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Communicable disease threats report, 27 June-3 July 2021, week 26

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Publication series: Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR)
Time period covered: 27 June-3 July 2021

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 27 June-3 July 2021 and includes updates on the UEFA European Football Championship 2020 (2021), Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea, COVID-19, Monkeypox, West Nile virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Chikungunya, Dengue and Poliomyelitis.

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