In 2014, 40 727 cases of pertussis were reported to TESSy by 29 EU/EEA countries. The notification rate was 9.1 cases per 100 000 population, higher than in 2013, but lower than in the epidemic year of 2012.
Twenty-seven EU/EEA countries provided information on Q fever in 2014. A total of 822 cases was reported to TESSy, 782 of which were confirmed (95.1%).
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 9 to 15 October 2016 and includes updates on Influenza, West Nile virus, Zika virus and MERS.
This rapid risk assessment monitors the threat posed by Rift Valley fever (RVF) which has been reported in regions of eastern and southern Africa, and in most of the sub-Saharan and West African countries.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 2 - 8 October 2016 and includes updates on Rift Valley fever, cholera and Zika virus.