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Evidence-based methodologies for public health

How to assess the best available evidence when time is limited and there is lack of sound evidence. A report for public health professionals and policymakers.

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Risk assessments

Risk assessments evaluate and estimate the general risk in response to an identified public health threat.

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Resources about antimicrobial resistance

This directory contains online resources for prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections

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Rapid Risk Assessment: COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA in the context of current vaccination coverage

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Rapid Outbreak Assessment: Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup ST22, presumed to be linked to imported melons

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COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission - second update

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Countering online vaccine misinformation in the EU/EEA

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Threat Assessment Brief: Implications for the EU/EEA on the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant of concern

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Expert opinion on the introduction of the meningococcal B (4CMenB) vaccine in the EU/EEA

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Expert opinion on rotavirus vaccination in infancy

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Expert opinion on neuraminidase inhibitors for the prevention and treatment of influenza - review of recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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Expert opinion on rotavirus vaccination in infancy: public consultation opens

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Expert opinion on whole genome sequencing for public health surveillance

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Systematic review on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings

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Systematic review on the diagnosis, treatment, care and prevention of tuberculosis in prison settings

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Systematic review on hepatitis B and C prevalence in the EU/EEA

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Systematic review on the incubation and infectiousness/shedding period of communicable diseases in children

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A systematic literature review on the diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for Lyme borreliosis

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Public health guidance on screening and vaccination for infectious diseases in newly arrived migrants within the EU/EEA

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Public health guidance in brief on HIV, hepatitis B and C testing in the EU/EEA

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Public health guidance on HIV, hepatitis B and C testing in the EU/EEA

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Programmatic management of latent tuberculosis infection in the European Union

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European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care - 2017 update

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Expert opinions

Expert opinions are scientific views or comments by a group of designated experts.

Systematic reviews

Systematic reviews answer a defined question or a set of questions, using pre-specified eligibility criteria and a structured and clearly documented methodology to minimise bias when identifying and collating the evidence.

Public health guidance

A public health guidance sets out options for prevention and control of communicable diseases based on a comprehensive and systematic synthesis of the current knowledge.

Risk assessments

Rapid risk/outbreaks assessment aim at supporting the countries and the European Commission in their preparedness and response to a public health threat.

Policy briefings

Policy briefings are short communications that highlight a particular public health problem and what can be done to address it for the attention of policy makers and influencers at European, national and regional level

Technical guidance

Technical guidances are resources in form of handbooks, checklists, tools/toolkits or surveillance protocols, related to operational or methodological aspects of communicable disease epidemiology, prevention and control.

Evidence-based methodologies for public health

8 Sep 2011 - This report explores how methods of evidence-based medicine (EBM) can be applied in public health in the field of infectious diseases. It addresses questions related to giving evidence-based advice in situations where there is little evidence and shortness of time. Moreover, the need for adaptation of EBM tools for a public health setting, the usefulness of existing guideline development tools and the use of consensus methods in a setting of evidence-based public health are also examined in the report, as well as future challenges and research needs.

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