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{"title":"Screening and monitoring of travellers returning from countries affected by Bundibugyo virus: an overview of European approaches, July 2026.","authors":"Jake Dunning, Erica Binetti, Arne B Brantsæter, David Ekqvist, Sabiena G Feenstra, Jocelyn J Herstein, David K Kayembe, F-Xavier Lescure, Agata Mikolajewska, Annelies Mondelaers, Marta Mora-Rillo, Chantal Rovers, Laura Scorzolini, Corien M Swaan, Francesco Vairo, Erika Vlieghe, Timo Wolf, Luca Zweers, Emanuele Nicastri","doi":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.28.2600578","DOIUrl":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.28.2600578","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 2026 Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has prompted European countries and the United States to revise measures for travellers, healthcare workers and humanitarian personnel returning from affected areas. We compare current procedures and protocols with those implemented during the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak. Despite some national differences, policies have largely converged towards risk-based management, early case detection, rapid isolation, exposure-based monitoring and healthcare preparedness, rather than routine border screening.</p>","PeriodicalId":12161,"journal":{"name":"Eurosurveillance","volume":"31 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13379684/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148469703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Letter to the editor: Seasonality and effects of climatic exposures on community-acquired Legionnaires' disease incidence, Italy, 2005 to 2023.","authors":"Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Fabio Scarpa, Cecilia Ceccarelli, Massimo Ciccozzi, Francesco Branda","doi":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.29.2600567","DOIUrl":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.29.2600567","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12161,"journal":{"name":"Eurosurveillance","volume":"31 29","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13401070/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148577615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Job vacancy at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).","authors":"","doi":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.26.260702m","DOIUrl":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.26.260702m","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12161,"journal":{"name":"Eurosurveillance","volume":"31 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13332365/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148374981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Authors' response: Seasonality and effects of climatic exposures on community-acquired Legionnaires' disease incidence, Italy, 2005 to 2023.","authors":"Antonio Sciurti, Maria Luisa Ricci, Maria Scaturro, Jessica Iera, Fabiola Mancini, Benedetta Bellini, Patrizio Pezzotti","doi":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.29.2600606","DOIUrl":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.29.2600606","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12161,"journal":{"name":"Eurosurveillance","volume":"31 29","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13401067/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148577443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of the Automated and Early Detection of Seasonal Epidemic Onset and Burden Levels (AEDSEO) method for respiratory surveillance using data from 21 European countries.","authors":"Sofia Myrup Otero, Hanne-Dorthe Emborg, Kasper Schou Telkamp, Ida Rask Moustsen-Helms, Bolette Søborg, Lasse Engbo Christiansen","doi":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.30.2500896","DOIUrl":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.30.2500896","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BACKGROUNDSeasonal respiratory pathogens place recurrent pressure on health services, creating a need for timely detection of seasonal onset and assessment of within-season intensity.AIMWe aimed to evaluate the Automated and Early Detection of Seasonal Epidemic Onset and Burden Levels (AEDSEO) method, developed using Danish respiratory surveillance data, externally.METHODSUsing 63 surveillance series of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), acute respiratory infection (ARI) and influenza-like illness (ILI) from 21 European countries, season onset detection was compared with the Moving Epidemic Method (MEM), while intensity level categorisation was compared with MEM, the World Health Organization Average Curve Method (WHO-ACM) and the Mean Standard Deviation method (MSD).RESULTSThe AEDSEO method signalled onset in 60 of 63 surveillance series, while MEM crossed its epidemic threshold in 55 of 63. Among 55 surveillance series in which both methods signalled onset, AEDSEO signalled earlier in 45. Median lead times were 6.5 weeks for influenza, 4.5 for RSV, 22.0 for ARI and 5.5 for ILI. Growth after the AEDSEO onset signal was usually sustained, particularly for influenza, RSV and ILI. The AEDSEO method provided more consistent within-season intensity categorisation across seasons than MEM, WHO-ACM and MSD.CONCLUSIONAcross diverse European respiratory surveillance series AEDSEO supported earlier detection of seasonal onset than MEM and more consistent within-season intensity categorisation than MEM, WHO-ACM and MSD. Its current operational use in the Danish national respiratory surveillance system further supports its practical applicability for timely situational assessment, planning, and communication of respiratory pathogen activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":12161,"journal":{"name":"Eurosurveillance","volume":"31 30","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13428196/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148629865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Human infections with <i>Dermatophilus</i> sp.: travel-associated first case and a local cluster in the context of emerging European outbreaks, Basel, Switzerland, 2025 to 2026.","authors":"Peter Michael Keller, Roberta Di Nicola, Lucija Marković, Maximilian Köster, Claudia Lang, Marie-Thérèse Ruf, Christopher M Field, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Alexander Navarini, Maja Weisser","doi":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.29.2600552","DOIUrl":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.29.2600552","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report six human <i>Dermatophilus</i> infections diagnosed in Basel between May 2025 and March 2026. The travel-associated first case developed a pustular rash and conjunctivitis after a stay in Thailand. A second imported case occurred after travel to Indonesia. Four subsequent locally acquired cases presented with genital or inguinal folliculitis-like lesions without reported animal contact. Whole-genome sequencing placed all isolates in a monophyletic cluster within the <i>D. congolensis</i>_A lineage, supporting possible human-to-human transmission. Enhanced surveillance and molecular diagnostics are warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":12161,"journal":{"name":"Eurosurveillance","volume":"31 