| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 5,865 |
| 2 | GISAID: Global initiative on sharing all influenza data – from vision to reality | Eurosurveillance | 2017 | 2,371 |
| 3 | Estimating the asymptomatic proportion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Yokohama, Japan, 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 1,890 |
| 4 | Incubation period of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections among travellers from Wuhan, China, 20–28 January 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 1,234 |
| 5 | Pattern of early human-to-human transmission of Wuhan 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), December 2019 to January 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 1,057 |
| 6 | Zika virus infection complicated by Guillain-Barré syndrome – case report, French Polynesia, December 2013 | Eurosurveillance | 2014 | 832 |
| 7 | Duration of infectiousness and correlation with RT-PCR cycle threshold values in cases of COVID-19, England, January to May 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 730 |
| 8 | Increased transmissibility and global spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern as at June 2021 | Eurosurveillance | 2021 | 656 |
| 9 | Identification of a novel plasmid-mediated colistin-resistance gene, mcr-2, in Escherichia coli, Belgium, June 2016 | Eurosurveillance | 2016 | 648 |
| 10 | Evidence of perinatal transmission of Zika virus, French Polynesia, December 2013 and February 2014 | Eurosurveillance | 2014 | 619 |
| 11 | Early transmissibility assessment of the N501Y mutant strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the United Kingdom, October to November 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2021 | 584 |
| 12 | SARS-CoV-2 infection in farmed minks, the Netherlands, April and May 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 573 |
| 13 | Potential for Zika virus transmission through blood transfusion demonstrated during an outbreak in French Polynesia, November 2013 to February 2014 | Eurosurveillance | 2014 | 544 |
| 14 | Increasing prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe | Eurosurveillance | 2008 | 526 |
| 15 | Estimating the generation interval for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on symptom onset data, March 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 471 |
| 16 | Detection of a novel human coronavirus by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction | Eurosurveillance | 2012 | 465 |
| 17 | Novel plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-4 gene in Salmonella and Escherichia coli, Italy 2013, Spain and Belgium, 2015 to 2016 | Eurosurveillance | 2017 | 450 |
| 18 | Stability of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) under different environmental conditions | Eurosurveillance | 2013 | 437 |
| 19 | Overview of molecular typing methods for outbreak detection and epidemiological surveillance | Eurosurveillance | 2013 | 435 |
| 20 | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): burden of disease and control challenges in Europe | Eurosurveillance | 2010 | 433 |
| 21 | Multiplex PCR for detection of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance determinants, mcr-1, mcr-2, mcr-3, mcr-4 and mcr-5 for surveillance purposes | Eurosurveillance | 2018 | 431 |
| 22 | First cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the WHO European Region, 24 January to 21 February 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 427 |
| 23 | The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use | Eurosurveillance | 2012 | 399 |
| 24 | Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017 | Eurosurveillance | 2018 | 392 |
| 25 | Estimating the infection and case fatality ratio for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) using age-adjusted data from the outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, February 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 389 |
| 26 | Concurrent outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections – an unprecedented epidemic wave of mosquito-borne viruses in the Pacific 2012–2014 | Eurosurveillance | 2014 | 381 |
| 27 | Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of four cases of monkeypox support transmission through sexual contact, Italy, May 2022 | Eurosurveillance | 2022 | 374 |
| 28 | First two autochthonous dengue virus infections in metropolitan France, September 2010 | Eurosurveillance | 2010 | 373 |
| 29 | First cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in France: surveillance, investigations and control measures, January 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 368 |
| 30 | Emergence and spread of vancomycin resistance among enterococci in Europe | Eurosurveillance | 2008 | 358 |
| 31 | Severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, in a patient transferred to the United Kingdom from the Middle East, September 2012 | Eurosurveillance | 2012 | 357 |
| 32 | A large COVID-19 outbreak in a high school 10 days after schools’ reopening, Israel, May 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 340 |
| 33 | Real-time tentative assessment of the epidemiological characteristics of novel coronavirus infections in Wuhan, China, as at 22 January 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 334 |
| 34 | Note from the editors: World Health Organization declares novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) sixth public health emergency of international concern | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 334 |
| 35 | Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: assessment by national experts from 38 countries, May 2015 | Eurosurveillance | 2015 | 332 |
| 36 | Detection of mcr-1 encoding plasmid-mediated colistin-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from human bloodstream infection and imported chicken meat, Denmark 2015 | Eurosurveillance | 2015 | 326 |
| 37 | Evaluation of lockdown effect on SARS-CoV-2 dynamics through viral genome quantification in waste water, Greater Paris, France, 5 March to 23 April 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 314 |
| 38 | Lyme borreliosis in Europe | Eurosurveillance | 2011 | 314 |
| 39 | Assays for laboratory confirmation of novel human coronavirus (hCoV-EMC) infections | Eurosurveillance | 2012 | 314 |
| 40 | Serological assays for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), March 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2020 | 309 |
| 41 | Leishmaniasis emergence in Europe | Eurosurveillance | 2010 | 309 |
| 42 | PulseNet International: Vision for the implementation of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for global food-borne disease surveillance | Eurosurveillance | 2017 | 307 |
| 43 | Two cases of monkeypox imported to the United Kingdom, September 2018 | Eurosurveillance | 2018 | 307 |
| 44 | Emergence of extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in Europe | Eurosurveillance | 2008 | 291 |
| 45 | Epidemiology of fatal cases associated with pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009 | Eurosurveillance | 2009 | 282 |
| 46 | Attitudes of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 vaccination: a survey in France and French-speaking parts of Belgium and Canada, 2020 | Eurosurveillance | 2021 | 281 |
| 47 | Seroepidemiology for MERS coronavirus using microneutralisation and pseudoparticle virus neutralisation assays reveal a high prevalence of antibody in dromedary camels in Egypt, June 2013 | Eurosurveillance | 2013 | 278 |
| 48 | Severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, in a patient transferred to the United Kingdom from the Middle East, September 2012 | Eurosurveillance | 2012 | 278 |
| 49 | Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance (mcr-1 gene): three months later, the story unfolds | Eurosurveillance | 2016 | 277 |
| 50 | Autochthonous dengue fever in Croatia, August–September 2010 | Eurosurveillance | 2011 | 275 |
