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Infographic: Mutation of SARS-CoV-2 - current variants of concern
This infographic provides information on the three current variants of concern first detected in the UK, South Africa, Brazil and Japan.
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Communicable disease threats report, 28 March-3 April 2021, week 13
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 28 March-3 April 2021 and includes updates on COVID-19, Influenza A(H1N1) variant and Ebola virus disease.
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Communicable disease threats report, 14-20 March 2021, week 11
The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 14-20 March 2021 and includes updates on COVID-19, seasonal influenza and Ebola virus disease.
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Communicable disease threats report, 26 July - 1 August 2020, week 31
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 26 July - 1 August 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19 associated with SARS-CoV-2, monitoring of Vibrio in the Baltic Sea, West Nile virus and dengue.
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Communicable disease threats report, 18-24 August 2019, week 34
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 from 14-24 August 2019 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, monitoring environmental sustainability of Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea, West Nile virus infection, haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Croatia and Slovenia, the mass gathering of the Hajj in Saudi Arabia and Listeriosis in Spain. (Erratum (26 August 2019): On pages 2 and 5 (West Nile virus infection), the figure of eight deaths in Greece (4), Cyprus (1) and Serbia (1) has been amended to four deaths in Greece (2), Cyprus (1) and Serbia (1)
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Communicable disease threats report, 28 July-3 August 2019, week 31
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 from 28 July to 3 August 2019 and includes updates on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Ebola virus disease, monitoring environmental sustainability of Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea and West Nile virus infection.
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Rapid Risk Assessment: Cyclone Idai - risk of communicable diseases in southern Africa
Surveillance of infectious diseases in the aftermath of a cyclone is important for the early detection and confirmation of outbreaks. Consideration should be given to setting up a syndromic surveillance alert system if there is a need to reinforce surveillance capacity. Laboratory capacity should be assessed for confirming outbreaks of infectious diseases; if required, a referral mechanism can be established for testing samples of epidemic-prone diseases.
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Communicable disease threats report, 30 September-6 October 2018, week 40
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 30 September-6 October 2018 and includes updates on poliomyelitis, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), influenza A(H5N6), West Nile virus, Ebola virus disease and Legionnaires' disease.
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Treatment and outcomes in children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Harausz, E.P., Garcia-Prats, A.J., Law, S., Schaaf, H.S., Kredo, T., Seddon, J.A., Menzies, D., Turkova, A., Achar, J., Amanullah, F., Barry, P., Becerra, M., Chan, E.D., Chan, P.C., Ioana Chiotan, D., Crossa, A., Drobac, P.C., Fairlie, L., Falzon, D., Flood, J., Gegia, M., Hicks, R.M., Isaakidis, P., Kadri, S.M., Kampmann, B., Madhi, S.A., Marais, E., Mariandyshev, A., Méndez-Echevarría, A., Moore, B.K., Nargiza, P., Ozere, I., Padayatchi, N., ur-Rehman, S., Rybak, N., Santiago-Garcia, B., Shah, N.S., Sharma, S., Shim, T.S., Skrahina, A., Soriano-Arandes, A., van den Boom, M., van der Werf, M.J., van der Werf, T.S., Williams, B., Yablokova, E., Yim, J.-J., Furin, J., Hesseling, A.C.
- Africa
- Belarus
- Drug-resistant tuberculosis
- Epidemiology
- Georgia
- HIV infection
- India
- Latvia
- Microbiology
- Multidrug resistance
- Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
- Netherlands
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Prevention and control
- Romania
- Russia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Surveillance
- Tajikistan
- Tuberculosis
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Increased risk for autochthonous vector-borne infections transmitted by aedes albopictus in continental europe
Gossner, C.M., Ducheyne, E., Schaffner, F.
- Africa
- Albania
- Americas
- Asia
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Chikungunya virus disease
- Croatia
- Dengue
- Epidemic
- Europe
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japanese encephalitis virus
- La Réunion
- Netherlands
- Pacific regions
- Portugal
- Prevention and control
- Public health threat
- Romania
- Spain
- Surveillance
- United Kingdom
- Vector-borne disease
- West Nile virus infection
- Yellow fever
- Zika virus disease