EFSA Journal published a summary of zoonoses monitoring activity for 2023. The European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control report presents the results of zoonoses monitoring and surveillance activities carried out in 2023 in 27 Member States (MSs), the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), and 10 non-MSs. Key statistics on zoonoses and zoonotic agents in humans, food, animals, and feed are provided and interpreted historically. In 2023, the first and second most reported zoonoses in humans were campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis, respectively. For both agents, an increase in the absolute number of cases was observed compared to 2022. Salmonella samples from carcasses of various animal species and samples for Campylobacter quantification from broiler carcasses were more frequently positive when performed by the competent authorities than when own-checks were conducted. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) was humans' third most reported zoonotic agent, followed by Yersinia enterocolitica and Listeria monocytogenes. L. monocytogenes and West Nile virus infections were the most severe zoonotic diseases, with the highest percentage of hospitalizations among cases and the highest case fatality rates. Salmonella Enteritidis remained the most frequently reported causative agent for reported cases and food-borne outbreaks. Salmonella in 'eggs and egg products' was the agent/food pair of most concern. In 2023, this combination caused the largest number of outbreaks and cases among all agent/food combinations and ranked second in number of hospitalizations. Salmonella was also the causative agent associated with most multi-country outbreaks reported in the EU in 2023. @ https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.9106
