Cryptosporidium has been removed from a list of communicable diseases subject to epidemiological surveillance in Europe.
According to the European Commission, Cryptosporidiosis is a common but predominantly mild gastrointestinal infection that may cause local waterborne outbreaks but has no cross-border public health dimension that would justify continued surveillance at EU level. Like Cryptosporidiosis, Giardiasis tends to cause local outbreaks of limited diarrhea, so it has also been removed.