As the summer season is approaching, ECDC is hosting an online scientific seminar to raise awareness of vibriosis and it associated risks. The main target audience is the European Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Network but registration is open for anyone with an interest in the topic.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 8-14 June 2024 and includes updates on avian influenza, cholera, West Nile virus infections, measles and mass gatherings.
ECDC presented the latest data mosquito-borne diseases in the EU/EEA, with a focus on dengue and West Nile infection, which are the two diseases that where most increases are seen.
Information on autochthonous vectorial transmission of dengue in mainland EU/EEA, including location, period, number of cases, virus serotype and mode of transmission.
The latest EU/EEA figures show a continuing upward trend in the number of cases of dengue imported from dengue-endemic regions, as well as an increasing number of local outbreaks of West Nile virus infections and dengue within the EU/EEA.