Analysis reveals vaccines greatly reduced hospitalisations for flu and COVID-19
An ECDC modelling study shows that influenza and COVID-19 vaccination programmes strongly reduced hospitalisations among older adults across Europe in the 2024/25 season.
Changing diets and an ageing population may be contributing to a rise in serious Listeria infections across Europe, according to new data published by ECDC and EFSA.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Europe. High-quality laboratory diagnosis of TB is the basis for both individual patient treatment and surveillance.
In 2023, 1 895 confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), including 200 deaths, were reported in 30 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 6-12 December 2025 and includes updates on respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, measles, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV), West Nile virus, and Marburg virus disease (MVD).
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