This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 2-8 May 2021 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, MERS-CoV, polio and influenza.

The main aim of this activity is to collect information on the severity of breakthrough COVID-19 infections in outbreaks, by SARS-CoV-2 variant and vaccine product.

Joint ECDC – EU-OSHA infographic on the use of rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the workplace.

ECDC has joined forces with EU-OSHA, the EU agency for occupational safety and health, to explore the use of rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the workplace.

This document outlines the public health considerations for the use of rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs), including self-test RADTs to detect SARS-CoV-2 in individuals in occupational settings in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA), and provides information on the use of such tests in an occupational safety and health at work context.

This document offers practical guidance for EU/EEA Member States on implementing genomic SARS-CoV-2 surveillance. It also includes advice on how to estimate the number of sequenced samples needed to achieve various objectives, including the early detection of novel variants.

This document outlines the use of saliva as a diagnostic sample for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection, considering the advantages, limitations and uncertainties associated with the use of saliva as sample material.

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 25 April – 1 May 2021 and includes updates on Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, COVID-19, Ebola virus disease and dengue.

Archived data for the maps in support of the Council Recommendation on a coordinated approach to travel measures in the EU

European Immunization Week (EIW) is marked across the European Region every year in the last week of April. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of immunisation for people’s health and well-being.