The mosquito species Aedes albopictus, a known vector of chikungunya and dengue viruses, is establishing itself further northwards and westwards in Europe, according to the latest data.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 11-17 June 2023 and includes updates on COVID-19, West Nile virus, chikungunya and dengue, avian influenza, measles, diphtheria, cholera, echovirus, and information on the Hajj.
Since late February 2023 and up until 30 March 2023, 87 cases of botulism linked to intragastric injection of the botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) have been reported.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 26 March - 1 April 2023 and includes updates on Iatrogenic botulism exposure in Türkiye, COVID-19, group A streptococcal infection, influenza, swine influenza. Marburg virus disease and poliomyelitis.
The Asian Tiger, Asian Bush and Yellow Fever mosquitos have made themselves at home in Europe throughout the last years, bringing with them some of the more exotic diseases, rarely seen in the EU before.