The tuberculosis (TB) burden in the WHO European Region as a whole is decreasing, and is down 19% overall for 2015–2019, according to the latest WHO/European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) report Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2021 (2019 data).
The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 21-27 February 2021 and includes updates on COVID-19, Avian influenza A(H5N8) virus, seasonal influenza, Ebola virus disease, chikungunya virus disease and dengue.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 17-23 January 2021 and includes updates on Legionnaires' disease, COVID-19, dengue, influenza, avian influenza A(H5N6), avian influenza A(H9N2), poliomyelitis and chikungunya.
The virus is widespread in the Americas and Africa regions, with several countries reporting cases in 2021. Chikungunya virus disease cases have also been reported in Asia during this period.