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EU Health Task Force deploys ECDC experts to Sierra Leone to support the mpox...
The EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) has deployed two ECDC experts to Freetown, Sierra Leone, via the DG ECHO Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM)...
New European toolkit launched to help eliminate viral hepatitis B and C in prisons
EUDA and ECDC have jointly produced a European toolkit for the elimination of viral hepatitis in prisons. This new practical online resource, launched ahead...
World Hepatitis Day 2025: Hepatitis burden remains high across the EU/EEA, with the majority...
Marking World Hepatitis Day, data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reveal a significant public health challenge. An estimated five million people in the European Union and European Economic area (EU/EEA) are living with chronic hepatitis B or C – infections that are leading causes of liver disease and cancer – with the majority of people unaware they are infected.
Increased risk of Vibrio infections throughout the summer season
With the arrival of the summer and increases in sea surface temperatures, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is highlighting the seasonal risk posed by Vibrio bacteria.
MediPIET Alumni Network meeting concludes with renewed commitment to sustainable collaboration
The Mediterranean and Black Sea Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (MediPIET) Alumni Network – MediAN – held a two-day event at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.
EU Health Task Force and rescEU Emergency Medical Team Public Health Specialised Care Team...
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.
ECDC releases new standards to improve HIV prevention and care
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.
EU health security workshop strengthens regional skills in evidence-based public health
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.
Slow increases in COVID-19 observed across EU/EEA as a new variant emerges
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.
Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Moldova: An interview with Nadejda Morarescu
Nadejda Morarescu, as a MediPIET fellow, led projects on AMR surveillance and stewardship, deepening her expertise and commitment to public health.