AMRO EMRO SEARO WPRO

Reportable diseases by case classification status (ref Q11b, 11c)

Country

CHIKVa

DENVa

YFVa

ZIKV (NC)a

ZIKV (C)a

Otherb

Albania

S

S

S

S

S

CCHFV, WNV, TBEV

Armenia

S

S

S

S

CCHFV (S), WNV (S), YFV (S), DENV (S), ZIKV (S), CHIKV (S), TBEV (S)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

S

S

S

S

S

Bulgaria

S

S

S

S

S

WNV (S), CCHF (S)

Croatia

C

C

C

C

C

WNV (C), USUV (C), TOSV (C)

France

C

C

C

C

C

WNV (C), TBEV (C)

Georgia

S

S

S

S

S

Germany

C

C

C

C

C

All arboviruses causing human disease. (C)

Greece

C

C

C

C

C

WNV (C), TBEV (C), SFFV (encephalitic) (C), Other arboviruses (encephalitic) (C), CCHFV (C), Other arboviruses (haemorrhagic) (C)

Hungary

S

S

S

S

S

WNV (S), RVF (S), JEV (S)

Italy

S

S

S

S

S

WNV (C), TOSV (C), TBEV (C), YFV (C), CCHFV (C), JEV (C), RVFV (C)

Malta

C

C

C

C

C

WNV

Monaco

C

C

C

Portugal

S

S

S

S

S

Romania

S

S

S

S

S

WNVyes

San Marino

Slovenia

N

C

S

C

C

TBEV (C), WNV (C)

Spain

C

C

S

C

S

Switzerland

C

C

C

C

C

WNV (C), CCHFV (C), RVFV (C)

Turkey

C

C

C

C

C

WNV (C)

aS = All suspect cases; C = Confirmed cases only; N = Not reportable

bCCHFV = Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever virus; CHIKV = chikungunya virus; DENV = dengue virus; EEEV = Eastern equine encephalitis virus; MAYV = Mayaro virus; OROV = Oropouche virus; RVFV = Rift Valley fever virus; SFFV = Sand fly fever virus (Naples, Sicilian); TBEV = Tick-borne encephalitis virus; TOSV = Toscana virus; VEEV = Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; WNV = West Nile virus; YFV = yellow fever virus


Surveillance for human cases of arboviral disease

Performance of national epidemiological surveillance for arboviral diseases in humans (ref Q12, 12b, 12c)

Country

Surveillance conducted

Frequency

Type

Albania

Yes

Armenia

Yes

Ad hoc

Primarily passive

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Yes

Monthly

Primarily passive

Bulgaria

No

Croatia

Yes

Weekly

Combination of active and passive

France

Yes

Ad hoc

Primarily passive

Georgia

Yes

Ad hoc

Primarily passive

Germany

Yes

within days to daily

Primarily passive

Greece

Yes

Ad hoc

Combination of active and passive

Hungary

Yes

continously

Primarily passive

Italy

Yes

Ad hoc

Primarily active

Malta

Yes

Monthly

Primarily passive

Monaco

No

Portugal

Yes

immediatly

Primarily active

Romania

Yes

Ad hoc

Primarily passive

San Marino

No

Slovenia

Yes

Weekly

Primarily passive

Spain

Yes

De forma constante

Combination of active and passive

Switzerland

Yes

Ongoing

Primarily passive

Turkey

Yes

Ad hoc

Primarily passive


Training sessions for healthcare workers on notification of Aedes-borne arboviral diseases

Training of healthcare workers on reporting Aedes-borne arboviral diseases (ref Q13)

Country

Description of training

Croatia

Workshops and symposia organization annually by the Croatian Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb and Croatian Veterinary Institute.

Georgia

Trainings are being conducted sporadically, non-systematically.

Germany

Training on arboviruses (background knowledge), case notification, case investigations etc. is included into regular surveillance trainings. Potential control strategies are discussed.

Greece

Only a few imported cases of Aedes-borne arboviral diseases have been recorded in Greece (among travelers).
The Hellenic National Public Health Organization (NPHO) receives immediate notification of all cases of Aedes-borne diseases diagnosed in the National Reference and other specialised laboratories conducting diagnostic testing for these viruses (through networking - direct interpersonal communication).
Regarding the awareness raising of physicians about the Aedes-borne arboviral diseases: The NPHO has provided guidelines for the recognition and diagnosis of Aedes-borne arboviral diseases, the recommended laboratory investigation, and the timely notification of cases (mailings and website www.eody.gov.gr), including the non-mandatory notification of all suspect cases to the NPHO.
Informative letters were sent -on an almost annual basis- to all Health Units and Medical Associations of the country for awareness raising of the health-care workers for these diseases (for the timely diagnosis and notification of imported cases) - last letter sent in June 2021 .

Italy

The Ministry of Health is supporting two projects for training of public health entomologists and Municipality staff respectively.
Regions are in charge of training of halthcare workers. Training is one of the activities under the prevention chapter of the national startegy for arbovirus.

Spain

Se hacen sesiones en distintos ámbitos y niveles. No de forma periódica