ECDC: Increase in acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children in the UK
ECDC has been informed of an increase in acute hepatitis cases in children during the...
ECDC: Dr Andrea Ammon’s mandate as Director extended until 2024
Dr Andrea Ammon’s mandate as ECDC Director has been extended by the Centre’s Management Board...
ECDC update on multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to chocolate products
On 12 April 2022, ECDC and EFSA published a rapid outbreak assessment on a multi-country outbreak...
Salmonella outbreak: ECDC/EFSA investigation continues (updated with Ferrero)
The outbreak has been linked to a factory in Arlon. Belgian authorities suspended all activities,...
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: ECDC and EMA issue advice on 4th doses
6 April 2022 The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and EMA’s COVID-19...
ECDC: Salmonella and Campylobacter still show high levels of antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still high, says a report released today by the European Centre for...
ECDC/WHO report warns of tuberculosis as one of the deadliest infectious diseases
According to the latest European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)/World Health Organization (WHO) report...
Russia’s war in Ukraine: ECDC advice on prevention and control of infectious diseases
Stockholm, 8 March 2022 Persons fleeing from Ukraine may be vulnerable to developing certain infectious...
ECDC: How to use face masks in the community
Stockholm, 8 February 2022 ECDC publishes ‘Considerations for the use of face masks in the...
ECDC updates its assessment of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the EU/EEA
27 Jan 2022 This Rapid Risk Assessment extends the assessment of the further emergence and...
ECDC: Increased vaccination uptake can ease societal pressure from Omicron
Stockholm, 27 January 2022 The Omicron variant of concern (VOC) is currently spreading with unprecedented...
ECDC update: Omicron variant of concern (VOC) as of 13 January 2022
Stockholm, 14 January 2022 From 20 December 2021 to 2 January 2022, there were 21...
ECDC: New version of epitweetr to detect public health threats at an early stage
ECDC has launched a new version of epitweetr, the free, open-source interactive tool to help...
ECDC updates guidance on quarantine and isolation after rapid spread of Omicron
As of 7 Jan 2022 Considering the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of concern...
ECDC Weekly update on Omicron – data as of 19 December 2021
Epidemiological update 20 Dec 2021 As of 19 December and since 16 December 2021, 1...
ECDC publishes new risk assessment on further emergence of Omicron variant
ECDC just published the eighteenth update of its rapid risk assessment (RRA). This RRA extends the assessment on the circulation...
ECDC signs MoU with Korean Disease Control and Prevention Agency
On 13 December 2021, during a virtual event, Dr. Andrea Ammon, Director of the European...
ECDC: Epidemiological update on the COVID-19 Omicron variant as of 6 December 2021 (12.00)
Epidemiological update: Omicron variant of concern (VOC) – data as of 6 December 2021 (12.00)...
ECDC: Epidemiological update on Covid-19 Omicron variant of concern
Epidemiological update: Omicron variant of concern (VOC) – data as of 5 December 2021 (12.00)...
ECDC Updates Omicron Threat Assessment Brief
Today the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released an updated Threat Assessment...
ECDC: Considerations for vaccinating children 5-11 years old
On 1 December, ECDC published Interim Public Health Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination of Children following...
ECDC signs MoU with UK Health Security Agency
Stockholm, 1 Dec 2021 On 1 December 2021, Andrea Ammon, Director of the European Centre...
ECDC: EU strengthens its disease prevention and control capacity
European Union to be better prepared and able to coordinate its response to health challenges...
ECDC threat assessment on emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron (B.1.1.529)
Preliminary data on the risks of a new variant of concern (VOC) B.1.1.529, or Omicron, based...
COVID-19 vaccination saved 470,000 over 59-year-olds in European region – WHO/ECDC study
Stockholm, 25 November 2021 A new study by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and...
ECDC Rapid Risk Assessment warns of very high COVID-19 burden
ECDC has just now released a new Rapid Risk Assessment on the COVID-19 situation in the EU/EEA. The...
ECDC reports decreases in antibiotic consumption during COVID-19 pandemic
Stockholm, 18/11/2021. The latest data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) show...
ECDC: Early Influenza Cases Indicate the Possibility of Severe Upcoming Season for Elderly
Stockholm, 26/10/2021 Although the overall number of influenza detections in the majority of EU/EEA countries...
ECDC supports Member States to increase COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and uptake in the EU/EEA
15 Oct 2021 On October 15, ECDC published the report “Facilitating COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and...
ECDC builds study infrastructure to monitor COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
ECDC is creating new infrastructure to allow for regular monitoring and analysis of COVID-19 vaccine...
Updated List of guidance from ECDC and important publications on COVID-19
Recent publications Assessing SARS-CoV-2 circulation, variants of concern, non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccine rollout in the...
ECDC warns of high risk of COVID-19 autumn surge low-vaccinaton countries
Stockholm, 30/09/2021: EU/EEA countries that have not yet achieved high enough COVID-19 vaccination coverage in...
EU-Abgeordnete Jutta Paulus (Grüne/EFA): EU Parlament stimmt für umfassenden Gesundheitsschutz in Europa
Das Europäische Parlament in Straßburg hat mit großer Mehrheit seine Position zu zwei Gesetzesinitiativen abgestimmt,...
ECR Group on ECDC: Better synergies and trust between EU institutions neede
The European Parliament has adopted ECR Rapporteur Joanna Kopcińska’s report on the extension of the...
ECDC awards €77m to strengthen EU/EEA Member States’ capacities to detect and identify SARS-CoV-2 variants
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has awarded more than 77 M€...
ECDC statement on additional and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Stockholm, 01/09/2021: Based on current evidence, there is no urgent need for the administration of...
ECDC publishes list of guidance and recent publications on COVID-19
Please find below a list with links to all guidance produced by ECDC on COVID-19...
ECDC: Full vaccination key to protecting against serious COVID-19
With the increasing circulation of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in EU/EEA countries, the European Medicines Agency...
ECDC Rapid Risk Assessment: Several COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities
Stockholm, 26 July 2021 ECDC has published the Rapid Risk Assessment COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term...
ECDC and cross-border threats to health: EU Council agrees negotiating position
23 July 2021 At today’s meeting of deputy permanent representatives to the EU, the Council...
WHO and ECDC on SARS-COV-2 Delta variant in Europe: Reinforce efforts to prevent transmission
Stockholm/Copenhagen, 2021-07-23: The SARS-COV-2 Delta variant of concern is spreading quickly across Europe and has now...
ECDC update on COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission
ECDC has published COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission – second...
WHO Europe and ECDC study examines variations in antibiotic consumption in European countries
A new study by the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe) and...
Use of antibiotics in animals is decreasing – joint JIACRA report ECDC, EFSA, and EMA
The use of antibiotics has decreased and is now lower in food-producing animals than in...
ECDC report counters “online vaccine misinformation in the EU/EEA”
On June 29, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published the report...
MEPs propose ECDC to broaden scope to cardio, cancer, diabetes and mental diseases
Inclusion of major non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and mental illness Creating...
ECDC Survey: Help shape the future of ESCAIDE
24 Jun 2021 ECDC has recently launched an evaluation that will inform the future of...
ECDC update on the spread of the Delta variant for the EU and EEA
ECDC publishes a threat assessment brief on the implications of the spread of the Delta variant of...
ECDC launches portal EpiPulse to strengthen the prevention and control of infectious diseases
On 22 June 2021, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) launches the...
Mexico and ECDC to foster prevention and control of infectious diseases
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Ministry of Health of...