Immediate health needs following earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria are mostly related to trauma and the disruption of healthcare, however, infectious disease threats may be concerning in the following two to four weeks.
In 2021, 14 560 cases of hepatitis C were reported in 29 EU/EEA Member States. Excluding countries that only reported acute cases the number of cases (14 550 cases) corresponds to a crude rate of 4.1 cases per 100 000 population.
This issue of the Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 15-21 January 2023 and includes updates on COVID-19, diphtheriae, influenza, Mpox and Cholera.
This issue of the CDTR covers the period 18-24 December 2022 and includes updates on chikungunya, cholera, COVID-19, dengue, C. diphtheriae, Ebola, influenza A(H5N1), Influenza A(H9N2), mass gathering monitoring, Mpox, swine influenza.
This issue of the CDTR covers the period 11 – 17 December 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, diphtheria, measles, streptococcal infection, invasive meningococcal disease, poliomyelitis, influenza, mass gathering monitoring, and Ebola virus disease.
Viral hepatitis is an infection that causes inflammation of the liver. It can be caused by different viruses, including hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Both HBV and HCV can cause acute and chronic infections and are leading causes of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 4 – 10 December 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus, respiratory syncytial virus, streptococcal infection, diphtheria, seasonal influenza, mpox (monkeypox), hepatitis, MERS-CoV, meningitis, and mass gathering monitoring at the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar.