In 2019, a total of 117 881 confirmed cases of gonorrhoea were reported by 28 EU/EEA Member States. The overall crude notification rate was 31.6 cases per 100 000 population.
ECDC recommends that healthcare facilities maintain and strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, due to the high community transmission and co-circulation of respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and others. The implementation should be based on an approach that considers all these viruses.
ECDC experts in emergency preparedness and response travelled to Arusha, Tanzania, to conduct a simulation exercise management workshop from 23 to 27 January 2023. The workshop was jointly organised by ECDC and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), and its Regional Collaborating Centres (RCCs) and partners.
Seasonal influenza activity is still widespread in the EU/EEA, with a slight increase in positivity in sentinel primary care starting from week 5/2023 related to increased type B virus circulation.
High levels of community transmission and the co-circulation of respiratory viruses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and others can increase pressure on healthcare systems.
This issue of the Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 30 January - 5 February 2023 and includes updates on COVID-19, diphtheriae, mpox, influenza, influenza A (H9N2), influenza (H5N6), MERS-CoV, avian influenza, BSE, and Niaph virus.
Since April 2012, and as of 30 January 2023, a total of 2 613 cases of MERS-CoV, including 945 deaths, have been
reported by health authorities worldwide.