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Diphtheria - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance report -

For 2018, 63 cases of diphtheria were reported to ECDC; 62 due to toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae or C. ulcerans and one case with an unknown pathogen. The highest proportion of C. ulcerans cases was among adults 65 years and over, whereas C. diphtheriae cases were more common in younger age groups. Among the C. diphtheriae cases, 60% were reported as imported. High vaccination coverage is crucial to prevent diphtheria.

Diphtheria - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018 - EN - [PDF-353.03 KB]

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Surveillance systems overview for 2019

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This spreadsheet contains all surveillance system overview tables from ECDC's annual epidemiological report for 2019.

Publication

Communicable disease threats report, 1-7 December 2019, week 49

Publication -

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 1-7 December 2019 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, West Nile virus, monkeypox, influenza and diphtheria.

Communicable diseases threat report, 7 December 2019 - EN - [PDF-2.11 MB]

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Surveillance systems overview for 2018

Data set -

This spreadsheet contains all surveillance system overview tables from ECDC's annual epidemiological report for 2018.

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Children Immunization App (CIMA) among Syrian refugees in Zaatari Camp, Jordan: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled pilot trial intervention study

Oct 2019 - JMIR Res Protoc - 8(10)

Khader, Y.S., Laflamme, L., Schmid, D., El-Halabi, S., Abu Khdair, M., Sengoelge, M., Atkins, S., Tahtamouni, M., Derrough, T., El-Khatib, Z.

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Rapid risk assessment: Public health risks related to communicable diseases during the hajj 2019, Saudi Arabia, 9–14 August 2019

Risk assessment -

In 2019, the hajj will take place between 9 and 14 August. The risk for EU/EEA citizens to become infected with communicable diseases during the 2019 hajj is considered low, thanks to the vaccination requirements for travelling to Makkah (Mecca) and the Saudi Arabian preparedness plans that address the management of health hazards during and after hajj.

Rapid risk assessment: Public health risks related to communicable diseases during the hajj 2019, Saudi Arabia, 9–14 August 2019 - EN - [PDF-1.13 MB]

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Diphtheria - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017

Surveillance report -

For 2017, 39 cases of diphtheria due to toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae or C. ulcerans were reported to ECDC. The highest proportion of C. ulcerans cases was among adults 45 years of age and above, whereas C. diphtheriae cases were more common in younger age groups. Among C. diphtheriae cases, 50% were reported as imported. High vaccination coverage is crucial to prevent diphtheria.

Diphtheria - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017 - EN - [PDF-484.74 KB]

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Surveillance systems overview for 2017

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This spreadsheet contains all surveillance system overview tables from ECDC's annual epidemiological report for 2017.

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Surveillance systems overview for 2016

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This spreadsheet contains all surveillance system overview tables from ECDC's annual epidemiological report for 2016.