The surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility in the EU/EEA is essential for detecting emerging and increasing antimicrobial resistance. Since 2009, this surveillance has been co-ordinated by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published a report today highlighting the threat of increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 1-7 June 2024 and includes updates on SARS-CoV-2 variant classification, cholera, out-of-season increase in norovirus, seasonal surveillance on West Nile virus infections, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), influenza A(H5N2), Oropouche virus disease, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.
Due to the concerning rise in sexually transmitted infection (STIs) transmission across Europe, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is urging everyone to keep informed and practice safer sex as they leave for holidays, festivals, and travel this summer season.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 25-31 May 2024 and includes updates on avian influenza, respiratory viruses, invasive meningococcal disease, mass gatherings for Hajj in Saudi Arabia, cholera, chikungunya, dengue, and poliomyelitis.
Archive of the monthly measles and rubella reports which started being published on 22 April 2024, including retroactive issues from January 2024. New reports are added on a weekly basis.