Tularaemia is a zoonosis (infection that could transmit from animals to humans), A range of wild and domestic animals such as hares or rodents may function as the reservoir for tularaemia, as well as ticks.
For 2021, three EU/EEA countries reported seven cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease, the lowest number ever reported since the start of the EU/EEA surveillance in 2016.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 15-21 June 2024, and includes updates on avian influenza, West Nile Virus infections, cholera, and mass gathering monitoring for the UEFA European Football Championship and Hajj.