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Weekly, peer-reviewed scientific journal on infectious disease epidemiology, prevention & control 😷🩺🧪 #OpenAccess 🔓 #PublicHealth Publisher: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Impact factor 2024: 7.8

Thanks to high #vaccination rates, the Northern Territory of #Australia had not seen locally acquired #diphtheria disease since the late 1990s - until cutaneous cases emerged in 2025 and respiratory cases in 2026 Read about the #outbreak ➡️ bit.ly/EUS3123 #IDSky #EpiSky #MicroSky #MedSky 🧪🛟 #HIVSky

#Measles is highly infectious & quarantine of susceptible close contacts is an important measure to curb transmission Is there an optimal quarantine strategy, balancing #outbreak control and impact on families & education systems? 👉 www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2... #EpiSky #IDSky #MedSky🧪

West Nile virus #WNV is a zoonotic mosquito-borne pathogen increasingly reported in #Europe Is there a way to characterise heterogeneities in the average annual human risk of WNV infection and in WNV surveillance across the region? 🦟 www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2... #IDsky #EpiSky #MedSky

A diphtheria outbreak in Australia shows: even high vaccination rates can't stop disease if housing & boosters lag behind. Why are social conditions just as critical as shots? 🏠💉 www.news-medical.net/news/2026061... #Diphtheria #Australia @eurosurveillance.org

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. More resources and latest information available on our outbreak page: bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC #Ebola #PublicHealth #Healthcare #InfectionPrevention #InfectionControl #Preparedness

Uganda (no change since 5 June). --- Uganda has reported a total of 19 confirmed cases, including two deaths. 14 cases had travel links to DRC. Latest information, factsheets, infographics and more about the outbreak on our dedicated page: bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC #Ebola #PublicHealth #OutbreakResponse

Healthcare professional looking for more tailored information on the current Ebola disease outbreak? We have just published a dedicated Questions & Answers page for you! Click ➡️ bit.ly/4vCiybN #EbolaDisease #Ebola #PublicHealth #Preparedness #BundibugyoVirus #IDsky #EpiSky

Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC & Uganda - 12 June: -- DRC: On 11 June, DRC reported a total of 676 confirmed cases, including 136 deaths & 262 suspected cases. 41 new cases & 9 deaths reported since the previous update. --- Risk assessment for EU/EEA stays unchanged - VERY LOW. #IDsky #EpiSKy

Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC & Uganda - 09 June: -- DRC: On 8 June, DRC reported a total of 550 confirmed cases, including 101 deaths & 309 suspected cases 35 cases and 10 deaths were reported since the previous update on 8 June. --- More information: bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC #IDsky #EpiSky

On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emerge...

A 131-case diphtheria outbreak in Australia’s Northern Territory showed how toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae can re-emerge even in highly vaccinated populations. Genomic and epidemiological evide...