The European Respiratory Diseases Forecasting Hub (RespiCast) is open for weekly submission of several respiratory disease indicators such as influenza-like-illness, acute respiratory infection and COVID-19.
On 11 – 15 December 2023, MediPIET Cohort 5, EPIET, EUPHEM and PAE fellows attended the annual Time Series Analysis (TSA) module hosted by Instituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS) in Rome, Italy.
Several viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens are expected to continue co-circulating at variable levels during the coming months, and contribute to increased morbidity and mortality during this period. This is typical of every winter season.
On 12-13 December 2023, ECDC organised a simulation exercise on the serious cross-border threat posed by the spread of antimicrobial resistance, in collaboration with WHO.
To assess the level of preparedness of EU/EEA Member States to respond to zoonotic avian flu outbreaks, ECDC has carried out two surveys - one assessing the laboratory capacity for molecular diagnosis and characterisation of zoonotic influenza viruses, and the other focusing on measures applied to protect exposed people during outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis were the most frequently reported zoonotic diseases in humans in the EU in 2022. For West Nile virus, an increase of the number of infections was observed.
We talked to Cornelius Bartels after a three-day training on bio-risk awareness and mitigation organised by ECDC, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health, and Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.
On 23 November 2023, ECDC organised the first face-to-face MediPIET Alumni Network meeting, which took place during the annual European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) in Barcelona, Spain.