The FWD-Net network advises ECDC and contributes to strengthening surveillance and prevention of 21 food- and waterborne diseases and zoonoses in the EU/EEA, in close collaboration with EFSA, WHO and global public health partners. Activities include microbiology capacity building, EQA schemes and harmonization of laboratory-based surveillance.
ECDC infographics on measles: Measles affects all age groups, Measles is a serious disease, Measles is more contagious than you think, Measles in Europe - a picture of outbreaks in the EU/EEA.
As of 2 March 2020, ECDC no longer defines areas of presumed community transmission. Please refer to WHO situation reports for country classification [hyperlink: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports/
How is the coronavirus outbreak affecting Europe and Sweden and which counter measures are being taken? ECDC’s Director Andrea Ammon will explain the current rapidly evolving situation and what is being done at the European level. DG Johan Carlson from Folkhälsomyndigheten will explain what is the situation in Sweden.
This case definition was published in Commission Implementing Decisions (EU) 2018/945 of 22 June 2018 on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance as well as relevant case definitions.
The fifth meeting of the Hepatitis B and C Network aims to bring together experts from across the EU to discuss how Europe can improve its response to the epidemics of hepatitis B and C with a focus on surveillance, estimating prevalence, and the monitoring of response.