Threats and outbreaks

Ebola outbreak in DRC: risk within Europe remains low

The Ebola virus disease outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and ECDC has updated the assessment on public health impacts for the EU/EEA.

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Measles: check your vaccination status before travelling in the EU

Large outbreaks with fatalities are ongoing in countries that had previously eliminated or interrupted endemic transmission. ECDC monitors the measles outbreaks

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Listeriosis linked to cold-smoked fish

Cold-smoked trout and salmon produced in Estonia is the source of the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak which has affected 22 people in several EU countries since 2014. Five patients have died.

ECDC-EFSA risk assessment

New tool for outbreak detection

Public health experts and epidemiologists can use the new tool to detect signals for outbreaks, based on changes in disease incidence. It is available as R package.

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Active threats and outbreaks

Ebola virus disease, DRC, North Kivu and Ituri
The number of cases and affected areas is increasing and it is unlikely that the outbreak will be controlled in the near future. Latest updates

Measles
Large outbreaks with fatalities are ongoing in EU countries that had previously eliminated or interrupted endemic transmission. Find out more

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Threats and outbreaks by disease and country

ECDC monitors current infectious disease outbreaks and assesses the risk to public health in Europe. ECDC experts provides technical support to the EU-level response to such threats.

Interim surveillance case definitions for reporting in EU

During outbreaks, ECDC issues draft interim case definitions for surveillance, to support classifying cases for epidemiological reporting in EU.

ECDC in the field

ECDC supports outbreak investigations through deploying ECDC missions, supporting the EU Med Corps and facilitating national experts participation in WHO and other missions.

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ECDC has produced several tools to support and guide outbreak preparedness, investigation and response activities.

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Epidemic intelligence can be described as the systematic collection and collation of information from a variety of sources. See a list of epidemiological sources and tools used by ECDC

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This page provides information for travellers and public health authorities about health issues related to specific destinations. These issues may arise from disease outbreaks, special events or gatherings, natural disasters, or other conditions that may affect travellers’ health.

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Epidemic intelligence and outbreak response

ECDC supports the response to infectious disease threats in the EU through rapid risk assessments and filed outbreak missions

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Threats and outbreaks

Ebola outbreak in DRC: risk within Europe remains low

Measles: check your vaccination status before travelling in the EU

Listeriosis linked to cold-smoked fish

New tool for outbreak detection

Active threats and outbreaks

Travellers' health

Communicable disease threats report, 6-12 October 2019, week 41

Response plan to control and manage the threat of multi- and extensively drug-resistant gonorrhoea in Europe

Travel-related case of malaria caused by Plasmodium cynomolgi reported in Denmark

Rapid risk assessment: Autochthonous cases of dengue in Spain and France

Communicable disease threats report, 22-28 September 2019, week 39

Communicable disease threats report, 6-12 October 2019, week 41

Communicable disease threats report, 29 September-5 October 2019, week 40

Communicable disease threats report, 22-28 September 2019, week 39

Communicable disease threats report, 15-21 September 2019, week 38

Communicable disease threats report, 8-14 September 2019, week 37

Travel-related case of malaria caused by Plasmodium cynomolgi reported in Denmark

Epidemiological update: Ebola virus disease outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Epidemiological update: Ebola virus disease outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Multi-country cluster of Listeria monocytogenes ST1247 in five EU countries

Health risks during the Carnival season in Brazil

Rapid risk assessment: Autochthonous cases of dengue in Spain and France

Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae - second update

Rapid risk assessment: Ebola virus disease outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo - sixth update

Rapid risk assessment: Ebola virus disease outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo – fifth update

Rapid risk assessment: Public health risks related to communicable diseases during the hajj 2019, Saudi Arabia, 9–14 August 2019

Yellow fever distribution and areas of risk in Brazil

Yellow fever distribution and areas of risk in Brazil as of 28 November 2018

Yellow fever distribution and areas of risk in Brazil, as of 25 May 2018

Yellow fever distribution and areas of risk in Brazil, as of 13 March 2018

Yellow fever distribution and areas of risk in Brazil, as of 28 February 2018

World Health Organization recommendations for the influenza virus vaccine composition for the 2020 southern hemisphere season

Extensively drug-resistant gonorrhoea: risk of further dissemination within and across Europe

Conclusions of the twentieth IHR Emergency Committee do not change the ECDC risk assessment for Europe concerning polio

WHO recommendations for influenza virus vaccine composition for the 2019–2020 northern hemisphere season

OECD highlights the progress made in laboratory systems in the EU/EEA since the implementation of EULabCap

Outbreak reports and data

Threats and outbreaks by disease and country

Interim surveillance case definitions for reporting in EU

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