Anthrax continues to be uncommon in humans in the EU/EEA, with only a few cases reported every year. For 2021, four confirmed anthrax cases were reported by Bulgaria (one case) and Spain (three cases). Among 30 reporting EU/EEA countries, 27 notified zero cases.
This document provides an update on the safety of substances of human origin (SoHO) in relation to COVID-19. It reassesses the risk and proposes revised mitigation measures for preventing transmission through SoHO.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 13-19 August and includes updates on avian influenza A(H5N6), avian influenza A(H9N2), West Nile virus, COVID-19, poliomyelitis, and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 16 August 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 125 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (56), Greece (48), France (7), Romania (6), Hungary (5), Germany (2) and Spain (1). EU/EEA countries have reported 9 deaths in Greece (5), Italy (3) and Romania (1). EU-neighbouring countries have reported 24 human cases of WNV infection in Serbia (23) and North Macedonia (1). No deaths related to WNV infections have been reported by EU-neighbouring countries.
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 16 August 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 125 human cases of WNV infection. Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 16 August 2023, 8 outbreaks among equids and 47 outbreaks among birds have been reported by EU/EEA countries.
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 16 August 2023, EU/EEA countries have reported 125 human cases of WNV infection in Italy (56), Greece (48), France (7), Romania (6), Hungary (5), Germany (2) and Spain (1). EU/EEA countries have reported 9 deaths in Greece (5), Italy (3) and Romania (1).
Since the beginning of the 2023 transmission season and as of 16 August 2023, 8 outbreaks among equids and 47 outbreaks among birds have been reported by EU/EEA countries. Outbreaks among equids have been reported by Spain (5), France (2) and Hungary (1). Outbreaks among birds have been reported by Italy (37), Germany (7), Bulgaria (1), Spain (1) and France (1).
This Reporting Protocol provides guidelines for data managers in reporting countries on how to prepare data for submission to TESSy, deadlines for reporting, subject-specific information (e.g. new changes to metadata), and links to further information.
Since January 2022, and as of 11 August 2023, 281 confirmed diphtheria cases, as per the EU case definition (2022: 224 cases, 2023: 57 cases), and four deaths were reported in the EU/EEA.