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

Mary Wilson

Well-known member
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/de...cable-disease-threats-report-week-13-2024.pdf


 
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