M. Pickich et al.

K. M. Ordoñez et al.

M. Dolande-Franco et al.

J. Wang et al.

M. Siconelli et al.

C. H. Szeto et al.

M. Pickich et al.

K. M. Ordoñez et al.

M. Dolande-Franco et al.

J. Wang et al.

M. Siconelli et al.

C. H. Szeto et al.

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.

ECDC was notified on 2 May 2026 of a cluster of severe respiratory illness on MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged cruise ship with passengers and crew from 23 countries, including nine EU/EEA countries. The virus has been identified as Andes hantavirus.

On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

C. Yurayart et al.

C. Yurayart et al.

S. J. van Hal et al.

B. Breeze et al.

L. J. Walker et al.