The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is carefully monitoring the situation after the French authorities announced the first ever reported human infection with Shamonda virus ...

On 3 September 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported a total of 6 342 confirmed cases, including 3 072 related deaths (from data up until 2 September). Since the beginning of the ...

On 25 August, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the outbreak following 42 days without a new confirmed ...

As the colder months approach in Europe, respiratory infections including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, COVID-19, pneumococcal disease and others can lead to serious illness ...

As the colder months approach in Europe, respiratory infections including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, COVID-19, pneumococcal disease and others can lead to serious illness ...

One case of severe zoonotic avian influenza A(H5) has been confirmed on 13 December in Louisiana, United States (US). The case was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard fl ...

As of 18 October, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported a total of 9 455 confirmed cases, including 4 561 ...

With the EU experiencing its most intense West Nile virus season to date and detections of the virus in new areas further ...

ECDC monitors respiratory illness rates and virus activity across the EU/EEA. Findings are presented in the European Respiratory Virus Surveillance Summary (ERVISS.org), which is updated weekly. Key ...

Since the previous update on 29 September 2026, and as of 19 October 2026, six new MERS cases have been reported in Saudi Arabia. In addition, further information has become available on the two cases ...

On 15 October 2026, a confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) was reported in a resident of Yakima County, Washington state, USA, following occupational exposure to infected dairy cattle at a ...

Since the beginning of 2026 and as at 2 September 2026, two countries in Europe have reported locally acquired cases of dengue: France (five cases) and Italy (three cases). Since ...