On the occasion of the 10th European Antibiotic Awareness Day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published a new guidance on how to prevent the entry and spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) into healthcare settings.
Influenza pandemics, whether mild, moderate or severe, affect a large proportion of the population and require a multisectoral response over several months or even years. For this reason, countries develop plans describing their strategies for responding to a pandemic supported by operational plans at national and subnational levels.
Appendix 1. Search and selection strategy for MA1, MA2 and MA3
Appendix 2. Quality appraisal checklists other than NICE
Appendix 3. Expert panel members and ECDC/EMCDDA staff
Appendix 4. Exclusion table peer-reviewed literature and corresponding reference list
Recent national antibiotic consumption data for the community and the hospital sector are publicly available from the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net).
Four cases of Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) were reported to The European Surveillance System in 2015. Three of these cases were confirmed. All cases were reported by Bulgaria.