In 2025, ECDC celebrates 20 years of strengthening Europe’s defences against infectious diseases and protecting the health of over 500 million people across the EU.
A new ECDC survey reveals that 3.1% of the residents in long-term care facilities had at least one healthcare-associated infection at the time of the study.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 31 May - 5 June 2025, and includes updates on Influenza A(H5N1), Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Chikungunya virus disease, Dengue, Salmonellosis, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, and mass gathering monitoring for the Hajj.
For 2023, 30 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries reported 10 901 confirmed cases of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection.
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