Category: Covid-19

Seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination uptake for risk groups such as the elderly were sub-optimal in several EU/EEA Member States during the 2023-2024 season, according to two reports released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

This report presents a description of COVID-19 vaccine coverage in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) between 1 September 2023 and 31 July 2024.

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This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 12-18 October 2024 and includes updates on cVDPV2 in wastewater in Spain, cVDPV3 in environmental samples in French Guiana, avian influenza, Marburg virus disease, mpox, Wst Nile virus, dengue, poliomyelitis, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 5-11 October 2024 and includes updates on measles, mpox, avian influenza, West Nile virus, dengue, Marburg virus disease, a new strain of multidrug-resistant Shigella Sonnei ST152, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.

This focused after-action review (AAR) investigated the use of evidence in the Finnish advice-making process for school interventions from December 2021 to January 2022, when the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant was circulating and schools remained open.

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 28 September – 4 October 2024 and includes updates on Marburg virus disease, Mpox, avian influenza A(H5N1) human cases, an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, West Nile virus, dengue, SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV, and chikungunya.

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 21-27 September 2024 and includes updates on mpox, dengue, West Nile virus, avian influenza, influenza, swine influenza, cholera, poliomyelitis, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.

This Reporting Protocol describes data collection for influenza, COVID-19, and other respiratory viruses (such as RSV or new viruses of public health concern) in the EU/EEA and wider WHO European Region. Data collection is integrated for most datasets in line with the operational considerations for respiratory virus surveillance in Europe.

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 31 August – 6 September 2024 and includes updates on mpox, West Nile virus, SARS-CoV-2 variants, influenza A(H5N1), human cases of swine influenza A(H1N1), an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, and mass gathering monitoring for the Olympic and Paralympic…