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Following the reported death of a laboratory worker in Irkutsk, Russia, from pneumonia that is suspected to be pneumonic plague, ECDC is closely monitoring the situation.
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ECDC provides technical guidelines on the safety and quality of Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) from a communicable disease threat perspective.
Since May 2026, an Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus has been ongoing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Every month ECDC provides detailed epidemiological overview of the worldwide transmission of chikungunya virus disease in its weekly threat report (Communicable Diseases Threat Report).
This case definition was published in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2097, which lists the diseases and health issues under EU surveillance.
ECDC offers a 5-9 month traineeship programme targeted towards graduates who are at the beginning of their professional career.
Update
An EU-led mission of experts to Albania this week will identify priority gaps, define areas for further action and support the strengthening of national responses to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the country.
Corporate document
Minutes of the 85th meeting of the ECDC Advisory Forum, via videoconference, 22 May 2026.
85th meeting of the ECDC Advisory Forum, 22 May 2026
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Since the beginning of 2026, and as of 29 September 2026, two MERS cases, including one fatality, have been reported in Saudi Arabia.
Surveillance and monitoring
This issue of the Communicable disease threats report (CDTR) covers the period 26 September - 2 October 2026, and includes updates on Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever, Chikungunya virus disease, cholera, COVID-19, dengue, Ebola, avian influenza, seasonal influenza, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), respiratory syncytial infection, Vibriosis and West Nile virus infection.
Communicable disease threats report, 26 September - 2 October, week 40
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Surveillance and monitoring
This report gives an overview of the countries and areas where dengue cases – and their corresponding case numbers - have been reported to the European surveillance portal for infectious diseases (EpiPulse).
Surveillance and monitoring
Update providing weekly overview of the countries and areas where chikungunya virus disease cases have been reported.
News story
A healthcare worker from Europe based in the DRC who tested positive for Bundibugyo virus on 29 September has been medically evacuated to receive specialised care.
This page includes the selection committees that have been appointed for the ongoing selection procedures.
Case definitions for each infectious disease covered by EU surveillance, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Surveillance and monitoring
Weekly updates with the latest reports on West Nile virus cases in Europe updated every Friday, during the transmission season.
Surveillance and monitoring
Weekly updated overview of reported Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in the EU/EEA countries and areas.
Update
The report brings together surveillance data on hepatitis A from EU candidate countries.
ECDC corporate
This document is meant to provide an overview on European Commission funding in support of health.
European Commission funding opportunities in support of health
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Surveillance and monitoring
In 2024, 5 856 confirmed cases of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease were reported in the EU/EEA.
Haemophilus influenzae disease - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2024
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Summary Since the beginning of 2026, and as of 31 August 2026, two MERS cases, including one fatality, have been reported in Saudi Arabia.
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A worldwide epidemiological summary of the countries most affected by cholera.