Towards an integrated approach in surveillance of vector-borne diseases in Europe.

The article offers information on the integrated approach in surveillance of vector-borne diseases in Europe, that are a challenge to European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and national public health authorities. It states that the pathogens that are optionally transmitted by Coxiella or Salmonella, the surveillance approach requires other strategies, in relation to other transmission routes. It mentions several types of data collection, differentiated on the basis of the parameters considered, including serological data collection, clinical data collection, and risk data collection.