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Zoonoses in 2018

West Nile virus and STEC infections were reported at unusually high levels in 2018, according to the latest ECDC-EFSA annual report on zoonoses

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Disease data from ECDC surveillance Atlas

Se the latest available data on Escherichia coli

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ECDC/EFSA antimicrobial resistance tool

Data visualisation tool on antimicrobial resistance in Europe

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Toolkit for preventing gastrointestinal diseases

This toolkit aims to support infection prevention in schools

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Publication

Third external quality assessment on antimicrobial susceptibility testing and detection of ESBL-, acquired AmpC-, and carbapenemase-production of Salmonella, 2017

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Shiga toxin/verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC/VTEC) infection - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

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Ninth external quality assessment scheme for Salmonella typing

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The European Union Summary Report on Antimicrobial Resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2017/2018

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Third external quality assessment on antimicrobial susceptibility testing and detection of ESBL-, acquired AmpC-, and carbapenemase-production of Salmonella, 2017

External quality assessment -

Publication

Shiga toxin/verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC/VTEC) infection - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance report -

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Ninth external quality assessment scheme for Salmonella typing

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The European Union Summary Report on Antimicrobial Resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2017/2018

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News

Salmonella the most common cause of foodborne outbreaks in the European Union

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News

Increase of XDR Typhoid fever in travellers returning from Pakistan

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Staying healthy during Pride season: practice safer sex and check vaccination status

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Cyclone Idai: ECDC joins emergency response as more cases of cholera and waterborne diseases expected

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Event

World Hepatitis Day 2019

28 Jul 2019

Event

World Refugee Day 2019

20 Jun 2019
Sep 2017

Event

Joint Meeting of the ECDC’s Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Network and of the EFSA’s Zoonoses Monitoring Data Network

16 Sep 2017 - 17 Sep 2017
Parma, Italy

Event

World Hepatitis Day 2018

28 Jul 2018

Data

Surveillance systems overview for 2018

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Presentation: Situation overview on hepatitis E in the EU/EEA Member States

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Surveillance systems overview for 2017

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Data

Vibrio suitability tool

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Threats and outbreaks

Surveillance and disease data

Microbiology

Antimicrobial resistance

Escherichia coli resistance to major antibiotics is increasing in almost all countries in Europe. E. coli causes urinary tract and more serious infections and is one of the most common bacteria causing infections.

Facts

Escherichia coli (E.coli) are very common bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, and part of the normal bacterial flora.

The European Union summary report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2017

26 Feb 2019 - The data on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria in 2017, submitted by 28 EU Member States (MSs), were jointly analysed by EFSA and ECDC. Resistance in zoonotic Salmonella and Campylobacter from humans, animals and food, and resistance in indicator Escherichia coli as well as meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in animals and food were addressed, and temporal trends assessed.

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Disease programmes and networks

Food- and waterborne diseases and zoonoses Programme

European Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Network (FWD-Net)

FWD Expert Exchange Programme

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Switzerland

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Evaluation of molecular typing of foodborne pathogens in European reference laboratories from 2012 to 2013

Jan 2016

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Early findings in outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome among young children caused by shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli, Romania, January to February 2016

Jan 2016

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Severe Ebola virus infection complicated by gram-negative septicemia

Apr 2015

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Risk ranking of pathogens in ready-to-eat unprocessed foods of non-animal origin (FoNAO) in the EU: Initial evaluation using outbreak data (2007-2011)

Feb 2015