C.D.C. (Europe)

Dr Gesa Lücking was elected Chair of ECDC‘s Management Board at the Board‘s meeting on 26-27 November 2024, for a two-year term.

Following the recent detections of several wastewater samples positive for poliovirus in three EU countries between September and November 2024, ECDC urges all relevant stakeholders to remain vigilant of the situation and to continue implementing strong surveillance and vaccination.

Ahead of World AIDS Day, the new HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report 2024 released today by the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) shows that since the beginning of the epidemic in the early 1980s, over 2.6 million people have been diagnosed with HIV in the WHO European Region.

World AIDS Day, observed every year on 1 December, stands as a global initiative uniting people worldwide to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the epidemic.

Two studies published in Eurosurveillance marking European Antibiotic Awareness Day and World AMR Awareness Week raise the alarm about the spread of bacteria resistant to carbapenems in both healthcare and community settings across Europe.

ECDC is launching a new Community of Practice for infectious disease prevention and behaviour called ECDC Lighthouse.

ECDC is today opening the 2024 European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE).

Data published by ECDC in connection with European Antibiotic Awareness Day shows that, despite improvement in some areas, the EU is lapsing in progress towards its 2030 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) targets.

The annual Cross-sectoral Biorisk Awareness and Mitigation (BAM) training took place from 5–7 November 2024 in Athens, Greece.

European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) is a European health initiative coordinated by ECDC.

A cross-border outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 is ongoing in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK).

A cross-border outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 is ongoing in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK).

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and ECDC concluded a five-day Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on simulation exercises aimed at public health emergency preparedness experts from member states of the Northern Africa Regional Coordination Centre (RCC).

ECDC has launched a revamped platform for its training courses and activities.

Africa CDC has completed the initial classroom phase of its intensive epidemiology training programme in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with significant support from ECDC.

Seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination uptake for risk groups such as the elderly were sub-optimal in several EU/EEA Member States during the 2023-2024 season, according to two reports released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Meet Jonilda Sulo, a public health professional and MediPIET fellow with over 10 years of experience in infectious disease surveillance and digital health solutions. She holds a Masters in Public Health from the Medical University of Tirana and has dedicated her career to strengthening Albania's public health systems.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is aware of the recent confirmation of the first mpox clade Ib case in Germany and is monitoring the situation closely. The case was acquired abroad and detected on Friday, 20th October 2024.

Research coordinators from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Contol (ECDC), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Medicines Agency (EMA), European Environment Agency (EEA) and European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) convened for a workshop on 16-18 October 2024, at EFSA’s headquarters in Parma, Italy.

A two-day workshop, held from 15 to 16 October 2024 in Rzeszów, Poland, followed up on an earlier ECDC workshop for Ukraine, held in Kraków, Poland, in February, and focused on strengthening the role of social and behavioural sciences in infectious disease prevention, preparedness, and control.