Since the beginning of 2023, and as of 2 October 2023, two MERS-CoV cases have been reported with the date of onset in 2023 by United Arab Emirates (1) and Saudi Arabia (1).
Since the beginning of 2023, and as of 4 September 2023, two MERS-CoV cases have been reported with the date of onset in 2023 by United Arab Emirates (1) and Saudi Arabia (1)
Between 9 and 13 October 2023, a team of experts will conduct a country visit to Kosovo focusing on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in a ‘One Health’ perspective.
As autumn moves to winter, the WHO/Europe, EC and ECDC are issuing a clear, urgent message: people who remain unprotected against both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza – especially the most vulnerable and at-risk – should take up any offer for vaccination to prevent or mitigate the impact of these co-circulating respiratory infections.
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).