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In July and August, two fellows from ECDC’s long-standing European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) were deployed to South Sudan through the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) and WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), to support the country’s Ebola preparedness and strengthen surveillance. 

Summary Since the beginning of 2026, and as of 31 August 2026, two MERS cases, including one fatality, have been reported in Saudi Arabia.

Europe needs to improve its preparedness and control efforts as the risk of mosquito-borne diseases increases, with West Nile virus (WNV) continuing to spread to new regions and invasive mosquito species becoming established in more parts of Europe.

On 6 August 2026, French public health authorities reported an imported case of Andes hantavirus infection in a traveller from Argentina. 

This report presents data on mpox cases reported to the European Surveillance System (EpiPulse Cases). EU/EEA countries report case based data to ECDC on diagnosed mpox cases. For case numbers by countries, Western Balkans and Türkiye are included.

Every month ECDC provides detailed epidemiological overview of the worldwide transmission of chikungunya virus disease in its weekly threat report (Communicable Diseases Threat Report).

The risk of catching some infectious diseases is growing amidst longer, warmer summers across Europe, making close cooperation across borders and sectors vital to predict, prevent, and respond effectively, ECDC said today.

World Hepatitis Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the risk of contracting hepatitis and the health threats it can bring, while at the same time recognising the progress Europe has made to strengthen prevention.

While Europe has made steady progress in preventing hepatitis B and C the region is set to miss the 2030 target to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat.

Today ECDC published new guidance on respiratory virus surveillance for the EU/EEA.

An increasing number of European countries have detected gonococcal strains resistant to the antibiotic ceftriaxone, the first-line drug to treat gonorrhoea infection.

ECDC is launching an updated data visualisation that predicts where the risk of being infected by Vibrio bacteria could be greatest.

As people across Europe prepare for holidays, outdoor events, and social gatherings, the ECDC encourages everyone to take a few simple precautions to stay healthy during the summer months.

Flavoured noodle products are the most likely source of an ongoing multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections, with evidence linking the cases to items from the same brand, according to a Rapid Outbreak Assessment by EFSA and ECDC.

Alfalfa sprouted seeds have been identified as the likely source of a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Bovismorbificans infections, according to a Rapid Outbreak Assessment published by EFSA and ECDC.

You can now register to attend this year’s European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE), taking place in Stockholm and online on 18–20 November 2026. Registration is free of charge.

Following confirmation of the first imported case of Ebola disease in Europe since the current outbreak began after a doctor returning to France from the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌tested positive, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) calls on EU Member States to continue strengthening their preparedness. ECDC underlines that the risk of sustained transmission within the EU/EEA is very low provided that effective measures for early detection, isolation and treatment of patients are in place.

Updated technical guidelines by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will help prevent the transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) through substances of human origin, including donated blood, stem cells, reproductive cells, and tissue, and establish a single, EU-wide standard for patient safety during medical procedures.

A conference on mosquito-borne diseases hosted by the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Ministry of Health of Cyprus with support from ECDC focused on the growing public health impact of such diseases in Europe and and discussed challenges in mosquito control.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published new operational guidance with clear steps for European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) member states to take in the unlikely event of an imported case of Ebola disease.