Avian influenza: Guidance for National Authorities to Produce Messages for the Public Concerning the Protection of Vulnerable Groups

3 May 2024 - This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 28 April - 4 May 2024 and includes updates on cholera, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in cattle and a related human case, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, and Lassa fever.

2 May 2024 - For 2020, 29 EU/EEA countries reported 123 062 confirmed cases of campylobacteriosis. This represents a reduction of 26.0% compared with 2019 (UK cases excluded).

26 Apr 2024 - This report describes the external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for the European Legionnaires’ disease Surveillance network, for the detection, isolation, identification, and enumeration of Legionella species.