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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.
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Communicable disease threats report, 11-17 August 2019, week 33
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 11 to 17 August 2019 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, chikungunya virus disease and dengue, monitoring environmental sustainability of Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea, the mass gathering of the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, tularaemia in Sweden and West Nile virus infection.
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Ebola treatment trial: two drugs identified as more effective
Two out of the four drugs tested in a multi-drug randomised control trial have been found more effective in treating Ebola, the World Health Organization announced on Monday. The Data and Safety Monitoring Board, an independent body that has been reviewing interim safety and efficacy data, has therefore recommended that the study be stopped and that all future patients be randomized to receive either REGN-EB3 or mAb114, in what is being considered an extension phase of the study.
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Communicable disease threats report, 4-10 August 2019, week 32
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats covers the period from 4-10 August 2019 and includes updates on measles, Ebola virus disease, monitoring environmental sustainability of Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea, West Nile virus infection and the mass gathering of the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
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Rapid risk assessment: Ebola virus disease outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo - sixth update
This is the sixth update of a rapid risk assessment originally produced on 9 August 2018. The update addresses the impact of active chains of Ebola virus disease (EVD) transmission reported outside the outbreak’s epicentre, specifically in Goma, a provincial capital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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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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Communicable disease threats report, 14-20 July 2019, week 29
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period from 14-20 July 2019 and includes updates on chikungunya virus disease and dengue, measles, Ebola virus disease, monitoring the environmental sustainability of Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea and West Nile virus infection.
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Rapid risk assessment: Ebola virus disease outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo – fifth update
This is the fifth update of a rapid risk assessment originally produced on 9 August 2018. This rapid risk assessment addresses the potential public health impact of Ebola virus disease for EU/EEA countries and assesses the likelihood of international expansion.
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Communicable disease threats report, 23-29 June 2019, week 26
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats covers the period from 23-29 June 2019 and includes updates on chikungunya and dengue, Ebola virus disease, monitoring the environmental suitability of Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea, West Nile virus infection, suspected cases of chikungunya virus disease not confirmed by further testing in Spain and acute neurological syndrome in Peru.
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Communicable disease threats report, 16-22 June 2019, week 25
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period from 16-22 June 2019 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease, West Nile virus infection, chikungunya virus disease and acute neurological syndrome in Peru.