This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 7 - 13 April 2024 and includes updates on measles, avian influenza, COVID-19, Mpox, seasonal influenza, RSV, cholera and shigellosis.
In this report, we present an update of the 2020 primary systematic review, to take into account more recent evidence on the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of newer and/or enhanced seasonal influenza vaccines for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed influenza in individuals aged 18 years and over.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 31 March - 6 April 2024 and includes updates on SARS-CoV-2, cholera, avian influenza A(H5N1), swine influenza A(H1N2) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
Since the beginning of 2024, and as of 3 April, no MERS-CoV cases have been reported by WHO or national health authorities. The last reported case was in Saudi Arabia, with date of onset on 26 October 2023.