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Every month ECDC provides detailed epidemiological overview of the worldwide transmission of chikungunya in its weekly threat report (Communicable Diseases Threat Report).

Every month ECDC provides detailed epidemiological overview of the worldwide transmission of dengue in its weekly threat report (Communicable Diseases Threat Report).

The 2024 Annual Meeting of National ECDC Correspondents in the Western Balkans and Türkiye was held on 2–3 October in a hybrid format at ECDC.

On 2 October 2024, Germany reported that two travellers returning from Rwanda were isolated in Hamburg due to a history of exposure in a medical facility in Rwanda where Marburg virus disease patients were being treated. ECDC has been in close contact with German public health authorities. Negative test results were reported on 3 October 2024.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has released a new report addressing the risk factors associated with higher odds of carrying the parasite responsible for Chagas disease, in non-endemic regions such as Europe.

Laura Paris, EPIET fellow at the Health Protection Surveillance Centre in Ireland (C2023), went on a GOARN deployment to support the health response in Gaza in 2024. This is her postcard from the field.

ECDC has released an assessment on tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), focusing on the transmission risks of the TBE virus (TBEV) through substances of human origin (SoHO) such as blood, organs, tissues, and cells.

An ECDC team visited Bosnia and Herzegovina from 24 to 26 September 2024 as part of ongoing efforts to support the Western Balkans and Türkiye in strengthening the surveillance of communicable diseases.

Two experts from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) successfully completed an exchange visit to ECDC in Stockholm, Sweden, from 16–27 September 2024.

On 25 and 26 September 2024, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) held a two-day workshop at the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid.

As part of the EU Initiative on Health Security, four representatives from ECDC took part in the recently concluded eighth Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET) conference, which focused on public health preparedness and response.

The second meeting of the Cross-agency One Health Task Force was hosted by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 10-11 September 2024.

A side event titled “Tackling Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Through One Health Approaches in Africa” took place on 20 September 2024, during the 8th World One Health Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.

Embark on a two-year hands-on training that enables fellows to support prevention, preparedness, and surveillance activities, outbreak investigation, and control of communicable disease threats across the EU/EEA – and beyond.

In 2024, over 24 000 confirmed or suspected mpox cases due to MPXV clade I and clade II, including over 600 deaths, have been reported from Africa Union Member States, including over 5 000 confirmed cases.

Subhi Alshaer, a Mediterranean and Black Sea Programme for Intervention Epidemiology (MediPIET) fellow from Palestine, had the opportunity to work with ECDC’s Epidemic Intelligence team as part of an international exchange.

The second ERLTB-Net Annual Meeting and Large Capacity-building Workshop took place on 4−6 September 2024 in Bratislava, hosted by ECDC and consortium members.

This year, World Field Epidemiology Day focuses on the importance of collaboration in tackling global health challenges.

ECDC played an important role in a recent workshop to validate the training materials for the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)'s Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship.

The 2024 Project Review Module, hosted by the Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) in Lisbon, Portugal, has successfully concluded, providing valuable insights and experiences to its 118 participants.