The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) held a press briefing on 24 March to mark World Tuberculosis Day 2023 and provide an update on the latest surveillance and monitoring data (2021) and current TB situation in Europe.
Since late February 2023 and as of 10 March 2023, 67 cases of botulism linked to intragastric injection of the botulism neurotoxin (BoNT) have been reported in Germany (12), Austria (1), Switzerland (1) and Türkiye (53).
Influenza activity had been decreasing across the Region until week 4/2023, following a peak at week 51/2022, but has fluctuated around 25% since week 6/2023 due to increased type B virus circulation.