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Rapid Risk Assessment: Lassa fever in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Germany and USA, 24 March 2016
This document assesses the risk of Lassa fever infection in Europe as a result of the ongoing outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria, Benin and Togo.
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Communicable disease threats report, 31 January - February 2016, week 5
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 31 January - 6 February 2016 and includes updates on Zika virus, Ebola virus disease and seasonal influenza.
- Brazil
- Chikungunya virus disease
- China
- Dengue
- Ebola haemorrhagic fever
- Emerging and Vector-borne Diseases Programme
- Europe
- Influenza
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- Migrant health
- Poliomyelitis
- Public health threat
- United States
- Vaccine Preventable Diseases Programme
- Western Africa
- Zika virus disease
- Zika virus disease - Outbreak in the Americas
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Severe Ebola virus infection complicated by gram-negative septicemia
Plachouras, D., Monnet, D.L., Catchpole, M.
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Rapid risk assessment: Outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa - 9th update, 30 January 2015
In the second half of January 2015, WHO reported a significant drop in weekly cases – and the end of the spread of the disease – in all three currently affected countries (Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone).
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Rapid Risk Assessment: Human infection with influenza virus A(H7N9) virus - 4th update, 3 February 2015
This fourth update of the risk assessment on human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, summarises the epidemiological and virological information on the disease in China and Canada, and assesses the risk to public health in the EU/EEA and to EU/EEA citizens.
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Risk assessment: Seasonal influenza 2014–2015 in the EU/EEA countries
This risk assessment covers the 2014–2015 influenza season in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA).
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Rapid risk assessment: Enterovirus 68 detected in the USA, Canada and Europe – Second update, 25 November 2014
In November, France and the United Kingdom both reported sporadic cases of neurological disease involving enterovirus 68 (EV-D68) detection. As a result, ECDC has updated its rapid risk assessment on EV-D68, first triggered by reports from North America. To date, European acute flaccid paralysis (AFP)/enhanced enterovirus surveillance has not detected unusual clusters or unexpected trends.
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Communicable disease threats report, 16-22 November 2014, week 47
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report covers the period 16-22 November 2014, and includes updates on West Nile virus, influenza, Legionnaires' disease, chikungunya, avian influenza, Ebola virus, polio and MERS.
- Chikungunya virus disease
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ebola haemorrhagic fever
- Enterovirus
- Influenza
- Influenza in humans, seasonal
- Legionnaires’ disease
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- Poliomyelitis
- Portugal
- Public health threat
- United States
- West Nile virus infection
- Western Africa
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Communicable disease threats report, 9-15 November 2014, week 46
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report covers the period 9-15 November 2014, and includes updates on Legionnaires' disease, influenza, West Nile virus, Ebola virus, marburg fever, avian influenza, MERS, enterovirus, polio.
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Communicable disease threats report, 2-8 November 2014, week 45
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 2-8 November, and includes updates on influenza, West Nile virus, Chikungunya, Ebola virus, Marburg fever, MERS, enterovirus and polio.