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Rapid risk assessment: Human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, Egypt - 1st update, 13 March 2015

Risk assessment - 13 Mar 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.

RRA: Human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, Egypt, first update - EN - [PDF-794.23 KB]
  • Avian influenza virus
  • Egypt
  • Europe
  • Influenza
  • Influenza A(H5N1) virus
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Rapid Risk Assessment: Outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in the EU associated with a mass gathering event in Japan, 21 August 2015

Risk assessment - 21 Aug 2015

This rapid risk assessment considers the risk to the EU of an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in the UK and Sweden associated with the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan.

RRA: Outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in the EU associated with a mass gathering event, the 23rd World Scout Jamboree, in Japan - EN - [PDF-553.78 KB]
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Significant increase in travel associated Dengue Fever in GermanyArchived

ECDC comment - 24 Mar 2011

Few and limited occasions of dengue virus transmission have recently been reported in Europe, which were not unexpected considering the presence of the vector Aedes albopictus

  • Germany
  • Public health threat
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Imported methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, SwedenArchived

ECDC comment - 13 May 2011

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. 

  • Eastern Asia
  • Europe
  • Ireland
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus infections in returning travelersArchived

ECDC comment - 13 May 2011

The authors present data on 15 individuals infected by Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) -producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Intra-familial spread was documented in one case, and occupational transmission was most likely in another case. spa typing of the strains revealed a broad range of variants, though some strains were clonally related. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was found in three cases.

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Risk of travel-associated cholera transmission can remain low if precautionary measures are takenArchived

News - 21 Jul 2011

ECDC has issued a risk assessment on cholera transmission related to travel to the Dominican Republic after two cases have been detected in tourists returning to the UK and Germany from resorts in the Punta Cana area of the Dominican Republic.

  • Cholera
  • Dominican Republic
  • Germany
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Rapid Risk Assessment: Potential public health risks related to communicable diseases at the WorldPride festival in Madrid, 23 June–2 July 2017

Risk assessment - 8 May 2017

This rapid risk assessment reviews the health risks related to communicable diseases in the context of the WorldPride festival in Madrid, from 23 June to 2 July 2017.

RRA: Potential public health risks related to communicable diseases at the WorldPride festival in Madrid, 23 June–2 July 2017 - EN - [PDF-506.08 KB]
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