Attending the Carnival in Brazil?

Travellers to Brazil should ensure that all their vaccinations are up to date. Yellow fever vaccination should be taken 10 days ahead of travelling. Other preventive measures include good hygiene practices and preventive measures against mosquito bites. 

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Influenza activity increasing across Europe

Countries should continue to encourage vaccination.

ECDC monitors and reports on influenza activity in Europe on a weekly basis throughout the flu season in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

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Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic Congo

829 cases and 521 deaths have been reported as of 13 February. This is the largest-ever Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the second largest in history. 

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Measles continues to spread

Measles continues to spread across Europe because vaccination coverage in many countries is suboptimal. The latest WHO data show that only four EU/EEA countries reported at least 95% vaccination coverage for first and second doses of measles-containing vaccine in 2017.

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HIV infection and AIDS - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017

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Communicable disease threats report, 3-9 February 2019, Week 6

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Continuum of HIV care - Monitoring implementation of the Dublin Declaration - 2018 progress report

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Communicable disease threats report, 27 January-2 February 2019, Week 5

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ECDC’s work plan 2019-2021: Guarding European public health

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Influenza vaccination coverage rates insufficient across EU Member States

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New tools for public health experts: Outbreak detection and epidemiological reports

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Epidemiological update: West Nile virus transmission season in Europe, 2018

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Weekly influenza update, week 5, January - February 2019

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Vaccination coverage for the second dose of measles-containing vaccine, EU/EEA, 2017

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Number of measles cases by country, EU/EEA, December 2018 (n=457)

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Measles notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018

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Event

ECDC/EFSA Regional workshop on One Health approach against antimicrobial resistance in EU pre-accession countries

26 Feb 2019 - 27 Feb 2019
Serbia

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Heads of Agencies network meets in Brussels under ECDC chairmanship

12 Feb 2019 - 13 Feb 2019
Brussels, Belgium

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ECDC 2019 Winter Workshop 1st edition: The science of using science to support policy making for prevention and control of communicable diseases

6 Feb 2019 - 8 Feb 2019
Stockholm, Sweden

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ISIRV and ECDC influenza epidemiology meeting 16-18 January 2019

16 Jan 2019 - 18 Jan 2019
Stockholm, Sweden

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Expert meeting on the use of evidence in decision making during health crisis

5 Dec 2018 - 6 Dec 2018
Stockholm, Sweden
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Active threats and outbreaks

Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (North Kivu and Ituri)
The number of cases and affected areas continues to increase. It is unlikely that the outbreak will be controlled in the near future. Find out more

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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