This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 18-24 June 2023 and includes updates on swine influenza, COVID-19, West Nile virus, mass gatherings and gonorrhoea.
This report presents the results of the first external quality assurance (EQA) scheme for B. pertussis antimicrobial susceptibility testing by ECDC as part of the European Reference Laboratory Network for Pertussis (ERLNPert-Net) consortium.
This report presents the results of the first external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for Bordetella pertussis vaccine antigen expression, pertactin (PRN), pertussis toxin (PT) and filamentous haemagglutinin (FHA) by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) as part of the European Reference Laboratory Network for Pertussis (ERLNPert-Net) activities.
The Epidemic Intelligence Information System (EPIS) is a web-based communication platform that allows nominated public health experts to exchange technical information to assess whether current and emerging public health threats have a potential impact in the European Union (EU).
This literature review, covering the period from 2000 to January 2022, assessed the state of knowledge on biocide resistance in wild vector populations across the EU/EEA and neighbouring countries.