On 20-21 April 2016 ECDC is organising a meeting on ‘Zika virus infection and review of surveillance and control measures for strengthening regional cooperation regarding Zika virus and its possible spread in the EU’.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 10-16 April 2016 and includes updates on Zika virus, Ebola virus disease, and yellow fever in Angola.
This update assesses the risks associated with the Zika virus epidemic currently affecting countries in the Americas, taking account of the latest information available.
The aim of this document is to highlight measures that can effectively reduce the risk of importation and local transmission of pathogens transmitted by Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus. The main diseases of concern in this context are Zika, dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 3-9 April 2016 and includes updates on Zika virus, haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Romania, and yellow fever in Angola.
This document aims to present an algorithm for deciding whom to test and provide guidance on the laboratory tests for Zika virus infection diagnosis in order to support clinical diagnostic and case reporting through surveillance among EU Member States.