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The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported a sharp increase in respiratory viral infections, including human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infections, in northern China since December 2024.
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The Time Series Analysis (TSA) module 2024 took place from 9 to 13 December 2024 in Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
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Almost all countries reporting data to ECDC are observing sharp increases in indicators of both influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity, with a visible impact in secondary care.
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On 4-5 December 2024, ECDC hosted the second meeting of the Substances of Human Origin network's (SoHO-Net) Blood group in Stockholm.
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On 9 December 2024, Finnish public health authorities reported the presence of poliovirus in wastewater samples in the country. This adds to the recent positive detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples from Spain, Poland, Germany and the United Kingdom, between September and November 2024.
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From 2 to 6 December 2024, ECDC conducted a successful online training on “Introduction to R for Data Management, Analysis, and Visualisation.”
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In 2023, listeriosis cases reached their highest level since 2007, while campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis remained the most frequently reported zoonotic diseases in the EU.
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In this interview, Ms Kondili shares her perspectives on key lessons, regional efforts, and collaborative strategies essential for achieving the WHO's hepatitis C elimination targets.
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ECDC has launched an online platform, RespiCompass, which uses mathematical modelling to simulate respiratory disease dynamics under different scenarios.
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The "Progress Towards Hepatitis C Elimination" conference, held from 26–28 November 2024 in Cairo, Egypt, brought together public health experts, policymakers, and key stakeholders from the Mediterranean, Europe, and beyond. The event was co-organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population.https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/node/38629/edit#edit-group-content-section
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Between 25 and 27 November 2024, a workshop was held in Gaborone, Botswana on the risk-ranking of epidemic-prone diseases.
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The European Commission has adopted an Implementing Regulation that designates three more European reference laboratories (EURLs) for public health.
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The "Progress Towards Hepatitis C Elimination" conference, held from 26–28 November 2024 in Cairo, Egypt, brought together public health experts, policymakers, and key stakeholders from the Mediterranean, Europe, and beyond. The event was co-organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population.
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The annual MediPIET Alumni Network (MediAN) meeting convened on 22 November 2024 during the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) in Stockholm, Sweden.
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World AIDS Day, observed every year on 1 December, stands as a global initiative uniting people worldwide to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the epidemic.
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Dr Gesa Lücking was elected Chair of ECDC‘s Management Board at the Board‘s meeting on 26-27 November 2024, for a two-year term.
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Following the recent detections of several wastewater samples positive for poliovirus in three EU countries between September and November 2024, ECDC urges all relevant stakeholders to remain vigilant of the situation and to continue implementing strong surveillance and vaccination.
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Ahead of World AIDS Day, the latest HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report 2024, released by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), shows that since the beginning of the epidemic in the early 1980s, over 2.6 million people have been diagnosed with HIV in the WHO European Region, including more than 650, 000 in the European Union and European Economic Area.
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Two studies published in Eurosurveillance marking European Antibiotic Awareness Day and World AMR Awareness Week raise the alarm about the spread of bacteria resistant to carbapenems in both healthcare and community settings across Europe.
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ECDC is launching a new Community of Practice for infectious disease prevention and behaviour called ECDC Lighthouse.
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ECDC is today opening the 2024 European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE).
European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) is a European health initiative coordinated by ECDC.
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Data published by ECDC in connection with European Antibiotic Awareness Day shows that, despite improvement in some areas, the EU is lapsing in progress towards its 2030 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) targets.
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The annual Cross-sectoral Biorisk Awareness and Mitigation (BAM) training took place from 5–7 November 2024 in Athens, Greece.
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and ECDC concluded a five-day Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on simulation exercises aimed at public health emergency preparedness experts from member states of the Northern Africa Regional Coordination Centre (RCC).