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In 2017, the outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease in the Caribbean and the Americas (2015–2016) subsided, leading to a significant decrease in the number of travel-associated infections in EU/EEA countries.

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue covers the period from 30 June-6 July 2019 and includes updates on polio, Ebola virus disease, Vibrio, West Nile virus infection and acute neurological syndrome in Peru.

Since the epidemic in the Americas peaked in the early spring of 2016, a continuous decline in the number of reported Zika virus disease cases has been observed in the majority of countries throughout the Americas and the Caribbean.

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue covers the period from 3-9 March 2019 and includes updates on Leishmaniasis and Zika virus disease, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), measles, Ebola virus disease, influenza, Rift Valley fever and mass gathering for Carnival in Brazil.

The outbreak of Zika virus infection in South and Central America that started in 2015 led to a large number of travel-associated infections in EU/EEA countries. A total of 2 119 cases were reported in 2016, with an overall notification rate of 0.6 cases per 100 000 persons in 2016.

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 21-27 January 2018 and includes updates on cholera, listeria, influenza, dengue, chikungunya, Zika virus and yellow fever.

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 19-25 November 2017 and includes updates on influenza, plague, monkeypox, yellow fever, chikungunya, dengue and Zika.