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Heads of Agencies network meets in Brussels under ECDC chairmanship
On 12-13 February, the Heads of EU Agencies meet in Brussels in their regular network meeting to discuss matters of common interest to all agencies.
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EU/EEA NITAG collaboration for the sharing and synthesis of scientific evidence on EU authorised vaccines and their use in immunisation practices
The 1st Meeting of the EU/EEA NITAG collaboration for the sharing and synthesis of scientific evidence on EU authorised vaccines and their use in immunisation practices will be held at the ECDC premises in Stockholm on 12-14 of February, 2019.
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ECDC’s HEPSA preparedness self-assessment tool is now available in all EU/EEA language
The HEPSA (Health Emergency Preparedness Self-Assessment) tool that ECDC launched in 2018 in English version is now available in all EU/EEA languages. This tool aims at supporting countries in improving their level of public health emergency preparedness.
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Health risks during the Carnival season in Brazil
The Carnival season will last from 1 to 9 March 2019. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1 million participants are expected, including many travellers from Europe
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Survey of healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance
On 28 January, Public Health England (PHE) launched a new multilingual survey, funded by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which aims to gain an understanding of European healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.
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Epidemiological update: Ebola virus disease outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Since the beginning of the outbreak and as of 23 January 2019, according to the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there have been 715 Ebola virus disease cases (666 confirmed, 49 probable), including 443 deaths (394 in confirmed and 49 in probable cases).
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ECDC’s work plan 2019-2021: Guarding European public health
The latest ECDC work plan reinforces the role of ECDC as a strong and trusted partner for the EU Member States and the European Commission enabling and supporting them in protecting everyone in the EU equitably from communicable diseases.
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ISIRV and ECDC influenza epidemiology meeting 16-18 January 2019
The ISIRV (International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases) Epidemiology Group and ECDC are holding an influenza epidemiology meeting at ECDC in Stockholm 16-18 January 2019.
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Fifty-sixth meeting of the Advisory Forum
The Advisory Forum advises the Director of the Centre on the quality of the scientific work undertaken by ECDC.