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

Germany’s health authorities have reported the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 in one wastewater sample in Hamburg.

ECDC has issued a rapid scientific advice on effective ways to mitigate the impact of RSV disease in infants through immunisation interventions.

The ECDC is marking its 20-year anniversary on a 4 November ceremony, bringing together representatives from the EU Institutions, Member States, international partners, and key stakeholders.

As wildfires, heat waves, floods, and other interconnected crises intensify in 2025, recognising the link between human, animal, and environmental health – and acting across sectors – is absolutely essential.

As wildfires, heat waves, floods, and other interconnected crises intensify in 2025, recognising the link between human, animal, and environmental health – and acting across sectors – is absolutely essential.

ECDC held a workshop in Oslo, Norway, focusing on governance mechanisms for the implementation of Public Health and Social Measures (PHSMs) during health emergencies.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, marking a significant step towards closer cooperation on communicable disease prevention and control.

Following the first detections of locally acquired mpox clade Ib cases within the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is calling for heightened awareness and targeted prevention measures.

A total of 437 cases reported across 17 European countries as investigations identify small tomatoes from Sicily as the likely source of a cross-border Salmonella outbreak.

From 15 to 19 September 2025, Africa CDC, the Cameroonian Ministry of Health and ECDC co-organised a national training event on the surveillance of antimicrobial consumption (AMC) and use (AMU) through a One Health approach .

From 23 to 26 September 2025, ECDC hosted at its premises in Stockholm, Sweden, a delegation of experts from Africa CDC, who are members of Africa CDC’s Technical Working Group for the operationalisation of its Central Data Repository.

From 3 to 11 September 2025, Africa CDC, the Gabonese Ministry of Health and ECDC co-organised a national training on Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS), aimed at strengthening national capacity through a One Health approach.

As Europe enters the autumn and winter months, respiratory infections are expected to considerably affect the health of individuals vulnerable to severe outcomes. Young children, older adults, people with weakened immune systems, and those with underlying chronic conditions face a higher risk of hospitalisation and death from these infections.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) have released two new additions to a series of European standards of care for HIV, which cover key aspects of HIV prevention, testing and treatment.

The meeting was held in a hybrid format at ECDC and brought together experts from the Public Health Centre of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and ECDC specialists.

Every month ECDC provides detailed epidemiological overview of the worldwide transmission of mpox in its weekly threat report.

From 7 to 9 October 2025, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), under the framework of the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF), organised a three-day training course on outbreak investigation tools using the R software environment.

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Vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reduce the risk of infection in older adults and infants, according to a new Cochrane review.