This document provides an update on the safety of substances of human origin (SoHO) in relation to COVID-19. It reassesses the risk and proposes revised mitigation measures for preventing transmission through SoHO.
Since the previous update on 7 June 2023, and as of 4 July 2023, no new MERS-CoV cases and related deaths have been reported by health authorities worldwide or the World Health Organization (WHO).
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 23-29 July 2023 and includes updates on cholera, MERS-CoV, Chikungunya, dengue, COVID-19, West Nile virus, avian influenza, echovirus, botulism, and bacterial meningitis.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 2-8 July 2023 and includes updates on avian influenza in domestic cats, pride celebrations, diphtheria, COVID-19, West Nile virus, mass gatherings, measles, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Mpox, and Ralstonia mannitolilytica in dialysis patients.
Since the previous update on 7 June 2023, and as of 4 July 2023, no new MERS-CoV cases and related deaths have been reported by health authorities worldwide or the World Health Organization (WHO).