According to the latest ECDC/WHO report on tuberculosis (TB) surveillance and monitoring in Europe, a sharp drop (24%) in reported tuberculosis cases between 2019 and 2020 was probably exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which hindered detection and reporting.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 13-19 March 2022, and includes updates on COVID-19, seasonal influenza, polio, and the influx of people displaced from Ukraine to the EU following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.