs), the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and 11 non-MSs. 
• In 2022, there were 137,107 confirmed cases of human campylobacteriosis, corresponding to an European Union notification rate of 43.1 cases per 100,000 population. The notification rate was stable compared with 2021.
• The overall trend for Campylobacter infections showed no significant increase or decrease over the 2018–2022 period.
• In 2022, 0.11% of 2774 ‘ready-to-eat’ food sampling units reported by 11 Member States were positive for Campylobacter, with positive samples originating from ‘minced meat from other poultry species intended to be eaten raw’ and from oysters. Of 25,601 ‘non-ready-to-eat’ sampling units reported by 16 Member States, 11.1% were positive, with the highest level of contamination (11.6%) in ‘meat and meat products’. Campylobacter was isolated from all fresh meat categories, with meat from broilers and turkeys showing the highest percentages of contamination, 12% and 11.2%, respectively.