Thema: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

On 23–24 June 2025, ECDC hosted the first joint partner meeting between the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) and representatives of the planned rescEU Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Public Health Specialised Care Team (SCT) at its premises in Stockholm, Sweden.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), in partnership with the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS), has published two new sets of European standards for HIV prevention and care. These two modules, focusing on HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), are the first to be released in a series designed to standardise and improve the quality of HIV services across Europe.

From 16 to 19 June 2025, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hosted a regional workshop in Stockholm on “Methods and Tools for Evidence-Based Public Health (EBPH),” as part of the EU Initiative on Health Security.

ECDC is closely monitoring increasing SARS-CoV-2 activity in the EU/EEA, and the emergence of the recently identified Omicron-descendant variant NB.1.8.1 has been associated with a rise in infections in some countries in Asia, including China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Nadejda Morarescu, as a MediPIET fellow, led projects on AMR surveillance and stewardship, deepening her expertise and commitment to public health.

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Listeria infections in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) reached their highest levels in 2023 since the start of EU-wide surveillance in 2007, according to the latest annual epidemiological reports issued today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

On 28 May 2025, the European Commission issued a new call for laboratories in EU Member States and EEA countries to submit applications to be designated as an EU reference laboratory (EURL) for public health in the field of respiratory viruses.

On 29 April 2025, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST) of the European Commission officially launched the project “Strengthening Resilience to Major Cross-Border Health Threats in the Eastern Partnership Countries.”

On 22-23 May 2025, ECDC and the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety hosted a meeting of the newly founded network of European Union Reference Laboratories for Public Health (EURL-PH) in Luxembourg.

In early 2022, ECDC launched a comprehensive strategic foresight initiative to consider and prepare for future public health challenges.