This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 16-22 July 2023 and includes updates on avian influenza, Echovirus 11, COVID-19, West Nile virus, poliomyelitis, and botulism.
Since 2022, and as of 17 July 2023, 19 neonates with severe Echovirus 11 (E11) infection have been reported in the EU/EEA, by France, Croatia, Sweden, Spain, and Italy, and nine of these neonates have died.