In April 2019, Finland reported false-negative or equivocal results in patients tested for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) using Aptima Combo 2 Assay (Hologic) (AC2).
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period from 9-15 June 2019 and includes updates on cholera, measles, dengue, Ebola virus disease, West Nile virus infection, chlamydia trachomatic testing and Salmonella Enteriditis associated with travel on cruise ships.
The Carnival season will last from 1 to 9 March 2019. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1 million participants are expected, including many travellers from Europe
In 2017, 36 congenital syphilis cases were reported in 23 EU/EEA Member States, at a crude rate of 1.1 cases per 100 000 live births. The trend for reported congenital syphilis cases has remained stable in recent years.