Abstract
Re-emerging diseases outbreaks are being reported in Venezuela since 2012/13, following ongoing political and economic crisis. Healthcare system collapse has led to an increasing incidence and mortality from communicable diseases. Increasing movement of people between Venezuela and the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) creates a need for increased awareness of the infectious disease risks and requirements for appropriate investigation and treatment of individuals arriving from Venezuela; overall risk for EU/EEA citizens is low.
Highlights
We present the latest available information on communicable diseases in Venezuela and the possible implications that it may have in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA), hereafter referred to as Europe
HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; NA: not available; PAHO: Pan American Health Organisation; WHO: World Health Organization. a Time period corresponding to an outbreak. b Incomplete year. c These are prevalent confirmed cases
As a consequence of political and economic crisis, Venezuela faces a re-emergence of communicable diseases that were previously eliminated or controlled
Summary
Health crisis in Venezuela: Status of communicable diseases and implications for the European Union and European Economic Area, May 2019. Since 2012/13, Venezuela has experienced a rapid deterioration of the public health situation due to an ongoing political and economic crisis [1]. This crisis has led to the collapse of the healthcare system, resulting in the re-emergence of previously controlled or eliminated communicable diseases and to the lack of proper provision of sanitation, goods, services and food security [2,3]. We present the latest available information on communicable diseases in Venezuela and the possible implications that it may have in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA), hereafter referred to as Europe
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