29","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13402898/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148577593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Emergence of an echovirus 17 subtype causing a viral meningitis outbreak, Israel, 2025 to 2026.","authors":"Neta S Zuckerman, Eyal Nadir, Rivka Rich, Eli Somekh, Mohamed Asi, Oshrat Ayalon, Orli Megged, Talya Finn, Or Kriger, Michal Paret, Efrat Dresner, Tatyana Ruderman, Erez S Garty, Hilla De-Leon, Rinat Vasserman, Leah Weiss, Reut Gabay, Ilana S Fratty, Yaniv Lustig, Danit Sofer, Merav Weil","doi":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.30.2600600","DOIUrl":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.30.2600600","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An outbreak of enteroviral meningitis occurred in Israel between August 2025 and May 2026. Echovirus type 17 was identified in 72 hospitalised patients, most of them infants (n = 44). Many patients (n = 45) were from densely populated Haredi (strictly Orthodox) communities. Clinical course was mild. Phylogenetic analysis suggests extensive local transmission. Echovirus 17 infections declined abruptly following the implementation of community restrictions imposed during a military conflict. This outbreak highlights the value of routine molecular enterovirus surveillance.</p>","PeriodicalId":12161,"journal":{"name":"Eurosurveillance","volume":"31 30","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13428195/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148629868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addendum for Euro Surveill. 2026;31(24).","authors":"","doi":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.27.260709a","DOIUrl":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.27.260709a","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12161,"journal":{"name":"Eurosurveillance","volume":"31 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13354937/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148420107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Artificial intelligence (AI) in action: a cross-continental survey of AI adoption among field epidemiology fellows in Canada, the United States, and Europe, 2024.","authors":"Courtney R Smith, Natalie Girin, Kathleen Laberge, Seth Manthey, Pasha Marcynuk, Eric Pevzner, Adam Roth, Louis Wong","doi":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.26.2500677","DOIUrl":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.26.2500677","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BACKGROUNDTechnologies available for applied public health practice are rapidly evolving. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have become more accessible, however, their utilisation by field epidemiologists has not been described.AIMWe explored AI use among Canadian, European, and United States (US) Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) fellows.METHODSFellows in the three programmes (n = 220) were invited to an online survey available from 25 November 2024 to 5 December 2024. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected concerning the AI platforms fellows used, AI applications, comfort level when applying AI, use frequency, impact on work, barriers, ethical concerns, AI policy/guideline availability, and AI training.RESULTSThere were 105 (48%) survey respondents: 13, 56 and 36 in the Canadian, US and European FETPs respectively. The proportion of respondents who reported applying AI for work was 66% (69/105) overall, and highest among respondents of the European programme (32/36). The most adopted platform was ChatGPT (60/69; 87%), and the most common application was analytical coding assistance (63/69; 91%). Among AI users, most felt somewhat comfortable (34/69; 49%) or comfortable (24/69; 35%) with AI and reported weekly (29/69; 42%) or daily (21/69; 30%) use. Generally, AI's reported impact was positive. Challenges included technical difficulties, accuracy concerns, bias introduction, uncertainty regarding permissible uses, and data privacy issues. Among respondents, 47% (49/105) affirmed having AI policies/guidelines in their institutions and 20% (21/105) had received AI training.CONCLUSIONTo further incorporate AI use among its fellows, FETPs should monitor AI's evolving role, and provide guidance and adapt curricula accordingly.</p>","PeriodicalId":12161,"journal":{"name":"Eurosurveillance","volume":"31 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13332366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148374973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epidemiology of <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> and co-detection with other respiratory pathogens in a respiratory sentinel surveillance system in Scotland, October 2022 to May 2025.","authors":"Helen Gadegaard, Mark Hamilton, Catríona Oliver, Pamela Saunders, Rory Gunson, Kimberly Marsh, Michael L Beeton, Josie Evans","doi":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.29.2500845","DOIUrl":"10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.29.2500845","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BACKGROUNDCommunity-acquired pneumonia by <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> is often complicated by co-infections with other respiratory pathogens.AIMWe describe through a sentinel respiratory surveillance system in Scotland, <i>M. pneumoniae</i> infection occurrence in patients presenting to general practitioners with acute respiratory infection (ARI) (October 2022-May 2025) and the co-detection frequency of other respiratory pathogens.METHODSUpper respiratory tract swabs from a representative community sample of 65,798 ARI patients were laboratory-tested for 10 respiratory pathogens, including <i>M. pneumoniae</i>. Positivity for <i>M. pneumoniae</i> was monitored over time. Single or multiple joint pathogen detections were assessed and stratified by demographic characteristics. Proportions hospitalised within 14 days after their <i>M. pneumoniae</i> positive test were determined.RESULTSOf 65,798 patients (40,158 female, 25,534 male, 106 sex unknown; median age: 35 years, interquartile range (IQR): 17-59), 3,031 (4.6%) were <i>M. pneumoniae</i> positive (1,686 female, 1,340 male, five sex unknown; median age: 18 years, IQR: 9-39)<i>.</i> Positivity was elevated in October 2023-October 2024, particularly in 5-14-year-olds, and peaked at 47.7% (31/65) in week 1, 2024. Among <i>M. pneumoniae</i> cases viably tested for all pathogens, 26.0% (728/2,799) had co-detections of another pathogen, with rates in 0-4-year-olds (61.3%; 122/199) and 5-14-year-olds (31.3%, 321/1,024) reflecting those reported elsewhere in hospitalised paediatric cases. Co-detections involving rhinovirus (47.5%; 346/728) predominated, otherwise varying by pathogen and age. Of 3,031 <i>M. pneumoniae</i> cases, 1.8% (n = 55) were admitted.CONCLUSIONSentinel surveillance of respiratory pathogens in the community was helpful to characterise an <i>M. pneumoniae</i> epidemic, revealing frequent respiratory-pathogen co-detections in ≤ 14-year-olds, as prior reported in hospitalised <i>M. pneumoniae</i> paediatric cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":12161,"journal":{"name":"Eurosurveillance","volume":"31 29","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13401069/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148577601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}