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…