This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 2-8 April 2023 and includes updates on mpox, Group A streptococcal, Influenza A(H5N1) infection, and Marburg virus disease.
Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a severe disease in humans caused by Marburg marburgvirus (MARV). Although MVD is uncommon, MARV has the potential to cause epidemics with significant case fatality rates.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 19-25 March 2023 and includes updates on Marburg virus disease, iatrogenic botulism, COVID-19, Influenza, Group A streptococcal infection, cholera, poliomyelitis, measles, and extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus. The most common hepatitis viruses in Europe are types A, B, and C (commonly referred to as HAV, HBV and HCV).
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 27 February - 5 March 2023 and includes updates on COVID-19, group A streptococcal infection, influenza and influenza A(H5N1) , Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Mpox, poliomyelitis, Marburg virus disease and the Earthquakes in Türkiye, Syria.
Immediate health needs following earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria are mostly related to trauma and the disruption of healthcare, however, infectious disease threats may be concerning in the following two to four weeks.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 12-18 February 2023 and includes updates on the Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, COVID-19, Marburg virus disease, Group A streptococcal infection, Mpox and Influenza.