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Table 10 Number of estimated varicella cases occurring in European countries every year, number of varicella cases reported to EUVAC

From: Estimation of the burden of varicella in Europe before the introduction of universal childhood immunization

Country

Annual estimated number of cases in the community (All ages)

Number of varicella cases reported to EUVAC.NET (2009)

Number of varicella cases reported to EUVAC.NET (2010)

Average number of cases reported to EUVAC.NET (2009/10)

Reported cases/estimated total cases (%)

Bulgaria

68,840

29,117

19,724

24,421

35

Croatia

43,380

17,563

16,027

16,795

39

Cyprus

9387

159

75

117

1

Czech Republic

112,559

47,192

48,270

47,731

42

Estonia

14,846

8556

6146

7351

50

Finlanda

58,715

360

358

359

1

Greeceb

109,214

7

5

6

0

Hungary

97,591

40,460

39,602

40,031

41

Italy

597,881

56,502

39,649

48,076

8

Latvia

20,772

5019

3697

4358

21

Lithuania

28,498

12,698

11,042

11,870

42

Malta

4524

183

92

138

3

Norwayc

63,105

31

NR

31

0

Poland

403,362

140,115

183,446

161,781

40

Romania

206,872

44,693

36,245

40,469

20

Slovakia

57,449

17,735

19,887

18,811

33

Slovenia

21,729

13,060

9087

11,074

51

Spain

478,816

141,399

157,222

149,311

31

  1. NR not reported
  2. aFinland has a laboratory based surveillance system which does not separate clinical disease and therefore includes both varicella and herpes zoster. Only laboratory confimed cases are reported.bGreece: the national mandatory surveillance system includes only varicella cases with complications.cNorway: only laboratory confirmed cases of varicella encephalitis reported.
  3. NET during 2009 and 2010, and percentage of reported cases out of the total number of estimated varicella cases occurring in the community