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EU country visit to Serbia on One Health responses against AMR to Serbia
Between 24-28 February 2025, a team of experts from the European Commission, ECDC, EFSA, Epiconcept, the Integrated Quality Laboratory Services (IQLS), along with representatives from two EU Member States visited Serbia to discuss antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within a One Health perspective.
ECDC hosts Cross-agency One Health Task Force workshop on stakeholder engagement
On 11-12 February 2025, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hosted a workshop of the Cross-agency One Health Task Force, focusing on stakeholder engagement for implementing the One Health approach in Europe.
EU Health Task Force stakeholder meeting
The second EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) stakeholder meeting gathered representatives from EU/EEA Member States, EU agencies, the European Commission, and partner organisations including the World Health Organization (WHO), Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) on 18-19 November 2024.
Detections of poliovirus in sewage samples require enhanced routine and catch-up vaccination and increased...
Between September and December 2024, four countries in the EU/EEA (Finland, Germany, Poland, Spain) and the United Kingdom reported detections of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in sewage samples. This is the first time cVDPV2 has been detected in EU/EEA countries from environmental surveillance.
ECDC: on Air – Episode 57 – Leonidas Alexakis – Health Task Force in...
In this episode of ECDC on Air, we speak with Leonidas Alexakis, an expert in epidemic intelligence at ECDC.
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer, after breast cancer, to affect women aged 15–44 years in the European Union (EU).
The first six EU reference laboratories for public health are now operational
As of 1 January 2025, the first six EU reference laboratories (EURLs) for public health became operational and will be active for the next seven years, strengthening the EU’s defences in the face of serious cross-border health threats.
Time Series Analysis Module 2024: Enhancing skills in public health surveillance and research
The Time Series Analysis (TSA) module 2024 took place from 9 to 13 December 2024 in Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
Update: Wastewater poliovirus detections in the EU: a call for continued surveillance and maintaining...
On 9 December 2024, Finnish public health authorities reported the presence of poliovirus in wastewater samples in the country. This adds to the recent positive detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples from Spain, Poland, Germany and the United Kingdom, between September and November 2024.
Collaborating for Hepatitis C Elimination: Insights Professor from Professor Loreta Kondili
In this interview, Ms Kondili shares her perspectives on key lessons, regional efforts, and collaborative strategies essential for achieving the WHO's hepatitis C elimination targets.