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Analysis of COVID-19 contact tracing data from Ireland, Italy and Spain – 2020 data
This document describes the project Analysis of COVID 19 contact tracing data conducted between September 2020 and April 2021 as part of the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) EPIET), coordinated by ECDC.
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Rapid risk assessment: Candida auris outbreak in healthcare facilities in northern Italy, 2019-2021
Italy has reported an outbreak of Candida auris in the region of Liguria with at least 277 cases. The first C. auris case in Liguria was detected in one hospital in July 2019 and cases continued to occur sporadically in the same hospital.
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Communicable disease threats report, 24-30 January 2021, week 4
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 24-30 January 2021 and includes updates on influenza, dengue, Klebsiella pneumoniae, COVID-19, and influenza A(H9N2).
West Nile virus in Europe: After action reviews of preparedness and response to the 2018 transmission season in Italy, Slovenia, Serbia and Greece
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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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ECDC statement on the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in Italy
In the last 24 hours, the Italian Ministry of Health confirmed an increasing number of COVID-19 cases, including two deaths, clustered in two regions in Northern Italy as well as single cases in other regions in Northern Italy.
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Threat assessment brief: Outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Situation in Italy
Outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Situation in Italy
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Video: ECDC statement on the situation in Italy - 23.02.2020
ECDC statement on the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in Italy by the ECDC Director Andrea Ammon.: In the last 24 hours, the Italian Ministry of Health confirmed an increasing number of COVID-19 cases, including two deaths, clustered in two regions in Northern Italy as well as single cases in other regions in Northern Italy.
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Active tuberculosis case finding in migrants – ECDC workshop for EU Member States
On 18 and 19 February 2022, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organised a workshop on tuberculosis (TB) case finding in migrants in Athens, Greece.
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Communicable disease threats report, 27 October-2 November 2019, week 44
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 27 October-2 November 2019 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease, mass gathering monitoring in Japan, MERS-CoV, West Nile virus and Zika fever.
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Rapid risk assessment: Regional outbreak of New Delhi metallo-betalactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Italy, 2018–2019
A large outbreak of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM)-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has been reported from the Tuscany region in Italy. Between November 2018 and May 2019, seven Tuscan hospitals notified a total of 350 cases.