This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) the period 21-27 January 2024 and includes updates on SARS-CoV-2, influenza, cholera, chikungunya, dengue and zika.
For 2021, three EU/EEA countries reported seven cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease, the lowest number ever reported since the start of the EU/EEA surveillance in 2016.
The mosquito species Aedes albopictus, a known vector of chikungunya and dengue viruses, is establishing itself further northwards and westwards in Europe, according to the latest data.
The Asian Tiger, Asian Bush and Yellow Fever mosquitos have made themselves at home in Europe throughout the last years, bringing with them some of the more exotic diseases, rarely seen in the EU before.
For 2020, nine EU/EEA countries reported 22 cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease, the lowest number
ever reported since the start of EU/EEA surveillance in 2016. All cases with available information (20/22) were associated with travel outside the EU/EEA. All cases with available information (7/22) were infected through mosquitoes.
This key provides the non-specialist with reference material to help recognise an invasive mosquito species and gives details on the morphology to help with verification.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 15-21 August 2021 and includes updates on COVID-19, West Nile virus, Vibrio growth, Ebola virus, and Zika.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period11-17 July 2021 and includes updates on the UEFA European Football Championship 2020 (2021), COVID-19, West Nile virus, plague and Zika.