This document outlines operational considerations to support the continuity of national surveillance systems and public health laboratories for epidemiological and virological surveillance for influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and potentially other respiratory viruses in the 2022/2023 winter season and beyond.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 10 - 16 July and includes updates on COVID-19, monkeypox, measles, West Nile virus, Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea and mass gathering for Hajj.
Results from 29 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries in response to a survey on the implementation of integrated surveillance of respiratory viruses with pandemic potential.
Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent flu is by getting a flu vaccine each year.
Italy has reported an outbreak of Candida auris in the region of Liguria with at least 277 cases. The first C. auris case in Liguria was detected in one hospital in July 2019 and cases continued to occur sporadically in the same hospital.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 6-12 February 2022, and includes updates on COVID-19, Influenza, Lassa fever, mass gathering monitoring for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Chikungunya, and dengue.