This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 23-29 April 2023 and includes updates on cholera, avian influenza, COVID-19, invasive meningococcal disease, influenza, Marburg virus disease, and the seizure of a reference laboratory by an armed group.
Following a peak at week 51/2022, influenza activity had been decreasing across the Region until week 4/2023 when it reached 21% positivity, before rising again to fluctuate around 25% positivity between weeks 6 and 11/2023 and is coming to an end with positivity falling below the 10% seasonal threshold in week 16/2023 (9%).
This document presents the estimated incidence of bloodstream infections (BSI) with three key antibiotic-resistant bacteria, at country level in EU/EEA countries, using public data sources.
Infection with Salmonella spp. is the second most reported zoonotic disease in humans with 60 050 reported cases in 2021 in the European Union (EU) and Salmonella is associated with the highest number of foodborne outbreaks. The overall EU trend of salmonellosis incidence for the years 2017 to 2021 have not changed significantly. To prevent foodborne diseases such as salmonellosis, human surveillance systems at different levels are essential to monitor the disease and to have an early detection and response to outbreaks.
Following a peak at week 51/2022, influenza activity had been decreasing across the Region until week 4/2023, before rising again to fluctuate around 25% positivity between weeks 6 and 11/2023 and decreasing below 10% positivity in week 16/2023.
Following a peak at week 51/2022, influenza activity had been decreasing across the Region until week 4/2023 before rising again to fluctuate around 25% positivity between weeks 6 and 11/2023 and decreasing again to 10% positivity in week 15/2023.
This issue of the CDTR covers the period 16-22 April 2023 and includes updates on influenza, avian influenza, Marburg virus disease, COVID-19 and poliomyelitis.