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SARS-CoV-2 in mink: recommendations to improve monitoring
Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) should be a priority objective for monitoring activities at mink farms in the EU.
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West Nile virus in Europe: After action reviews of preparedness and response to the 2018 transmission season in Italy, Slovenia, Serbia and Greece
Riccardo, F., Bolici, F., Fafangel, M., Jovanovic, V., Socan, M., Klepac, P., Plavsa, D., Vasic, M., Bella, A., Diana, G., Rosi, L., Pezzotti, P., Andrianou, X.D., Di Luca, M., Venturi, G., Maraglino, F., Pervanidou, D., Cenciarelli, O., Baka, A., Young, J., Bakonyi, T., Rezza, G., Suk, J.E.
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Strategies for the surveillance of COVID-19
This document proposes an updated strategy for COVID-19 surveillance at national and EU/EEA level that specifically aims to reconcile the data needs for effective pandemic response with what is still feasible in countries and within healthcare systems under siege, while taking into account guidance issued by the World Health Organization.
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Ability to Monitor National Responses to the HIV Epidemic “Beyond Viral Suppression”: Findings From Six European Countries
Safreed-Harmon, K., Kall, M., Anderson, J., Azzopardi-Muscat, N., Behrens, G.M.N., d'Arminio Monforte, A., Davidovich, U., Noori, T., Lazarus, J.V.
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COVID-19: ECDC updates case definition for EU surveillance
Following the rapid increase of coronavirus cases in Italy, ECDC continuously assesses the impact that those local clusters have on the overall risk of further spread in the EU/EEA. In addition, the Centre supports the Member States in their COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts.
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Laboratory readiness and response for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in expert laboratories in 30 EU/EEA countries, January 2020
Reusken, C.B.E.M., Broberg, E.K., Haagmans, B., Meijer, A., Corman, V.M., Papa, A., Charrel, R., Drosten, C., Koopmans, M., Leitmeyer, K.
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Targeted testing for viral hepatitis: Europe’s persistent public health challenge
Targeted testing is an essential element of any strategy to eliminate viral hepatitis across the countries in the European Union and European Economic Area. Some preliminary monitoring results on the response to hepatitis B and C presented around World Hepatitis Day show that diagnosing chronic infections is still a challenge in the EU/EEA.
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Syphilis and congenital syphilis in Europe - A review of epidemiological trends (2007–2018) and options for response
Since 2010, syphilis notification rates in the EU/EAA have been on the increase, but in recent years this trend seems to accelerate, predominantly among men having sex with men. Similar trends have been observed in high-income countries outside the EU/EAA. While the overall trend remained relatively stable, outbreaks or clusters of syphilis cases have also been reported among heterosexual populations in the EU/EEA. In several high-income countries (e.g. USA, Japan), increases in congenital syphilis occurred in connection with increases in syphilis notifications among women.
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Syphilis notifications in the EU/EEA up by 70% since 2010
The number of syphilis cases has been consistently going up across Europe since 2010, mostly affecting men who have sex with men living in urban areas. In 2017, notification rates reached an all-time high in the EU/EEA countries with more than 33 000 reported cases. An in-depth ECDC study published today describes the factors behind this increase and outlines the evidence-based options for public health control of syphilis, including case finding and management as well as educational activities.
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Are European HIV cohort data within EuroCoord representative of the diagnosed HIV population?
Vourli, G., Pharris, A., Cazein, F., Costagliola, D., Dabis, F., Del Amo, J., Delpech, V., Diaz, E., Girardi, A., Gourlay, A., Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, B., Hernando, V., Nikolopoulos, G., Porter, K., Rosinska, M., Sabin, C., Suligoi, B. Supervie, V., Wit, F., Touloumi, G.