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…