ECDC is helping countries in the Western Balkans and Türkiye improve their infectious disease prevention and control systems and public health workforce. This will prepare the countries for their future participation in ECDC work.
Every month ECDC provides detailed epidemiological overview of the worldwide transmission of chikungunya in its weekly threat report (Communicable Diseases Threat Report).
In 2024 and as of 30 of September, approximately 460 000 chikungunya virus disease (CHIKVD) cases and 170 CHIKVD associated deaths have been reported worldwide.
Every month ECDC provides detailed epidemiological overview of the worldwide transmission of dengue in its weekly threat report (Communicable Diseases Threat Report).
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 28 September - 4 October 2024 and includes updates on Marburg virus disease, Mpox, avian influenza A(H5N1) human cases, an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, West Nile virus, dengue, SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV, and chikungunya.
