In this task, you are given one english sentence. The major part of the sentences talk about health-related topics, but some of the them describe an organization and its activities. Your job is to translate the given sentences into German.

Close links have been established with EFSA on issues concerning reporting under the Zoonoses Directive (2003/99/EC) and avian influenza.
Enge Kontakte bestehen mit der EFSA zu Sachverhalten in Zusammenhang mit der Meldung im Rahmen der Zoonose-Richtlinie (2003/99/EG) und der Vogelgrippe.

Pertussis
Keuchhusten (Pertussis)

The toxin, once absorbed, reaches other organs and can cause myocarditis, paralytic symptoms and nephritis.

Wird das Toxin absorbiert, gelangt es zu anderen Organen und kann Myokarditis, Lähmungssymptome und Nephritis verursachen.