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ECDC country visit to Romania to discuss antimicrobial resistance issues
An ECDC team conducted visits and meetings to discuss AMR issues in Romania with the overall objective of providing an evidence-based assessment of the situation in Romania regarding prevention and control of AMR through prudent use of antibiotics and infection control.
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Clostridium difficile infections - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2016
In 2016, 20 EU/EEA countries reported CDI data to ECDC for 593 surveillance periods from 556 hospitals.
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Laboratory testing of non-partner sperm donors
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control was asked by the European Commission to assess the risk involved in changing the testing requirements for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) with regard to the quality and safety of non-partner semen donations.
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ECDC public health microbiology strategy 2018–2022
This report outlines the microbiology strategy as well as actions, outcome indicators and performance targets for the delivery and evaluation of its execution over the period 2018–2022.
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HEPSA – health emergency preparedness self-assessment tool
The HEPSA tool is worksheet-based and is targeted at professionals in public health organisations responsible for emergency planning and event management.
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HEPSA – health emergency preparedness self-assessment tool, User guide
HEPSA is used to evaluate levels of preparedness, identify potential gaps, identify vulnerabilities, and detect areas for improvement – with the goal to strengthen overall preparedness capacities for public health emergencies. This user guide provides basic information on the self-assessment process.
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Ixodes ricinus - current known distribution: June 2018
The map shows the current known distribution of Ixodes ricinus in Europe at ‘regional’ administrative level (NUTS3), as of June 2018.
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Communicable Disease Threats Report, 10-16 June 2018, week 24
The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue covers the period 10-16 June 2018 and includes updates on dengue, Vibrio growth in the Baltic Sea, mass gathering monitoring, Ebola virus disease, West Nile virus, polio and Rift Valley fever.
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West Nile fever in Europe in 2018 - equine cases; updated 14 June
Since the beginning of the 2018 transmission season and as of 14 June 2018, no human or equine cases of West Nile fever have been reported by EU Member States and neighbouring countries.