ECDC releases risk assessment with actions needed to address spike in Hepatitis A cases
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has issued a Rapid Risk Assessment in response to a multi-country…
ECDC observes slow increases in COVID-19 across EU/EEA as a new variant emerges
ECDC is tracking five SARS-CoV-2 variants currently circulating in the EU/EEA, including NB.1.8.1, now classified as a ‘variant under monitoring’…
Strategic foresight: ECDC charts future path for public health resilience
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) launched a comprehensive strategic foresight initiative to consider and prepare for…
ECDC warns of healthcare-associated infections as threat to residents of long-term care facilities
A new European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) survey reveals that 3.1% of the residents in long-term care facilities…
ECDC signs Memoranda of Understanding with Albania, Kosovo*, Montenegro, and Moldova
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has formalised its cooperation with countries under EU Enlargement policy. After…
ECDC tools and survey: Safeguarding the success of vaccination in Europe
Marking European Immunization Week (EIW) 2025, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) highlights the risks of suboptimal…
ECDC survey sees common trends in HIV testing strategies for donors in Europe
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is releasing the results of a survey that provides an overview…
ECDC publishes guidance to strengthen public health preparedness in Europe
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published a set of recommendations for preparedness planning for public…
ECDC review: COVID-19 vaccination reduces risk of ‘long COVID’ in adults
COVID-19 vaccination reduced the risk of developing ‘long COVID’ by approximately 27% in adults fully vaccinated before infection, according to…
ECDC: Childhood tuberculosis cases rose by 10% in the WHO European Region
The 2025 ‘Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring report’, released by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the…
Global health security: ECDC and Africa CDC discuss deeper collaboration
Since 2021, both agencies have partnered on a project, funded by the European Commission, to contribute to health security in…
ECDC: Highly preventable measles infections see almost tenfold increase in Europe
The warning comes after more than 32,000 people in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) were diagnosed with…
ECDC: Launch of the EU Initiative on Health Security work programme 2025
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is preparing for an impactful year in 2025, delivering training sessions,…
ECDC: Widespread Salmonella outbreak in the EU/EEA region linked to sprouted seeds
Public health and food safety authorities across Europe are investigating prolonged and widespread outbreaks of Salmonella infection linked to the consumption of…
ECDC and EFSA: Level of Anti-Microbial Resistance remains persistently high
Surveillance data reveal that resistance to commonly used antimicrobials—such as ampicillin, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides— remains persistently high in both humans…
EU Commission authorises Chikungunya vaccine for adults and adolescents
The EU Commission has today authorised a vaccine against the chikungunya virus for adults and young people aged 12 years…
ECDC workshop to strengthen infodemic management capacity
Communication and public health experts from across the EU’s Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood gathered from 19-20 February 2025 in Djerba,…
One Health Task Force: ECDC hosts cross-agency workshop on stakeholder engagement
The workshop brought together the five agencies of the Task Force – the ECDC, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),…
Sexually transmitted infections: ECDC report warns of continued increases across Europe
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has released its latest Annual Epidemiological Reports on sexually transmitted infections…
EU Health Task Force met to enhance emergency preparedness and response
Representatives from EU/EEA Member States, EU agencies, the European Commission, WHO, GOARN, MSF, and IFRC gathered for the second EU…
ECDC risk assessment of bloodstream infections resistant to antibiotics
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), including carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli, pose a major risk to patients and healthcare systems…
Poliovirus in sewage samples: ECDC requires catch-up vaccination and increased surveillance
Between September and December 2024, Finland, Germany, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom reported detections of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type…
Avian influenza: EU agencies track virus mutations and analyse response strategies
Avian influenza viruses pose an increasing threat, with the potential to adapt to humans and trigger future pandemics. Employing a…
Avian influenza: Increased spread in poultry-dense areas at end 2024
While there continues to be no evidence of human-to-human spread of avian influenza, new outbreaks in wild and domestic birds…
ECDC: Epidemiological update on respiratory infections in EU-EEA
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has just published an epidemiological update on the respiratory virus situation…
EFSA and ECDC on zoonotic diseases in the EU: Listeriosis cases hit highest levels since 2007
In 2023, listeriosis cases reached their highest level since 2007, while campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis remained the most frequently reported zoonotic…
ECDC: More efforts needed to meet EU targets to reduce antimicrobial resistance
Data published by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in connection with European Antibiotic Awareness Day shows that,…
ECDC recommends higher flu and COVID-19 vaccination coverage ahead of winter
Seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination uptake for risk groups is lagging behind targets in several EU and EEA Member States…
ECDC organizes ESCAIDE conference
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organizes the European Scientific Conference on...
Japan: ECDC takes further step to strengthen international preparedness
The formal partnership opens a direct line of communication between the two organisations and enables them to collaborate on both…
World Sexual Health Day: ECDC suggests actions to limit spread of sexual infections
On World Sexual Health Day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) publishes a comprehensive review that underscores the…
EU Auditors: EU medical agencies need a booster to prepare for the next pandemic
The health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caught the EU partially off guard. Even though the two EU medical…
ECDC alert: West Nile virus season in full swing in Europe
In 2024 and as of 31 July 2024, eight countries in Europe reported 69 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection. Cases were…
HIV transmission: ECDC sees need for improved healthcare facility guidelines
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) have released a report…
ECDC reports worsening spread of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks in EU/EEA
Latest European figures show an upward trend in the number of cases of dengue imported from dengue-endemic regions, as well…
Antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhoea: Rising threat to treatment efficacy
This worrying trend, indicated by surveillance data, underscores the critical need for continued monitoring to inform treatment guidelines and control…
ECDC urges vigilance against rising sexually transmitted infections:
Due to the concerning rise in sexually transmitted infection transmission across Europe, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control…