This report presents surveillance data on Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) in acute care hospitals in European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries, the UK, and Serbia.
For 2020, 29 EU/EEA countries reported 123 062 confirmed cases of campylobacteriosis. This represents a reduction of 26.0% compared with 2019 (UK cases excluded).
This protocol describes a survey undertaken to acquire a snapshot of the distribution of Clostridioides difficile strains in tertiary acute care hospitals in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) in 2022–2023
Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported food- and waterborne disease in the EU/EEA. In 2018, 30 EU/EEA countries reported 250 384 confirmed cases of campylobacteriosis.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 21–27 April 2024 and includes updates on respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, West Nile virus, SARS-CoV-2 variant classification and Cholera.
In connection with the European Immunization Week, ECDC releases data indicating an increase in cases of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and pertussis, after decreased levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 14-20 April 2024 and includes updates on parvovirus B19 detections, cholera, chikungunya, dengue and poliomyelitis.