European Immunization Week (EIW) is marked across Europe every year in the final week of April. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of immunisation for the general health and well-being of the European and wider population.
In connection with the European Immunization Week, ECDC releases data indicating an increase in cases of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and pertussis, after decreased levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, 1 149 confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), including 110 deaths, were reported in 30 European Union/European Economic Area Member States.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 14-20 April 2024 and includes updates on parvovirus B19 detections, cholera, chikungunya, dengue and poliomyelitis.
Influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV activity in EU/EEA Member States continue to decrease or remain stable at low levels. Cases, including severe infections, can still occur and it therefore remains essential to continue testing patients presenting with severe acute respiratory symptoms in order to guide treatment and inform epidemiological assessments.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 7 - 13 April 2024 and includes updates on measles, avian influenza, COVID-19, Mpox, seasonal influenza, RSV, cholera and shigellosis.