Research – Cryptosporidiosis – Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Executive summary

For 2018, 20 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries reported 14 299 cryptosporidiosis cases, of which 14 252 were confirmed.
The notification rate was 4.4 confirmed cases per 100 000 population.
Four countries accounted for 76% of all confirmed cases, with the United Kingdom (UK) alone accounting for 41%.
As in previous years, most of the cases were reported in autumn (peak in September), but in 2018 a smaller peak was also observed in spring (April).
Children aged 0–4 years had the highest notification rate of 15.8 cases per 100 000 population.