Protecting Europe from infectious diseases needs teamwork from people with diverse types and levels of experience, such as scientific, administrative and IT.
On 7-8 February 2023, the ECDC Director attended the annual meeting of the International Association of Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), hosted by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC).
ECDC monitors social media for epidemic intelligence purposes. This is done by monitoring a list of predefined users using Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) and monitoring a list of predefined users on social media platforms.