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COVID-19

• Communicable disease threats report, 14-22 May 2026, Week 21 May 22, 2026
  This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 14-22 May 2026, and includes updates on hantavirus, chikungunya, Ebola disease outbreak, avian influenza, measles, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.
• Weekly respiratory virus update, week 20, May 2026 May 22, 2026
  Respiratory virus activity remains low overall across the EU/EEA: RSV: activity has returned to baseline inter-seasonal levels. Influenza: activity remains at baseline inter-seasonal levels. SARS-CoV-2: activity remains at very low levels overall.
• Standard laboratory protocols for SARS-CoV-2 characterisation May 19, 2026
  This handbook provides an updated overview of commonly used laboratory protocols for the characterisation of SARS-CoV-2, provided by the AURORAE consortium.
• Communicable disease threats report, 2-8 May 2026, Week 19 May 8, 2026
  This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 2-8 May 2026, and includes updates on hantavirus, mpox, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Salmonella Stanley, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.
• Weekly respiratory virus update, week 18, May 2026 May 8, 2026
  Most respiratory virus activity remains low overall across the EU/EEA. RSV: low activity; still the main contributor to severe disease, with the seasonal peak largely passed. Influenza: activity has returned to inter-seasonal levels. SARS-CoV-2: Very low activity overall, despite early signs of sustained transmission in primary care.
• The European Respiratory Virus Surveillance Summary (ERVISS) May 8, 2026
  This interactive dashboard provides a weekly integrated epidemiological summary for influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2.
• Weekly respiratory virus update, week 17, April 2026 May 4, 2026
  Most respiratory virus activity remains low overall across the EU/EEA. RSV: low activity and returning to baseline levels, with the seasonal peak already passed in most countries. Influenza: activity has returned to inter-seasonal levels. COVID 19: Very low activity.
• Communicable disease threats report, 25-30 April 2026, Week 18 April 30, 2026
  This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 25-30 April 2026, and includes updates on influenza, cholera, chikungunya virus disease, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.
• Communicable disease threats report, 18-24 April 2026, Week 17 April 24, 2026
  This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 18-24 April 2026, and includes updates on avian influenza, Salmonella Bovismorbificans, and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.
• Weekly respiratory virus update, week 16, April 2026 April 24, 2026
  Most respiratory virus activity remains low overall across the EU/EEA. RSV: moderate activity but decreasing, with the seasonal peak already passed in most countries. Influenza: activity has returned to inter-seasonal levels. COVID 19: Very low activity.