Publication
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.
Communicable Disease Threats Report, 15 November 2013 - EN - [PDF-553.83 KB]
Publication
ECDC rapid risk assessment: Reassortment seasonal influenza virus and swine influenza virus
New strain of swine influenza identified in two workers on a pig farm in Canada. Swine influenza (SI) is an acute viral infection of the respiratory tract in pigs. Subclinical infections are also common. The mortality is low and recovery usually occurs within 7-10 days.
090709_TER_Swine_influenza_Canada.pdf - EN - [PDF-69.6 KB]