Tetanus is transmitted by bacteria living in soil, animal saliva and manure which can enter the body through minor wounds on the skin. Today, a widely used vaccine protects against tetanus.
Tetanus is transmitted by bacteria living in soil, animal saliva and manure which can enter the body through minor wounds on the skin.Today, a widely used vaccine protects against tetanus. Learn more about the fight against the disease in our video!
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 6 September - 12 September 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, West Nile virus, Measles, Tick-borne encephalitis and polio.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 30 August - 5 Sep 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, MERS, Dengue, CCHF, West Nile Virus.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 29 September-5 October 2019 and includes updates on COVID-19 associated with SARS-CoV-2, Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever – Europe – 2020, West Nile virus - Monitoring season 2020, Monitoring of the environmental suitability of Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea - Summer 2020, Ebola virus disease - eleventh outbreak - Democratic Republic of the Congo - 2020 and dengue in the French Antilles - 2020.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 5-11 July 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, vibrio, West Nile Virus and measles.