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Communicable disease threats report, 4-10 February 2018, week 6
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 4-10 February 2018 and includes updates on poliomyelitis, hepatitis A, seasonal influenza, rubella, measles, meningitis, mass gathering monitoring (Olympics) and yellow fever.
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Communicable disease threats report 14-20 July 2013, week 29
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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Communicable disease threats report 30 June-6 July 2013, week 27
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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Communicable disease threats report, Week 33, 9 - 15 August 2015
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 9-15 August 2015, and includes updates on meningococcal disease, West Nile virus, polio, Ebola virus, MERS and chikungunya.
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Communicable disease threats report, 31 July - 6 August 2016, week 31
This issue of the Communicable Disease Threat Report (CDTR) covers the period 31 July - 6 August 2016 and includes updates on Zika virus, yellow fever in Angola, chikungunya, dengue, West Nile virus and polio.
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Communicable disease threats report, 16-22 August 2015, week 34
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 16-22 August 2015 , and includes updates on chikungunya, West Nile virus, meningococcal disease, polio, Ebola virus and MERS.
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Rapid risk assessment: Public health risks related to communicable diseases during the hajj 2019, Saudi Arabia, 9–14 August 2019
In 2019, the hajj will take place between 9 and 14 August. The risk for EU/EEA citizens to become infected with communicable diseases during the 2019 hajj is considered low, thanks to the vaccination requirements for travelling to Makkah (Mecca) and the Saudi Arabian preparedness plans that address the management of health hazards during and after hajj.
- Diphtheria
- Food- and waterborne diseases
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Influenza
- Mass gathering
- Measles
- Meningococcal disease
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- Mumps
- Poliomyelitis
- Public health threat
- Rabies
- Rubella
- Saudi Arabia
- Tetanus
- Travellers' health
- Vaccine preventable diseases
- Vector-borne disease
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Rapid risk assessment: Meningitis outbreak, Suceava county, Romania, June 2012
An outbreak of aseptic meningitis associated to a kindergarten in Suceava city in northern Romania has been reported. A total of 62 cases of enterovirus have been reported identified in the city and wider district, 53 cases of which have led to aseptic meningitis. ECDC has prepared a rapid risk assessment on the outbreak
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Rapid Risk Assessment: Outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in the EU associated with a mass gathering event in Japan, 21 August 2015
This rapid risk assessment considers the risk to the EU of an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in the UK and Sweden associated with the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan.
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Risk assessment guidelines for infectious diseases transmitted on aircraft
In the closed cabin environment of modern airplanes, passengers are frequently exposed to various infectious diseases. This report looks at 12 infectious diseases and, by systematically evaluating literature on on-board transmission, attempts to assess the risk of infection via air circulation in airplanes.
These guidelines are complemented by operational guidelines in relation to tuberculosis, new emerging airborne diseases (e.g. SARS) and meningococcal infections.