Rubella is a mild febrile rash illness caused by rubella virus. It is transmitted from person to person via droplets (the virus is present in throat secretions). It affects mainly, but not only, children and when pregnant women are infected, it may result in malformation of the foetus. Humans are the only reservoir of infection.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 7-13 August 2022 and includes updates on West Nile virus infection, COVID-19, monkeypox, measles, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Langya henipavirus, dengue, mass gatherings at the Birmingham 2022 commonwealth games, Vibrio growth, swine influenza and polio.
European Immunization Week (EIW) is marked across the European Region every April. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of immunisation for people’s health and well-being. ECDC supports the European Immunization Week campaign lead by WHO/Europe by providing scientific evidence on immunisation.
This guidance on community engagement for public health emergency preparedness is intended for public health authorities in EU/EEA Member States. It is meant to provide step-by-step technical support to Member States who are initiating or professionalising their core community engagement capacity. The guidance is organised according to the three core stages of the preparedness cycle: anticipation, response, and recovery.