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).
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 28 August-3 September 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, monkeypox, West Nile virus, increase in hepatitis cases of unknown aetiology in children, Vibrio, and poliomyelitis.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 24 -30 July and includes updates on COVID-19, monkeypox, West Nile virus, increase in hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children, mass gatherings in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth games, Vibrio growth, Marburg disease, Chikungunya, dengue, and wild poliovirus.
For 2020, 29 EU/EEA Member States reported 14 428 cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Excluding the five countries that only reported acute cases, the number of cases (14 137) corresponds to a crude rate of 4.2 cases per 100 000 population.