This edition of the Annual Report gives special attention to vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation programmesin the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries. This edition was revised January and June 2010 and has authority over the print edition.

ECDC’s annual surveillance reports provide a wealth of epidemiological data to support decision-making at the national level. They are mainly intended for public health professionals and policymakers involved in disease prevention and control programmes.

No human cases of avian influenza were reported in the EU/EEA. Only two human A(H7N9) infections were reported from China, a significant decrease compared with 2017. Sporadic human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) and A(H9N2) were reported from China. In 2018, outbreaks and detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses such as A(H5N1), A(H5N2), AH(H5N5), A(H5N6) or A(H5N8) continued to affect poultry and wild and captured birds worldwide, but on a lower scale than in 2017. Influenza viruses A(H1N2)v and A(H3N2)v of swine origin caused human cases in Australia and the United States.

No human cases of avian influenza were reported in the EU/EEA. Sporadic cases were reported from Africa and Asia.

Annual Epidemiological Report on Communicable Diseases in Europe 2007

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 2-8 September 2018 and includes updates on poliomyelitis, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), influenza A(H5N6), listeriosis, West Nile virus, Ebola virus disease and cholera.

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 14-20 January 2018 and includes updates on influenza, yellow fever and salmonellosis.

During week 49/2011, low influenza activity was notified by all 26 countries reporting.

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 25 June - 1 July 2017, and includes updates on Salmonella Enteritidis, hepatitis A, measles, West Nile virus, avian influenza, Legionnaires' disease, chikungunya, Ebola virus and MERS.