This issue of the CDTR (Communicable Disease Threats Report) covers the period from 7-13 June 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Ebola and West Nile fever.
For 2018, EU/EEA countries reported eight cases of Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Bulgaria reported six locally-acquired confirmed cases, Greece one travel-related confirmed case and Spain one locallyacquired probable case.
Nearly one in three foodborne outbreaks in the EU in 2018 were caused by Salmonella. This is one of the main findings of the annual report on trends and sources of zoonoses published today by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
This report of the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of zoonoses monitoring activities carried out in 2018 in 36 European countries (28 Member States (MS) and 8 non-MS).
This country visit report presents the findings of a case study into outbreaks of Shiga toxin/verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC/VTEC) at childcare facilities in Ireland, conducted in November 2018.
To support countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) in their review of preparedness system planning, ECDC launches an operational checklist for health emergency preparedness for imported cases of high consequence infectious diseases.