More than 35 000 people die from antimicrobial-resistant infections in the EU/EEA each year, according to estimates presented in a new report released today. The estimated number of deaths in the report examines the years 2016-2020 and shows an increase from previous estimates. The health impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is comparable to that of influenza, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS combined.
Version 6.1 is the final protocol for the third EU-wide point prevalence survey in acute care hospitals (PPS 2022–2023). It contains important changes compared to protocol version 5.3 (PPS 2016–2017), including on healthcare-associated COVID-19.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 26 June-2 July 2022 and includes updates on West Nile virus infection, COVID-19, hepatitis, monkeypox, plague, dengue, polio, chikungunya and cholera.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the the period 12-18 June 2022 and includes updates on West Nile virus infection, COVID-19, hepatitis, monkeypox, Mycobacterium chelonae in bioprosthetic heart valves and avian influenza.