The Management Board approves and monitors the implementation of ECDC’s work programme and budget, it adopts its annual report and accounts - all in all, it acts as the governing body of the Centre.
The Management Board approves and monitors the implementation of ECDC’s work programme and budget, it adopts its annual report and accounts - all in all, it acts as the governing body of the Centre.
The Management Board approves and monitors the implementation of ECDC’s work programme and budget, it adopts its annual report and accounts - all in all, it acts as the governing body of the Centre.
On 9 December 2024, Finnish public health authorities reported the presence of poliovirus in wastewater samples in the country. This adds to the recent positive detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples from Spain, Poland, Germany and the United Kingdom, between September and November 2024.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 7-13 December 2024 and includes updates on measles, chikungunya, dengue, avian influenza, mpox, West Nile virus, circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2, hepatitis A, suspected viral haemorrhagic fever in Sierra Leone, an unknown disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.
In EU/EEA countries, while SARS-CoV-2 activity remains low, both influenza and RSV activity are increasing. Vaccination campaigns have started in many EU/EEA countries. People who are eligible for vaccination, particularly those at higher risk of severe outcomes, are encouraged to get vaccinated.
