This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 2-8 October 2022 and includes updates on avian influenza, COVID-19, dengue, Ebola, invasive meningococcal disease, West Nile Virus, MERS-CoV, monkeypox, and hepatitis.
Clusters and outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) genotype IB with four unique but closely related HAV sequences have been reported in six European Union (EU) countries and in the United Kingdom (UK).
Anthrax continues to be a rare disease in humans in Europe, with only a few cases reported every year. For 2017, two European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries reported six confirmed anthrax cases (Romania reported five cases and Bulgaria one). The remaining 28 reporting countries did not notify any confirmed cases.
Anthrax continues to be an uncommon disease in humans in Europe, with only a few cases reported every year. For 2018, three confirmed anthrax cases were reported, one each in Netherlands, Romania and Spain. Twenty-seven EU/EEA countries notified zero confirmed cases.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 31 July-6 August and includes updates on West Nile virus infection, monkeypox, COVID-19, cholera, diphteria, anthrax, Vibrio growth, Marburg virus disease, mass gatherings at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth games, MERS-CoV, and Poliovirus.