C.D.C. (Europe)

Rising rates of sexually transmitted infections across Europe

ECDC - News - 12 hours 26 min ago
In a series of reports released by ECDC, a concerning rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) across Europe has been revealed indicating troubling trends and significant public health implications.
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Countering chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents through intersectoral cooperation: an interview with Cornelius Bartels

ECDC - News - Thu, 12/07/2023 - 23:18
We talked to Cornelius Bartels after a three-day training on bio-risk awareness and mitigation organised by ECDC, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health, and Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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Annual meeting of National ECDC Correspondents in the Western Balkans and Türkiye

ECDC - News - Thu, 12/07/2023 - 23:18
The 2023 annual meeting of the National ECDC Correspondents in the Western Balkans and Türkiye took place on 5 – 6 December in Tirana, Albania.
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ECDC assesses risk associated with ongoing mpox epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ECDC - News - Tue, 12/05/2023 - 20:56
An outbreak of mpox is ongoing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with 12 569 cases reported between 1 January and 12 November 2023. 
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MediPIET Alumni Network meeting 2023

ECDC - News - Fri, 12/01/2023 - 19:12
On 23 November 2023, ECDC organised the first face-to-face MediPIET Alumni Network meeting, which took place during the annual European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) in Barcelona, Spain.
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ECDC, Europol, NCDC and Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs organises training on biorisk awareness and mitigation

ECDC - News - Fri, 12/01/2023 - 19:12
On 28–30 November 2023, ECDC, organised a three-day training on how to strengthen preparedness and response to biological threats.
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ECDC: On Air - Episode 44 - Anastasia Pharris - World AIDS Day 2023

ECDC - News - Fri, 12/01/2023 - 19:12
Every year ⁠⁠World AIDS Day⁠⁠ is marked on the 1st of December. Beginning in 1988 as the first-ever international day for global health, it is now in its 35th year.
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Health experts from Egypt, Georgia, and Tunisia attend AMR and IPC study visit to Sweden

ECDC - News - Thu, 11/30/2023 - 18:52
The eighth ‘Exchange of Experts’ programme visit for public health experts from the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) partner countries took place on 28 and 29 November 2023 at the Public Health Agency of Sweden.
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No time to waste: to tackle its HIV epidemic, the European region must urgently increase testing and address persistent stigma

ECDC - News - Tue, 11/28/2023 - 15:57
With more than 2.4 million people diagnosed, yet many others unaware of their status, critical action is needed.
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Call for expression of interest - ECDC Observership

ECDC - News - Tue, 11/28/2023 - 15:57
ECDC is looking for expressions of interest from European learned societies and professional associations to sponsor their members to participate in the ECDC Observership.
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World AIDS Day 2023

ECDC - News - Tue, 11/28/2023 - 03:22
World AIDS Day 2023 marks a milestone in the ongoing global effort to combat HIV/AIDS.
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Rapid spread of highly drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greek hospitals

ECDC - News - Fri, 11/24/2023 - 12:08
A joint study of the National Public Health Organization in Greece (NPHO) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) conducted in 15 Greek hospitals in 2022 sheds light on the rapid spread of carbapenemase-producing, highly drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type (ST) 39, following its initial documentation in a European-wide genomic survey in 2019.
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European Immunization Week campaign

ECDC - News - Tue, 11/21/2023 - 20:53
European Immunization Week (EIW) is celebrated across the European Region every April to raise awareness of the importance of immunisation for people’s health and well-being.
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Celebrating 15 years of EUPHEM

ECDC - News - Tue, 11/21/2023 - 20:53
EUPHEM is celebrating 15 years of providing state-of-the-art training in public health microbiology and enabling its fellows to apply microbiological and epidemiological methods to a wide range of public health problems in Europe.
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Reducing antimicrobial resistance: is the EU progressing towards the 2030 targets?

ECDC - News - Fri, 11/17/2023 - 16:15
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has previously raised the alarm on the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance, estimating that over 35 000 people die annually from infections resistant to antibiotics in the European Union (EU), Iceland, and Norway.
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‘Exchange of Experts’ programme: Denmark/Ukraine on antimicrobial consumption and resistance

ECDC - News - Thu, 11/16/2023 - 15:38
The seventh ‘Exchange of Experts’ programme meeting for European Neighbourhood Policy partner countries took place on 14-15 November 2023 at Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Online registrations are still open to attend ESCAIDE 2023 – 22– 24 November

ECDC - News - Wed, 11/08/2023 - 16:23
Join us online for the annual European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology.
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Key interventions to prevent and control infections among people who inject drugs

ECDC - News - Wed, 11/08/2023 - 04:01
ECDC and EMCDDA have joined forces to identify key interventions to address infectious diseases among people who inject drugs.
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Three clusters of Salmonella Enteritidis ST11 infections linked to chicken meat and chicken meat products

ECDC - Risk assessments - Fri, 10/27/2023 - 04:21
From 1 January–24 October 2023, 335 laboratory-confirmed Salmonella Enteritidis ST11 cases belonging to three distinct microbiological clusters have been reported in 14 EU/EEA countries, the United Kingdom and the United States, affecting all age groups.
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Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken meat and chicken meat products

ECDC - News - Fri, 10/27/2023 - 04:21
Between January and October 2023, 14 EU/EEA countries, the UK and the US reported 335 cases related to this outbreak.
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