This document provides an overview of key considerations for the provision of the HIV continuum of care in the context of displaced people from Ukraine in the EU/EEA.
HIV continues to affect the health and wellbeing of people in Europe. In 2020, 14,971 new HIV diagnoses were reported in 29 countries of the EU/EEA. This video explain how we can reduce these numbers
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.
Since the onset of Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine on 24 February 2022, and as of 11 April 2022, more than 4 million Ukrainian people have fled to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 27 March-2 April 2022, and includes updates on COVID-19, the influx of people displaced from Ukraine to the EU following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, seasonal influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, and poliomyelitis.
This report is the latest in a series published jointly by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe that has been summarizing data on HIV and AIDS in the WHO European Region and in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) since 2007.
A new report published jointly by ECDC and WHO, shows a 24% drop in the rate of newly diagnosed HIV cases between 2019 and 2020. This drop is largely due to reduced HIV testing during 2020 as a result of COVID-19 restrictions and disruptions to services.