The latest data shows that children under 15 years of age accounted for 4.3% of those with new and relapsed tuberculosis (TB) in the WHO European Region, representing a worrying 10% surge in paediatric TB.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 5 - 11 April 2025 and includes updates on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Influenza A(H5N1), chikungunya, Ebola and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.
Report on the findings of a survey on testing strategies for HIV in blood, tissues and cell donors within the EU/EEA at the time of development of ECDC guidelines for the prevention of donor-derived transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through SoHO.
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