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Communicable disease threats report, 3-9 March 2019, week 10

Surveillance and monitoring
Publication series: Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR)
Time period covered: 3-9 March 2019

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue covers the period from 3-9 March 2019 and includes updates on Leishmaniasis and Zika virus disease, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), measles, Ebola virus disease, influenza, Rift Valley fever and mass gathering for Carnival in Brazil.

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