Publication Rapid risk assessment: Ebola virus disease outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo - sixth update Risk assessment - 7 Aug 2019
Publication Rapid risk assessment: Ebola virus disease outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo – fifth update Risk assessment - 19 Jul 2019
Publication Rapid risk assessment: Dengue outbreak in Réunion, France, and associated risk of autochthonous outbreak in the EU/EEA Risk assessment - 18 Jun 2019
Publication Rapid risk assessment: Regional outbreak of New Delhi metallo-betalactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Italy, 2018–2019 Risk assessment - 4 Jun 2019
Publication Expert opinion on the introduction of the meningococcal B (4CMenB) vaccine in the EU/EEA Expert opinion - 6 Dec 2017
Publication Expert opinion on neuraminidase inhibitors for the prevention and treatment of influenza - review of recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses Expert opinion - 14 Aug 2017
Publication Expert opinion on rotavirus vaccination in infancy: public consultation opens Expert opinion, Public consultation - 17 Oct 2016
Publication Expert opinion on whole genome sequencing for public health surveillance Expert opinion - 15 Aug 2016
Publication Systematic review on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings Systematic review - 23 Nov 2017
Publication Systematic review on the diagnosis, treatment, care and prevention of tuberculosis in prison settings Systematic review - 30 May 2017
Publication Systematic review on hepatitis B and C prevalence in the EU/EEA Systematic review - 10 Nov 2016
Publication Systematic review on the incubation and infectiousness/shedding period of communicable diseases in children Systematic review - 2 Jun 2016
Publication A systematic literature review on the diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for Lyme borreliosis Systematic review - 22 Apr 2016
Publication Public health guidance on screening and vaccination for infectious diseases in newly arrived migrants within the EU/EEA Public health guidance - 5 Dec 2018
Publication Public health guidance in brief on HIV, hepatitis B and C testing in the EU/EEA Public health guidance - 5 Dec 2018
Publication Public health guidance on HIV, hepatitis B and C testing in the EU/EEA Public health guidance - 23 Nov 2018
Publication Programmatic management of latent tuberculosis infection in the European Union Public health guidance - 15 Oct 2018
Publication European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care - 2017 update Public health guidance - 12 Sep 2018
Molecular and genomic typing Molecular typing of pathogens that cause infectious diseases complements the traditional epidemiological surveillance by providing appropriate discriminatory analyses to foster the rapid and early detection of widespread international outbreaks. Read more
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. Read more
Microbiology Microbiology laboratories provide a first line of defence against health threats from communicable diseases and antimicrobial resistance. The ECDC provides scientific advice, capacity building activities and operational support to foster capable and responsive public health microbiology services for the European Union and beyond. Read more
