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Over 500 suspected cases and 130 deaths have been reported in DRC. ECDC and partners are supporting response activities through the EU Health Task Force.

ECDC has deployed an expert from the EU Health Task Force to the cruise ship affected by the Andes hantavirus outbreak and published a threat assessment brief.

This year, ECDC is publishing a guidance proposal to establish and implement infection prevention and control programmes in healthcare facilities and introducing hyFive, a digital hand hygiene monitoring tool for healthcare settings.