This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 22-28 October 2023 and includes updates on poliomyelitis, SARS-CoV-2, West Nile virus, the Rugby World Cup 2023, and cryptosporidiosis cases.
From 1 January–24 October 2023, 335 laboratory-confirmed Salmonella Enteritidis ST11 cases belonging to three distinct microbiological clusters have been reported in 14 EU/EEA countries, the United Kingdom and the United States, affecting all age groups.
In 2021, 9 of the 23 EU/EEA countries who contributed data reported 47 confirmed congenital syphilis cases. Fourteen countries reported zero cases. For 2020, 10 of the 25 countries that contributed data reported 49 cases.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 17-23 September 2023 and includes updates on Nipah virus disease, severe floods, COVID-19, West Nile Virus, Poliomyelitis, and mass gathering monitoring for the Rugby World Cup 2023.
To improve the understanding of experienced HIV stigma in the community, ECDC initiated an exploratory survey in 2021 to measure HIV-related stigma across Europe and Central Asia.