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Zika virus disease - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2020
For 2020, nine EU/EEA countries reported 22 cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease, the lowest number
ever reported since the start of EU/EEA surveillance in 2016. All cases with available information (20/22) were associated with travel outside the EU/EEA. All cases with available information (7/22) were infected through mosquitoes.
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2020
For 2020, Spain reported three cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever and Bulgaria reported one case.
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Zoonotic influenza - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2021
No human infections with avian influenza virus were reported in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) in 2021. Sporadic human infections with avian influenza virus A(H5) (including A(H5N1) and A(H5N6)), A(H9N2) and A(H10N3) infection were reported globally in 2021.
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Variant Creutzfeldt−Jakob disease - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2020
No cases of variant Creutzfeldt−Jakob disease (vCJD) were identified in the EU/EEA in 2020. vCJD disease remains extremely rare.
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ECDC: On Air - podcast on European epidemiology. Episode 31 out now!
A peek behind the scenes at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - the EU agency that aims to identify, assess and communicate current and emerging threats to human health posed by infectious diseases in Europe.
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Gonorrhoea - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2019
In 2019, a total of 117 881 confirmed cases of gonorrhoea were reported by 28 EU/EEA Member States. The overall crude notification rate was 31.6 cases per 100 000 population.
ECDC podcast: Episode 16 - Laura Espinosa - Tweet-Based Epidemiology
Laura Espinosa, Epidemic Intelligence Expert at ECDC, about Epitweetr.
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Hepatitis C - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2021
In 2021, 14 560 cases of hepatitis C were reported in 29 EU/EEA Member States. Excluding countries that only reported acute cases the number of cases (14 550 cases) corresponds to a crude rate of 4.1 cases per 100 000 population.
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Listeriosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018
In 2018, 30 countries reported 2 575 confirmed listeriosis cases in the EU/EEA.
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Listeriosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2019
In 2019, 30 countries reported 2 652 confirmed listeriosis cases in the EU/EEA.