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As of 6 May 2026, seven cases have been reported in a hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship, including three deaths, one critically ill, two symptomatic and one with unknown status.
Hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship: ECDC assessment and recommendations
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ECDC has deployed an expert from the EU Health Task Force to the cruise ship affected by the Andes hantavirus outbreak, as part of a joint effort to investigate the outbreak and coordinate the public health response together with relevant Member States.
ECDC is launching episomer, a customisable tool designed to support epidemic intelligence activities through the monitoring of social media data.
Episomer is an R-based tool that allows users to automatically monitor trends of social media posts by time, place and topic.
Hantavirus infection has been laboratory-confirmed in two individuals in connection with the cluster of illness reported on a cruise ship.
ECDC, through the EU Health Task Force, supported a two-day after-action review in Slovakia to analyse response efforts to a large multi-country outbreak of hepatitis A virus and to strengthen preparedness for future events.
This list below shows the current accommodation sites in EU/EEA countries with which clusters of Legionnaires’ disease have been identified but where the European Legionnaires’ disease Surveillance Network (ELDSNet) is unable to assess the risk of Legionella infection, or where ELDSNet believe there may be increased risk to travellers.
Dashboard showing the countries that still have remaining cases of WPV, and also those with cases of circulating vaccine derived polio virus (cVPDV).
This infographic shows how the hyFive Hand Hygiene Tool works.
This guidance underscores the need to establish and sustain IPC programmes at national and healthcare facility levels in the EU/EEA and is intended to be adapted by national authorities to their specific legal and organisational contexts, considering the heterogeneity of health systems.
Proposal for EU guidance on the establishment and implementation of infection prevention and control programmes in healthcare
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Marking WHHD, ECDC is publishing proposed guidance for IPC programmes in healthcare facilities and introducing hyFive, a digital tool to support hand hygiene monitoring and data-driven implementation.
This report presents data on mpox cases reported to the European Surveillance System (EpiPulse Cases).
Orthohantaviruses (formerly known as Hantavirus genus) are enveloped, segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses belonging to the family Hantaviridae.
A cluster of severe acute respiratory illness, including three deaths and one severely ill individual, has been reported among passengers on a cruise ship travelling in the Atlantic and registered in the Netherlands. The ship is currently located off the coast of Cabo Verde, with 149 people on board.
ECDC is aware of suspected cases of hantavirus infection, including three deaths, associated with a cruise ship travelling in the Atlantic.
Most respiratory virus activity remains low overall across the EU/EEA. RSV: low activity and returning to baseline levels, with the seasonal peak already passed in most countries. Influenza: activity has returned to inter-seasonal levels. COVID 19: Very low activity.
The Advisory Forum advises the Director of the Centre on the quality of the scientific work undertaken by ECDC.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 25-30 April 2026, and includes updates on influenza, cholera, chikungunya virus disease, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.
Communicable disease threats report, 25-30 April 2026, Week 18
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The new monthly surveillance report from the European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) provides updated data on mpox in Europe and shows that clade I transmission is still ongoing in several EU/EEA countries.
Joint statement from members of EU-ANSA reaffirming the central role of EU agencies in driving evidence based EU policy.
EU-ANSA Statement on Research Engagement
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This report presents data on mpox cases reported to the European Surveillance System (EpiPulse Cases). EU/EEA countries report case based data to ECDC on diagnosed mpox cases. For case numbers by countries, Western Balkans and Türkiye are included.
Members of EU-ANSA, an EU agency network that includes ECDC, have reaffirmed the central role of EU agencies in driving evidence based EU policy, through a joint statement signed by the agencies’ Chief Scientists.
ECDC presented its new open-source event-based surveillance platform, Epi+, at Luxembourg’s PHRESH General Assembly, highlighting how the tool will strengthen national coordination, data sharing and early detection of health threats.
hyFive is a digital hand hygiene monitoring tool for healthcare settings developed by ECDC to support the prevention of healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance.