From 10–14 June 2024, a team of experts from the European Commission (EC), ECDC, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Epiconcept, the Integrated Quality Laboratory Services (IQLS), and Spain are visiting Montenegro to discuss AMR issues in a One Health perspective.
The surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility in the EU/EEA is essential for detecting emerging and increasing antimicrobial resistance. Since 2009, this surveillance has been co-ordinated by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published a report today highlighting the threat of increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
In July 2022, the European Commission adopted the proposal for a Regulation on standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin (SoHO) intended for human application.
The ECDC updates are based on available data reported through the European Surveillance System (TESSy) by the national public health authorities of EU/EEA countries.
ECDC is following reports from several European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries of substantial increases in the detection of parvovirus B19 (B19V).
From 22-23 May a team of experts from ECDC, the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety and the European Food Safety Authority completed a visit to Kosovo to support the country’s efforts to develop the One Health Country Roadmap on antimicrobial resistance.
This framework describes the building blocks being laid down by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) to support and empower European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) countries and the European Commission in achieving microbial safety for substances of human origin (SoHO).
ECDC, DG SANTE and EFSA, supported by a consortium composed of Epiconcept and Integrated Quality Laboratory Services (IQLS), jointly carried out a country visit to Kosovo* from 9 to 13 October 2023, which is part of ECDC’s accession support activities to contribute to the advancement of a One Health approach against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the Western Balkans.
In a concerted effort to combat healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Belgian EU Presidency on 6-7 May co-hosted a conference at the national public health institute of Belgium, Sciensano, in Brussels.