Reducing the risk of tick-borne encephalitis this summer
According to the latest Annual Epidemiological Report issued today, 3 650 tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases were reported in 20 EU/EEA countries in 2022.
Mass gathering recommendations ahead of summer events
This summer, Europe will host a variety of exciting sporting and cultural events. At ECDC we focus on doing everything we can to support member states in making these events a success while safeguarding public health in the EU/EEA.
Worsening spread of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks
The latest EU/EEA figures show a continuing upward trend in the number of cases of dengue imported from dengue-endemic regions, as well as an increasing number of local outbreaks of West Nile virus infections and dengue within the EU/EEA.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 6–12 July 2024 and includes updates on imported Oropouche human infections, Seasonal surveillance of West Nile virus infections, Locally acquired dengue, Yersinia enterocolitica, Cholera, Overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, Influenza A(H5N1), Mass gathering monitoring, Mpox and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
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