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Communicable disease threats report, 14-20 October 2012, week 42
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.
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Risk assessment: Wild-type poliovirus 1 transmission in Israel – what is the risk to Europe?
The EU/EEA countries and the rest of the WHO European Region, have been officially polio-free since 2002. However, wild-type polio virus 1 (WPV1) has been isolated in sewage and in the faeces of asymptomatic carriers in Israel since February 2013. In this risk assessment ECDC looks at the potential impact of this public health event on the risk of poliovirus being imported and re-established into circulation in EU/EEA.
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Suspected outbreak of poliomyelitis in Syria: Risk of importation and spread of poliovirus in the EU
Following the announcement by WHO of a cluster of cases of acute flaccid paralysis in Syria, ECDC conducted a risk assessment and concludes that this does pose a risk that polio might be imported to the EU. The Risk Assessment includes number of recommendations for EU Member States.
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Communicable disease threats report, 27 October - 2 November 2013, week 44
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 27 October - 2 November 2017, and includes updates on botulism, cholera, dengue, influenza, MERS, polio and West Nile fever.
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Communicable disease threats report, 3-9 November 2013, week 45
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 3-9 November 2013, and includes updates on botulism, cholera, influenza, seasonal influenza, MERS, pertussis, polio and West Nile fever.
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Communicable disease threats report, 10-16 November 2013, week 46
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 10-16 November 2013, and includes updates on avian influenza, cholera, dengue, influenza, MERS, polio and salmonellosis.
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Communicable disease threats report, 24-30 November 2013, week 48
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 24-30 November 2013, and includes updates on cholera, dengue, influenza, measles, MERS, polio and rubella.
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Communicable disease threats report, 1-7 December 2013, week 49
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 1-7 December 2013, and includes updates on influenza, MERS, pertussis and polio.
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Risk of introduction and transmission of wild-type poliovirus in EU/EEA countries following events in Israel and Syria – updated risk assessment (9 December 2013)
The confirmed circulation of wild-type poliovirus (WPV) in Israel and the outbreak of poliomyelitis in Syria mean that there is a high risk the disease will be reintroduced into the EU/EEA.
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Communicable disease threats report, 30 August - 5 Sep 2015, week 36
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 30 August- 5 September 2015, and includes updates on West Nile virus, Ebola, MERS, polio, and avian influenza.