This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 16-22 October 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, monkeypox, diphtheria, West Nile virus, measles, Ebola virus disease, cholera, influenza A(H5N6), poliomyelitis, seasonal influenza, and Avian influenza A(H5N1) in mink.
On 20 September 2022, the Ministry of Health in Uganda, together with the World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), confirmed an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) due to Sudan ebolavirus in Mubende District, Uganda.
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 9-15 October 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, influenza, monkeypox, and West Nile Virus.
ECDC is actively monitoring the Ebola outbreak in Uganda through its epidemic intelligence activities and regular communication with Africa CDC, WHO (Ebola Disease caused by Sudan virus – Uganda) and GOARN partners.
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.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 25 September - 1 October 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola, West Nile Virus, Chikungunya and dengue, influenza A, swine flu, 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).
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 18-24 September 2022 and includes updates on cholera, polio, COVID-19, monkeypox, West Nile virus, and Ebola virus disease.
For 2020, 28 EU/EEA countries reported 4 824 confirmed cases of Shiga toxin -producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection. The overall notification rate was 1.6 cases per 100 000 population. The highest notification rates were reported in Ireland, Malta, Denmark, and Norway. The EU/EEA notification rate decreased notably in 2020 compared with 2016-2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.