The information in this document has been produced by community organisations and public health experts. Although it addresses the group that has been most affected by the current outbreak to date - gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men - it applies to anyone who may be exposed to monkeypox infection.
This document is intended for health authorities working on RCCE in the context of the current monkeypox outbreak in Europe. It provides advice on approaches to the communication of risks and engagement of population groups based on the outbreak’s epidemiology and context, recommended preventive measures and people’s perceptions and behaviour.
Cases of monkeypox (MPX) acquired in the EU have recently been reported in nine EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands).
On 17 February 2022, the United Kingdom (UK) reported a cluster of cases with monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium sequence type 34 infection. As of 18 May 2022, 324 cases had been reported in 12 EU/EEA countries and the UK, including two distinct strains.
Italy has reported an outbreak of Candida auris in the region of Liguria with at least 277 cases. The first C. auris case in Liguria was detected in one hospital in July 2019 and cases continued to occur sporadically in the same hospital.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 30 January-5 February 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, swine influenza, seasonal influenza, MERS-CoV and mass gathering monitoring for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 23-29 January 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, Influenza, the Omicron variant, poliomyelitis and mass gathering monitoring for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
This report presents the results of the 10th round of the external quality assessment (EQA-10) scheme for typing of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).