Communicable disease threats report, 24-30 March, week 13 2024 - ECDC

[Mary Wilson]

Week 13, 24 - 30 March 2024

This week’s topics

1. Cholera – Comoros and Mayotte – 2024 - Weekly monitoring
2. Cholera – Multi-country (World) – Monitoring global outbreaks - Monthly update
3. Influenza A(H5N1) – Multi-country (World) – Monitoring human cases

Executive summary

Cholera – Comoros and Mayotte – 2024 - Weekly monitoring

• The latest weekly report from Comoros public health authorities included 137 new Cholera infections.
• As of 22 March 2024, a total of 456 confirmed cholera cases have been reported in Comoros, including 12 deaths.
• There have been no additional cholera cases reported in Mayotte, following the case reported on 21 March 2024.
• In light of the information available, the risk of community transmission in Mayotte remains high. ...

Influenza A(H5N1) – Multi-country (World) – Monitoring human cases

Summary:

• On 25 March 2024, the Vietnam Ministry of Health reported one new fatal human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection in Khanh Hoa province.
• No human-to-human transmission associated with this event has been reported.
• Worldwide, 888 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1), including 463 deaths (case-fatality rate (CFR): 52%), have been reported in 23 countries since 2004.
• The risk of zoonotic influenza transmission to the general public in EU/EEA countries is considered low. The risk to occupationally exposed groups, such as farmers and cullers, is considered low-to-medium. ...

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/def...ek-13-2024.pdf