ECDC: On Air

In this episode, we discuss the rising cases of measles in Europe with Maria Keramarou - ECDC's expert in vaccine preventable diseases.

This episode unpacks SDG Target 3.3, which aims to end the epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, and combat viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections by 2030.

Veronica Cristea discusses the overall TB situation in the EU/EEA, the impact of COVID-19, challenges in treatment success, and the concerning rise in TB cases among children.

This episode explores the growing threat of avian influenza, which has led to massive outbreaks in bird populations and an increasing number of cases in mammals.

In this episode of ECDC on Air, we speak with Leonidas Alexakis, an expert in epidemic intelligence at ECDC, and his recent deployment to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

We sit down with Eeva Broberg, who tells us why respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an often overlooked disease that presents a considerable risk to certain groups every winter.

In this podcast, Agnė Bajorinienė - International Relations Officer, was invited to discuss the ECDC cooperation with EU candidate countries and potential candidates from public health perspective.

In this episode, we delve into the world of tuberculosis (TB) with Csaba Kodmonm to discuss cross-border molecular clusters and how data can aid in understanding TB transmission dynamics.

In this episode, we have a final interview with ECDC Director Andrea Ammon, who will soon be retiring after a long career in public health.

Diamantis Plachouras tells us each year, 4.3 million patients in hospitals in the EU/EEA acquire at least one healthcare-associated infection during their stay in the hospital.

Public health institutes across Europe increasingly recognise the value of examining public health trends and imagining what the future may look like according to different scenarios.

Carlos Carvalho discusses the state of the art of making public health data flow up to speed in the third decade of the 21st century, and usable for modern surveillance of infectious diseases.

In this episode we take a closer look at the data collection for respiratory viruses and why we should take this more seriously than just a cough or a sneeze.

On this episode, we are joined by Otilia Mårdh, Medical Epidemiologist at ECDC, to discuss the latest reports on sexually transmitted infections in Europe.

Eurosurveillance is an open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases

This special episode is hosted by James Ramsey, Head of the Communication Unit at EFSA. He is joined by experts from ECDC, EFSA, EMA, EEA and ECHA to discuss the One Health perspective.

For this episode of ECDC on Air, we sit down with ECDC’s expert in genetic epidemiology and bioinformatics – Theresa Enkirch.

Every year ⁠⁠World AIDS Day⁠⁠ is marked on the 1st of December. Beginning in 1988 as the first-ever international day for global health, it is now in its 35th year.

In this episode, we sit down for a chat with ECDC's Group Leader in the Epidemic Intelligence team and look at the recent AI developments and what the new tools can bring to ECDC's work.

Joaquin Baruch, who was part of the ECDC Fellowship Programme for epidemiologists talks to us about his experiences doing field work in places such as Western Sahara, Algeria and Mozambique.