This reporting protocol is intended for reporting national case-based data for surveillance of hepatitis of unknown origin from all the countries and areas of the WHO European Region, including the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) and the additional three countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), to the European level.
Anthrax continues to be uncommon in humans in Europe, with only a few cases reported every year. For 2019, one confirmed anthrax case was reported by Hungary. Twenty-nine EU/EEA countries notified zero confirmed cases.
Anthrax continues to be uncommon in humans in Europe, with only a few cases reported every year. For 2020, three confirmed anthrax cases were reported by Italy. Twenty-eight EU/EEA countries notified zero confirmed cases.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 29 May-4 June 2022 and includes updates on West Nile virus infection, COVID-19, Influenza, people displaced from Ukraine, hepatitis, Ebola, monkeypox, cholera, chikungunya and dengue.
This document provides guidance on diagnostic testing, molecular characterisation and metagenomic analysis for suspect cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology.
This report provides an overview of the cases of hepatitis of unknown origin in children aged 16 years and below reported to ECDC and the WHO Regional Office for Europe through The European Surveillance System (TESSy).
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 15-21 May 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, the arrival of people displaced from Ukraine to the EU following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Influenza, polio virus, hepatitis, avian influenza, swine influenza, and poliomyelitis.
Since the last epidemiological update published on 11 May 2022, new cases of hepatitis of unknown aetiology among children aged 16 years and under have been reported worldwide.
ECDC and the WHO Regional Office for Europe are publishing a joint surveillance bulletin on the current outbreak of hepatitis of unknown origin in children.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 8-14 May 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, Influenza, the arrival of people displaced from Ukraine to the EU following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, hepatitis, measles and monkeypox.