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.
For 2022, 28 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries reported data on Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and two countries reported a total of four cases.
Additional cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a potentially life threatening tick-borne viral disease, have been reported in the EU/EEA, according to new data published by ECDC. Experts have warned of an increased risk of transmission on the continent.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 5–11 May 2024 and includes updates on cholera and western equine encephalitis.
ECDC regularly assesses new evidence on variants detected through epidemic intelligence, rules-based genomic variant screening or other scientific sources.
An ECDC expert was in Zambia from 25 March to support in the response to the recent cholera outbreak as part of and funded by the ‘ECDC for Africa CDC’ project.
Infographic showing the key indicators of the point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals – 2022-2023.
Infographic showing the key indicators of the point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals – 2022-2023.
Infographic showing the key indicators of the point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals – 2022-2023.