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There were 71 cases of the disease - which generally causes fever and muscle pain but can be more severe and even sometimes fatal - last year, mainly in France. The health agency warned at a press conference on Thursday there is an increasing risk of a number of mosquito-borne diseases in the European region, including dengue, zika, chikungunya and West Nile virus, linked to the changing climate and the spread of mosquitoes carrying the viruses. “If this continues, we can expect to see more cases and possibly deaths from diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and West Nile fever," said Andrea Ammon, ECDC director. Aedes aegypti, which spreads diseases including dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya, became established in Cyprus last year and could make further inroads, it said. While the rates of some mosquito-borne diseases in Europe have not risen dramatically in recent years or even fallen slightly, such as malaria and zika, others have seen a "striking" rise, particularly dengue, the ECDC said.

Persons: Andrea Ammon, Aedes, Jennifer Rigby, Jane Merriman Organizations: European Centre for Disease Prevention, World Health Organization, El, Thomson Locations: Europe, France, chikungunya, West, Cyprus, Peru, El Nino

☆ Europe likely entering another COVID wave, says WHO and ECDC
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Another wave of COVID-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin to tick up across the region, the World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday. "We are unfortunately seeing indicators rising again in Europe, suggesting that another wave of infections has begun." Public health experts have warned that vaccine fatigue and confusion over available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake in the region. read moreMillions of people across Europe remain unvaccinated against COVID-19, the WHO and ECDC noted. They urged European countries to administer both flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of an expected surge in cases of seasonal influenza.

☆ Numărul cazurilor de HIV creşte îngrijorător în Europa de Est, Rusia şi Asia Centrală
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

În total 136.000 de persoane au fost diagnosticate cu HIV, în 2019, în regiunea acoperită de Biroul pentru Europa al OMS - dintre care 80% din cazuri în partea de est a acestei regiuni. Din această regiune fac parte 53 de ţări - inclusiv Rusia şi mai multe state din Asia Centrală. ”În pofida accentului pus în acest moment asupra covid-19, nu trebuie să pierdem din vedere alte probleme de sănătate publică, precum HIV. Un diagnostic mai precoce al HIV este o prioritate urgentă”, subliniază într-un comunicat Andrea Ammon, care conduce Centrul european. Numărul noilor diagnostice de HIV în această regiune ”a crescut cu 19% în ultimul deceniu”, subliniază autorii raportului, potrivit cărora numărul ”persoanelor care trăiesc în regiune cu HIV fără să fie dagnosticate creşte”, la rândul său.

Persons: Andrea Ammon Organizations: OMS, ONU Locations: Europa, Rusia, Asia Centrală, Islanda, Lichtenstein, Norvegia, Andorra, Belgia, Monaco, Macedonia de Nord, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

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