This is the sixth update of the rapid risk assessment on the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa which considers the risk of importation and transmission of the disease in the EU associated with the outbreak currently affecting Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
Following an increase in the number of cases of Ebola virus disease being recorded in West Africa, ECDC has updated its risk assessment and presents options for prevention and control of the disease for European citizens.
This risk assessment evaluates the risk of Ebola virus to EU residents visiting and living in DRC and the risk of importation of the virus into the European Union.
Update on the risk of importation and transmission of Ebola virus disease to the EU associated with the outbreak in West Africa currently affecting Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
Following an increase in the number of cases of ebola virus disease being recorded in West Africa, ECDC has updated its risk assessment and presents options for prevention and control of the disease for European citizens.
This risk assessment considers the outbreak of chikungunya on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin in early December 2013 which expanded through the Caribbean during the first half of 2014. This is the first documented autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus in the Americas.
The recent floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia caused substantial damage. Following the floods, there is a risk of increased transmission of vector-borne infections to the populations.
The outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa with onset in early December 2013 in Guinea now involves three countries: Guinea, Liberia and most recently Sierra Leone.
Assessment of the risk of introduction and transmission of ebolavirus in the EU associated with the ongoing and rapidly evolving outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Guinea and neighbouring countries.