Assessment of infection control, hospital hygiene capacity and training needs in the European Union

17 Jan 2025 - This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 11 – 17 January 2025 and includes updates on respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, mpox, influenza, cholera, Marburg virus, rabies, and chikungunya, measles, polio, MRSA, and mass gathering monitoring for the Jubilee of 2025 in Italy.

21 Nov 2024 - This report describes the results of an epidemiological and genomic study carried out in six hospitals in Romania to determine the extent of the spread of Providencia stuartii carrying blaNDM-1.

16 Oct 2024 - In 2021, 11 551 (15.6%) of patients staying in an intensive care unit (ICU) for more than two days presented with at least one of the ICU-acquired healthcare-associated infections (HAI) under surveillance (pneumonia, bloodstream infection or urinary tract infection).