Tickborne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral infectious disease that attacks the central nervous system and can result in long-term neurological symptoms, and even death.
Fleas are ectoparasitic blood-sucking insects with the ability to jump, which commonly infest wild and domestic animals (mainly dogs and cats) but also humans.
Campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis were the most frequently reported zoonotic diseases in humans in the EU in 2022. For West Nile virus, an increase of the number of infections was observed.
This report provides updated baseline data for monitoring future changes in the distribution of autochthonous Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever and its associated vectors for Europe and its neighbouring areas.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 30 August - 5 Sep 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, MERS, Dengue, CCHF, West Nile Virus.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 28 June - 4 July 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, polio, vibrio, West Nile Virus and lyssavirus.
The recommendation from ECDC follows reports of falsified rabies vaccines and anti-rabies serum circulating in the Philippines and is aimed at travellers who have received the vaccine or serum after possible exposure to rabies.