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Table 1 Number of CE cases belonging to E. granulosus sensu lato complex species at country level in Europe

From: Species and genotypes belonging to Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato complex causing human cystic echinococcosis in Europe (2000–2021): a systematic review

 

Total human CE cases detected in the study (n = 599)

 

Human CE cases circulating in Europe (n = 413)

 
 

E. granulosus s.l. (total)

E. granulosus s.s. (G1, G3)

%

E. ortleppi (G5)

%

E. canadensis (G6/7, G10)

%

E. vogeli

E. granulosus s.l. (total)

E. granulosus s.s. (G1, G3)

%

E. ortleppi (G5)

%

E. canadensis (G6/7, G10)

%

References***

Albania

3

3

100

     

3

3

100

    

32, 45, PC7

Austria

77

50

64.9

  

27

35.1

 

33

9

27.3

  

24

72.7

32, 46

Belgium

1

1

100

            

PC3

Bosnia and Herzegovina

5

5

100

     

5

5

100

    

45, PC8

Bulgaria

41

41

100

     

41

41

100

    

19, 29, 32, 42

Croatia

6

6

100

     

6

6

100

    

43, PC2

Finland

3

2

66.7

  

1*

33.3

 

1

    

1*

100

26, 28, 42

France

37

30

81.1

4

10.8

3

8.1

 

10

6

60

4

40

  

25, 40, 41, PC4

Germany

68

66

97.1

1

1.5

1

1.5

        

51, PC8

Greece

2

2

100

     

2

2

100

    

32, PC10

Hungary

3

2

66.7

  

1

33.3

 

3

2

66.7

  

1

33.3

32, 44, PC9

Italy

48

48

100

     

42

42

100

    

17, 38, 32, 39, 51, 53, PC6, PC7, PC8

Lithuania

3

    

3

100

 

3

    

3

100

50

Luxembourg

1

    

1

100

        

PC4

Norway

1

1

100

            

PC5

Poland

68

2

2.9

1

1.5

65

95.6

 

67

1

1.5

1

1.5

65

97

22, 23, 24, 31, 44, 47, 54

Portugal

1

1

100

     

1

1

100

    

16

Republic of North Macedonia

3

3

100

     

3

3

100

    

45, PC8

“Republic of Kosovo”

1

1

100

     

1

1

100

    

PC4

Republic of Moldova

16

15

93.8

  

1

6.3

 

16

15

93.8

  

1

6.3

36, PC4

Romania

76

74

97.4

  

2+

2.6

 

76

74

97

  

2+

2.6

15, 30, 37, 32, 42, 44, 51, 53, PC4, PC7

Serbia

9

6

66.7

  

3

33.3

 

9

6

67

  

3

33

21, 49, PC8

Slovak Republic

6

2

33

  

4

67

 

6

2

33

  

4

67

35, 44, 55

Slovenia

6

1

16.7

  

5

83.3

 

5

    

5

100

45

Switzerland

33

29

87.9

1

3

3

9.1

 

1

  

1

100

  

PC1

Spain

46

46

100

     

46

46

100

    

20, 28, 42, 48, 53, PC8

The Netherlands

2

      

2

       

33, 34

UK

4

4

100

     

4

4

100

    

18

Ukraine

2

1

50

  

1

50

 

2

1

50

  

1

50

44, PC7

Ex Yugoslavia (Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia) **

27

18

66.7

  

9

33.3

 

27

18

66.7

  

9

33.3

32

Total

599

460

 

7

 

130

 

2

413

288

 

6

 

119

  

Percentages

 

76.8%

 

1.2%

 

21.7%

 

0.3%

 

69.7%

 

1.5%

 

28.8%

  
  1. On the left, total number of cases detected in Europe, including those imported from non-European countries. On the right, only cases circulating in Europe excluding those imported from non-European countries and those of unknown country of origin
  2. *The only case identified as genotype G10 of E. canadensis. All other genotypes of E. canadensis belong to genotype G6/7
  3. +One case from Romania has been generically identified by authors as E. canadensis cluster G6/10 [30]
  4. **Not possible to separate countries from the reporting study in Austria
  5. ***The term PC reported among the references stands for personal communication from experts in this field. See results for specific information regarding the authors of PC from 1 to 10