ECDC, after conducting rapid risk assessments, has concluded that the risk of importation of infectious diseases from North Africa to the EU is considered to be low. From a public health perspective, the most urgent concern is related to the poor living conditions of the migrants, such as overcrowding and poor sanitation.
This review followed a request in 2010 from the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization. The review managed to summarize the experience of a century, published in seven databases in English and non-English literature, on the impact of n