C.D.C. (Europe)

ECDC has published a set of recommendations for preparedness planning for public health threats, offering tailored guidance for improving readiness for future health emergencies across European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries, at both national and regional levels.

On 18 and 19 March 2025, a seminar was held at Africa CDC HQ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Priority Areas for Multisectoral Interventions (PAMIs) for cholera control. The workshop brought together 20 participants from Africa CDC and the Regional Collaboration Centres.

COVID-19 vaccination reduced the risk of developing ‘long COVID’ by approximately 27% in adults fully vaccinated before infection, according to a literature review carried out by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Throughout 2023, ECDC and its partner countries collaborated to strengthen the regional workforce as part of the EU Initiative on Health Security. The goal was to enhance capacities for addressing communicable diseases in both EU enlargement countries and those participating in the EU Neighbourhood Policy (ENP).

World Tuberculosis Day, marked each year on 24 March, is an occasion to raise awareness and advocate for efforts to eliminate TB.

Veronica Cristea, Scientific Officer at ECDC, discusses the overall TB situation in the EU/EEA, the impact of COVID-19, challenges in treatment success, and the concerning rise in TB cases among children.

In 2015, at 19 years old, Frida, from Norway, returned from a three-month backpacking trip feeling unwell. Initially misdiagnosed with pneumonia, it was only after mentioning her travels that she was tested for tuberculosis (TB).

The 2025 Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring report shows that children under 15 years of age accounted for 4.3% of those with new and relapsed tuberculosis (TB) in the WHO European Region, representing a worrying 10% surge in paediatric TB for 2023.

With funding from the Africa CDC – ECDC Partnership, Imen Haddad recently participated in an ECDC workshop on infodemic management organised under the EU Initiative on Health Security.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is closely monitoring the situation following the tragic fire at the Pulse nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia. Many patients with burn injuries are being transferred to hospitals across EU Member States and neighbouring countries for urgent medical care.

ECDC and Africa CDC are responsible for protecting almost 2 billion people from infectious diseases.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published findings from its 2024 survey assessing public health workforce capacity in infectious disease prevention and control across European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries.

From 5 to 7 March 2025, a technical team from ECDC visited Kosovo to discuss the country’s communicable disease surveillance system.

Data on measles cases in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) for the last twelve months show a considerable rise in notifications compared to 2023.