Communicable disease threats report, 21-27 September 2014, week 39

​The ECDC communicable disease threats report is a weekly bulletin intended for epidemiologists and health professionals in the area of communicable disease prevention and control. Summarising information gathered by ECDC through its epidemic intelligence activities regarding communicable disease threats of concern to the European Union; it also provides updates on the global situation and changes in the epidemiology of communicable diseases with potential to affect Europe; including diseases that are the focus of eradication efforts.