Since 2022, and as of 17 July 2023, 19 neonates with severe Echovirus 11 (E11) infection have been reported in the EU/EEA, by France, Croatia, Sweden, Spain, and Italy, and nine of these neonates have died.
The mosquito species Aedes albopictus, a known vector of chikungunya and dengue viruses, is establishing itself further northwards and westwards in Europe, according to the latest data.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 11-17 June 2023 and includes updates on COVID-19, West Nile virus, chikungunya and dengue, avian influenza, measles, diphtheria, cholera, echovirus, and information on the Hajj.
The Asian Tiger, Asian Bush and Yellow Fever mosquitos have made themselves at home in Europe throughout the last years, bringing with them some of the more exotic diseases, rarely seen in the EU before.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 12-18 March 2023 and includes updates on COVID-19, iatrogenic botulism, group A streptococcal infection, influenza, chikungunya and dengue, and influenza B among young people.