Male adult users of smartphone-based online gay dating apps in the European region have high acceptance of mpox (monkeypox) vaccination according to Eurosurveillance report published on 20 October 2022.
Clusters and outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) genotype IB with four unique but closely related HAV sequences have been reported in six European Union (EU) countries and in the United Kingdom (UK).
As of 15 July 2022, 401 confirmed (n=399) and probable (n=2) cases of monophasic S. Typhimurium have been identified in the EU/EEA and the United Kingdom.
The European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control has today released the Rapid Risk Assessment Monkeypox multi-country outbreak - first update. Since early May 2022 and as of 7 July, cases of monkeypox have been reported in twenty-six European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries.
ECDC and WHO have worked together to publish a series of examples of risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategies for public health authorities in the context of the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, building on previous RCCE advice.
Cases of monkeypox have been continuously reported across the European region since the initial reports on 16 May. Due to this ongoing transmission, and following guidance published for event organisers and people at risk, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has today published Considerations for contact tracing during the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, 2022.
Since the start of the outbreak: A total of 1 158 cases have been confirmed in the EU/EEA and 1 882 cases have been confirmed worldwide (including the EU/EEA).