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This report provides an overview of the total number of cases of mpox (monkeypox) reported to ECDC and the WHO Regional Office for Europe through IHR/EWRS mechanisms .

This autumn has seen an unprecedented surge in detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in wild birds, accompanied by many recent outbreaks in domestic poultry across affected areas of the EU/EEA.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), concluded the 2025 EOC-NET European Regional Forum Annual Meeting at the WHO Academy in Lyon, France.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) presented the achievements of the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) during a fireside session at this year’s European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE), which is taking place this week in Warsaw, Poland.

Influenza detections are increasing unusually early in European Union/European Economic Area countries (EU/EEA) compared to previous years, with a timing three to four weeks earlier than the two most recent seasons.

On 17–18 November 2025, the EU cross-agency One Health Task Force convened in Warsaw for its annual meeting.

On 11 and 12 November 2025, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) concluded ‘Operation Vector’, a two-day multi-country simulation exercise organised in collaboration with Europol and hosted at Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE), Europe’s leading annual conference for applied research and best practice in infectious disease prevention and control.

As Europe marks European Antibiotic Awareness Day, new data published today by ECDC reveal a stark reality: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to rise across the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA), threatening to reverse years of medical progress.

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.