Chikungunya (CHIK) fever is a tropical arboviral disease responsible for acute polyarthritis which can last for weeks to months. Since 2004, several million cases of chikungunya virus disease have occurred in autochthonous populations and in travelers who were diagnosed after they returned home from epidemic areas.

Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) due to Rickettsia conorii is the most important tick-borne disease occurring in North Africa. The authors report a prospective study conducted in Oran, the second largest city in Algeria.

Plasmodium knowlesi is typically found in nature in macaques and has recently been recognized as the fifth species of Plasmodium causing malaria in human populations in south-east Asia.

Artemisinin combination treatments (ACT) are recommended as first line treatment for falciparum malaria throughout the malaria affected world and are responsible of a recent and sharp drop in malaria incidence and mortality where they are used.

Behavioural studies in travelers suggest that 33% - 76% of all travelers to hep B virus endemic countries are at risk for HBV infection.

The researchers describe a new evidence-based method for generating continuous maps of P.falciparum endemicity within the area of stable malaria risk over the entire world’s surface.

Overview on 3,678 cases reported by 25 EU/EEA countries

Antiviral drugs are an important addition to the public health arsenal against influenza. This interim guidance discusses the options for their effective use, especially during a pandemic. As the 2009–10 pandemic evolves, this guidance will be kept under review and updated as necessary.

Antiviral drugs are an important addition to the public health arsenal against influenza. This interim guidance discusses the options for their effective use, especially during a pandemic. As the 2009–10 pandemic evolves, this guidance will be kept under review and updated as necessary.

The number of EU and EFTA countries reporting cases is 29 out of 31. In the past 24 hours, new cases were confirmed in 17 EU and EFTA countries. The cumulative number of cases in the EU and EFTA countries is now 8890, including 4 deaths.

On the 2-3 July, ECDC’s Director, Zsuzsanna Jakab, will participate in an EU Presidency conference on Influenza Preparedness and Response – lessons learned and next steps. Mrs Jakab will give an update of the situation on influenza A(H1N1)v and discuss future scenarios.

On the 2-3 July, ECDC’s Director, Zsuzsanna Jakab, will participate in an EU Presidency conference on Influenza Preparedness and Response – lessons learned and next steps. Mrs Jakab will give an update of the situation on influenza A(H1N1)v and discuss future scenarios.

The number of EU and EFTA countries reporting cases is 29 out of 31. In the past 24 hours, new cases were confirmed in 17 EU and EFTA countries. The cumulative number of cases in the EU and EFTA countries is now 8890, including 4 deaths.

On the 2-3 July, ECDC’s Director, Zsuzsanna Jakab, will participate in an EU Presidency conference on Influenza Preparedness and Response – lessons learned and next steps. Mrs Jakab will give an update of the situation on influenza A(H1N1)v and discuss future scenarios.

The European Commission together with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe hold a Tuberculosis meeting in Luxemburg on 30 June - 1 July 2009.

The European Commission together with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe hold a Tuberculosis meeting in Luxemburg on 30 June - 1 July 2009.

In the coming summer months it is estimated that 200,000 young people in Europe will become infected with Chlamydia and most of them won’t know that they are infected.

In the coming summer months it is estimated that 200,000 young people in Europe will become infected with Chlamydia and most of them won’t know that they are infected.