A cross-border outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka ST413 has been ongoing in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK) for over two years since September 2021, as detailed in an updated joint Rapid Outbreak Assessment by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
In this episode we take a closer look at the data collection for respiratory viruses and why we should take this more seriously than just a cough or a sneeze.
Nearly 7,000 excess deaths from tuberculosis occurred in the WHO European Region in the three years of the pandemic from 2020 - 2022, compared to what experts had expected based on pre-2020 estimates.
In a report released today, ECDC outlines key strategic and operational considerations to inform preparedness planning around the design and implementation of Public Health and Social Measures (PHSMs) in the EU/EEA for health emergencies and pandemics.
Skills, resources and systems are the key challenges that need to be addressed to advance the use of behavioural and cultural insights (BCI) in countries, according to a study conducted by WHO/Europe jointly with ECDC.
On this episode we are joined by Otilia Mårdh, Medical Epidemiologist at ECDC, to discuss the latest reports on sexually transmitted infections in Europe.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published its latest Annual Epidemiological Reports shedding light on the state of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA).
A team of scientific coordinators from the MediPIET training program recently took part in site visits to Montenegro and Serbia. These visits, held from 29 February to 1 March in Montenegro and from 4 to 5 March in Serbia, aimed to assess the progress and impact of the program in these respective countries.
In this interview Dr. Halushko talks about the critical role that social and behavioral sciences play in addressing public health challenges in Ukraine and provides some perspectives for future interventions.