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Rift Valley fever: surveillance measures assessed
EFSA has completed its series of assessments on Rift Valley fever (RVF) with a scientific opinion looking at the effectiveness of surveillance and control measures in the EU. The...
Vector-borne diseases
4 November 2020
Rift Valley fever: risk low but EU must remain vigilant
The European Union is not at imminent risk from Rift Valley fever, but developments in neighbouring countries mean that the EU authorities and Member States should strengthen, improve...
Vector-borne diseases
4 March 2020
Zika and dengue: maps track distribution of vectors
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has updated its maps on the presence of invasive mosquitoes in Europe with new...
Vector-borne diseases
3 August 2016
Enhanced tool for collecting data on vectors released
A new version of VectorNet has been launched that allows experts to submit data on vectors – such as ticks, mosquitoes, sand flies and biting...
Vector-borne diseases
16 February 2016
Outbreak of Zika virus disease
The Zika virus epidemic continues to spread in the Americas. On 1 February 2016, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak to be a public health emergency of international...
Vector-borne diseases
2 February 2016
EFSA and ECDC join forces to fight vector-borne diseases
Today, EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hold their kick-off meeting on VectorNet, a four-year project aimed at developing a common database on...
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Corporate
10 June 2014
World Health Day: Vector-borne diseases
The theme of this year’s World Health Day, 7 April, is vector-borne diseases. Vectors are organisms, such as mosquitoes, ticks, midges and sandflies, that can transmit pathogens to...
Corporate
Vector-borne diseases
7 April 2014