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Outbreak of hepatitis A virus infection in travellers returning from Egypt
Between 1 November 2012 and 30 April 2013, 15 confirmed cases of hepatitis A virus infections with subgenotype IB and identical RNA sequence, and 89 probable cases, have been reported in 14 EU/EFTA countries. All cases have a travel history to Egypt.
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Communicable disease threats report, 5-11 January 2020, week 2
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 5-11 January 2020 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease, MERS, measles, influenza, polio and pnuemonia cases in China.
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Assessment and planning for medical evacuation by air to the EU of patients with Ebola virus disease and people exposed to Ebola virus
The aim of this document is to guide decision-making when there is a perceived need for medical evacuation by air of an infected or exposed person from an Ebola-affected country to an EU Member State.
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Communicable diseases threat report, 26 January - 1 February 2020, week 5
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 26 January - 1 February 2020 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease, the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV outbreak in Wuhan, China and seasonal influenza.
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Communicable Disease Threats Report, 2-8 February 2020, week 6
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 2-8 February 2020 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease, 2019-nCoV, polio, seasonal influenza and MERS.
- Belgium
- China
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ebola haemorrhagic fever
- Ebola outbreak - North Kivu, Ituri, DRC
- Europe
- Germany
- Influenza in humans, seasonal
- Middle East
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- Poliomyelitis
- Public health threat
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Travellers' health
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
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Communicable disease threats report, 9-15 February 2020, week 7
This issue of the CDTR (Communicable Disease Threats Report) covers the period from 9-15 February 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, influenza and dengue fever.
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Communicable disease threats report, 1-7 March 2020, week 10
This issue of the CDTR (Communicable Disease Threats Report) covers the period from 1-7 March 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, polio, influenza, MERS-CoV.
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Rapid risk assessment: human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, Egypt, 23 December 2014
According to a WHO update published on 4 December 2014, eight new human cases of influenza A(H5N1) have been reported in Egypt, with onset of disease in November 2014, bringing the total for 2014 to 12.
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Rapid risk assessment: Human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, Egypt - 1st update, 13 March 2015
Human cases and fatalities due to influenza A(H5N1) virus continue to increase in Egypt, with cases from the country now accounting for the highest number of human cases reported worldwide.
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Imported methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, SwedenArchived
The authors analyzed data on 444 imported cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Sweden during the period 2000-2003. The risk for MRSA carriage or infection in returning travellers ranged from 0.1 per million travellers returning from Nordic countries to 59.4 per million travellers returning from North Africa and the Middle East.