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For 2019, 29 countries reported 4 046 cases of hantavirus infection (0.8 cases per 100 000 population), mainly caused by Puumala virus (98%).

For 2019, 8 641 malaria cases were reported in the EU/EEA, 8 638 (> 99%) of which were confirmed.

This is the fifth report for the 2020-2021 influenza season. As of week 12/2021, only 758 influenza detections across the WHO European Region had been reported to The European Surveillance System (TESSy); 50% type A viruses, with A(H3N2) and A(H1N1)pdm09 being equally represented, and 50% type B viruses, with only 12 having been ascribed to a lineage, 10 B/Victoria and two B/Yamagata.

For 2019, 15 countries reported 516 cases of chikungunya virus disease, of which 421 (82%) were confirmed.

For 2019, 27 countries reported 4 363 cases of dengue, of which 4 020 (92%) were confirmed. • The number of cases in 2019 was almost double that for 2018, reflecting the intense circulation of the virus on a global scale.

The aim of this document is to present the findings of a survey of EU/EEA countries carried out to ascertain
surveillance practices implemented to document and report suspected reinfection cases.

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.

In order to monitor progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 target to combat viral hepatitis, this report provides data on hepatitis B and C prevention, incidence, diagnosis, treatment, cure/viral suppression, and mortality in European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries with data collected in 2019.

For 2019, in the EU/EEA countries, 71 cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease were reported. Five cases of ZIKV disease were reported to have been locally-acquired, three autochthonous vector-borne cases, one case of sexual transmission and one case of non-mosquito borne transmission. 92% of cases of ZIKV disease with known importation status were from returning travellers.

For 2019, twenty-five EU/EEA countries reported 3 411 cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), 3 246 (95.2%) of which were confirmed.