This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 8-14 October 2023 and includes updates on hepatitis A, influenza A(H5N1), COVID-19, the Rugby World Cup 2023, West Nile virus, measles and diphtheria.
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 11 October 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 632 human cases of WNV infection, 93 outbreaks among equids and 209 outbreaks among birds.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 1 - 7 October 2023 and includes updates on dengue, West Nile virus disease, COVID-19, chikungunya, Middle East respiratory syndrome, mpox, and mass gathering monitoring for the Rugby World Cup.
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 4 October 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 599 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (295), Greece (153, of which 2 with unknown place of infection), Romania (68), France (33), Hungary (28), Spain (11), Croatia (6), Germany (4) and Cyprus (1).
Since last week’s update, and as of 4 October 2023, European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries reported 42 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and 1 death related to WNV infections.