This document was produced in response to the need for expert guidance to minimize the public health risk from exposure to dead birds with proven or suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza type A/H5N1 infection.
Following an outbreak of chikungunya in the area of Ravenna, Italy in Summer 2007 and the increasing presence of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in Europe, ECDC has prepared a Chikungunya Communications Toolkit. It provides template materials containing background information and practical advice on chikungunya prevention and control and is targeting the general public, travellers and health practitioners.