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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.

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Health crisis in Venezuela: Status of communicable diseases and implications for the European Union and European Economic Area, May 2019
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Laura+Espinosa&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Espinosa Laura</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Grazina+Mirinaviciute&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mirinaviciute Grazina</a></span>. Health crisis in Venezuela: Status of communicable diseases and implications for the European Union and European Economic Area, May 2019. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2019;24(22):pii=1900308. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.22.1900308" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.22.1900308</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 20 May 2019;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 29 May 2019 </span> </p>
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