Data management & harmonised reporting of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), Cryptosporidium and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in the European Union

This report describes the currently used data management and reporting systems for public health data, specifically Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), Cryptosporidium and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Salmonella and Campylobacter spp., in the European Union. Inefficiencies and the loss of key data required to support the work of EFSA and other key stakeholders in food safety policy development are identified and discussed. Finally, solutions in the form of 3 recommendations are proposed including hardware and software harmonisation, reporting requirements and lost data, and the development of a centrat data hub. If implemented, better use could be made of the valuable data being generated in the many laboratories testing human, animal, food, feed and environmental isolates throughout the EU to the benefit of many stakeholders including European citizens.Other contributors: Prof. Annemarie Kaesbohrer, Dr. Rosangela Tozzoli, Dr. Nadia Boisen, Dr. Flemming Scheutz, Dr. Hugo Guedes, Dr. Mónica Oleastro, Dr. Pikka Jokelainen, Dr. Karin Troell, Dr. Tryntsje Cuperus, Dr. Leonor Silveira, Dr. Miranda Kirchner, Catarina Flink, Dr. Gro Johannessen, Dr. Angela Pista, Dr. Angela van Hoeck, Dr. Robert Soderlund, Dr. C. Rune Stensvold, Dr. Jacinto Gomes & Dr. Marco Lalle