Of the foodborne and waterborne diseases , bacillary dysentery and other diarrheas and typhoid fever are more common in the summer and autumn months, with a high incidence in the southeastern and southwestern parts of the area. Fasciola hepatica infection has been reported from different countries in the area. Cases of cholera have been reported from some countries in the area. The incidence of certain food-borne diseases, e.g., salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis, is increasing significantly in some of these countries. Hepatitis A occurs in eastern European countries.
Poliomyelitis risk is very low in most countries.
Rabies in animals exists in most countries of southern Europe.