This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 5-11 September 2021 and includes updates on COVID-19, West Nile virus, measles, Nipah virus, meningitis, plague and polio.
ECDC coordinates the enhanced surveillance for hepatitis A, B and C to help countries define epidemiological trends or transmission patterns among newly diagnosed cases.
World Hepatitis Day on 28 July provides an opportunity each year to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis.
ECDC’s annual surveillance reports provide a wealth of epidemiological data to support decision-making at the national level. They are mainly intended for public health professionals and policymakers involved in disease prevention and control programmes.