This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 10-16 March 2024 and includes updates on SARS-CoV-2 variant classification, avian influenza, measles, cholera, and overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EE.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) the period 3-9 March 2024 and includes updates on SARS-CoV-2 variant classification, sexually transmitted infections, Psittacosis cases, product safety recall of InterPharma Sodium Chloride 0.9% 30ml linked to Ralstonia pickettii contamination, cholera and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published its latest Annual Epidemiological Reports shedding light on the state of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA).
For 2022, 70 881 confirmed cases of gonorrhoea were reported in 28 EU/EEA countries, with a crude notification rate of 17.9 cases per 100 000 population.
For 2022, 216 508 confirmed cases of chlamydia infection were reported in 27 EU/EEA countries, with a crude notification rate of 88 cases per 100 000 population.