Compared with the 2021‑2022 influenza season, for sentinel surveillance the number of tested specimens has
doubled, with a 4‑fold increase in influenza detections.
Since the beginning of 2023, and as of 2 October 2023, two MERS-CoV cases have been reported with the date of onset in 2023 by United Arab Emirates (1) and Saudi Arabia (1).
Since the beginning of 2023, and as of 4 September 2023, two MERS-CoV cases have been reported with the date of onset in 2023 by United Arab Emirates (1) and Saudi Arabia (1)
As autumn moves to winter, the WHO/Europe, EC and ECDC are issuing a clear, urgent message: people who remain unprotected against both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza – especially the most vulnerable and at-risk – should take up any offer for vaccination to prevent or mitigate the impact of these co-circulating respiratory infections.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 1 - 7 October 2023 and includes updates on dengue, West Nile virus disease, COVID-19, chikungunya, Middle East respiratory syndrome, mpox, and mass gathering monitoring for the Rugby World Cup.
The public health advice-making process on schools in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic from November 2020 to April 2021 has undergone an After-Action Review (AAR), with results now available in a new report by ECDC and the Public Health Agency of Sweden, Folkhälsomyndigheten.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 24-30 September 2023 and includes updates on severe floods, Severe floods, Avian influenza, human cases with swine influenza, COVID-19, West Nile Virus, Cholera and mass gathering monitoring for the Rugby World Cup 2023.
In a technical report published today, ECDC, proposes a targeted testing approach in areas with ongoing avian influenza outbreaks in poultry and detections in wild birds and other animals, focusing on severe respiratory or unexplained neurological disease.
This report provides an overview of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus detections in poultry, captive and wild birds that occurred in and outside Europe between 24 June and 1 September 2023, as well as HPAI virus detections in mammals (up to 15 September 2023) and human cases due to avian influenza virus (up to 14 September
2023).