Fleas are ectoparasitic blood-sucking insects with the ability to jump, which commonly infest wild and domestic animals (mainly dogs and cats) but also humans.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 30 August - 5 Sep 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, MERS, Dengue, CCHF, West Nile Virus.
A number of sand fly species are present in Europe and in recent years, their range has increased. They are vectors of human and canine leishmaniasis, and sand fly fevers caused by phleboviruses.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 15-21 December 2019 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease, dengue, chikungunya, influenza, cholera, and polio.