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Burden of communicable diseases

Influenza ranked highest in burden of disease measured in DALYs

Influenza tops list of burden of disease and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) with 30% of total burden, according to Eurosurveillance article.

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Calculation of DALYs

The toolkit that allows calculation of DALYs for a selection of 32 communicable diseases and six healthcare-associated infections.

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Tuberculosis in the Netherlands

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Toolkit - Application to calculate DALYs

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33000 people die every year due to infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Preventing blood-borne viruses in prison settings: ECDC and EMCDDA Guidance

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Tuberculosis in the Netherlands

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of programmatic screening strategies for latent tuberculosis infection in the EU/EEA

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Disability weights for infectious diseases in four European countries: comparison between countries and across respondent characteristics.

Jan 2018

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Expert opinion on rotavirus vaccination in infancy

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33000 people die every year due to infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Preventing blood-borne viruses in prison settings: ECDC and EMCDDA Guidance

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Influenza ranked highest in burden of disease measured in DALYs

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Estimated burden of healthcare-associated infections higher than that of other infectious diseases such as influenza, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis together, study says

ECDC comment -

Event

One Health to Keep Antibiotics Working

15 Nov 2018
Brussels
Feb 2014

Event

Results of the Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe (BCoDE) study

27 Feb 2014 - 28 Feb 2014
Stockholm

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Toolkit - Application to calculate DALYs

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