The prevention of infectious diseases involves the implementation of interventions, either at population or individual level, which aim to prevent outbreaks and halt or minimise the burden of these diseases.
One Health is a multi-sectoral approach that aims to balance and optimise the health of people, animals, plants, and their shared environment, recognising their interconnection.
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the most common reported illness caused by marine biotoxin in food. It is caused by eating fish that have accumulated ciguatoxins (CTXs) due to feeding on toxic microalgae (Gambierdiscus spp. and Fukuyoa spp.)
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HelicsWin.Net (also referred to as HWN) is a software application developed for the manual entry of data of the ECDC HAI-Net surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
In this e-learning course on how to design a functional exercise (FX), also known as a command post exercise (CPX), we are looking at the basic concepts of how to design and run an FX.
This short, self-paced e-learning module will complement a project developed by ECDC in 2023 on vaccine acceptance (Effective communication around the benefit and risk balance of vaccines). The course will be based on the final outputs of the project. It will synthesise project findings and showcase identified good practices in vaccine communications.