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Last week in #epidemiology - check our bulletin for epidemiologists & #PublicHealth professionals!
Latest issues updates on:
#cholera
#H9N2
#H5N1
#chikungunya
#Ebola
#LegionnairesDisease
#dengue
an unknown disease in DRC,
overview of respiratory virus epidemiology.
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#EpiSky #IDsky
Latest issues updates on:
#cholera
#H9N2
#H5N1
#chikungunya
#Ebola
#LegionnairesDisease
#dengue
an unknown disease in DRC,
overview of respiratory virus epidemiology.
bit.ly/4iehV1h
#EpiSky #IDsky
Communicable disease threats report, 15 - 21 February 2025, week 8
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 15-21 February and includes updates on cholera, avian influenza A(H9N2) and A(H5N1), chikungunya, Ebola, Legionnaire...
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February 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Drug-resistant fungus Candidozyma auris confirmed to spread rapidly in European hospitals: ECDC calls for urgent action www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
Drug-resistant fungus Candidozyma auris confirmed to spread rapidly in European hospitals: ECDC calls for urgent action
The latest survey from ECDC, the fourth of its kind, confirms that Candidozyma auris (formerly Candida auris) continues to spread quickly across European hospitals.
www.ecdc.europa.eu
September 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Drug-resistant fungus Candidozyma auris confirmed to spread rapidly in European hospitals: ECDC calls for urgent action www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
ECDC: Neue Variante BA.2.87.1 zu einer Variante unter Beobachtung erklärt
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/...
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/...
February 5, 2024 at 10:46 AM
ECDC: Neue Variante BA.2.87.1 zu einer Variante unter Beobachtung erklärt
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/...
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/...
Meanwhile in the EU:
ECDC is a public health agency of the EU protecting over 500 million people from infectious diseases
It assesses risks posed by over 50 infectious diseases and provides guidance to prevent and respond to outbreaks and public health threats
🧪🦠
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-ecdc
ECDC is a public health agency of the EU protecting over 500 million people from infectious diseases
It assesses risks posed by over 50 infectious diseases and provides guidance to prevent and respond to outbreaks and public health threats
🧪🦠
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-ecdc
About ECDC
ECDC is an EU agency established in 2005 with the aim to strengthen Europe's defences against infectious diseases. It is seated in Solna, Sweden.
www.ecdc.europa.eu
September 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Meanwhile in the EU:
ECDC is a public health agency of the EU protecting over 500 million people from infectious diseases
It assesses risks posed by over 50 infectious diseases and provides guidance to prevent and respond to outbreaks and public health threats
🧪🦠
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-ecdc
ECDC is a public health agency of the EU protecting over 500 million people from infectious diseases
It assesses risks posed by over 50 infectious diseases and provides guidance to prevent and respond to outbreaks and public health threats
🧪🦠
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-ecdc
"...χαρακτήρισε τα ελληνικά νοσοκομεία «μη ασφαλές μέρος» για τους ασθενείς."
Σήμα κινδύνου από το ECDC για την ασφάλεια στα ελληνικά νοσοκομεία λόγω των ενδονοσοκομειακών λοιμώξεων thepressproject.gr/sima-kindyno...
Σήμα κινδύνου από το ECDC για την ασφάλεια στα ελληνικά νοσοκομεία λόγω των ενδονοσοκομειακών λοιμώξεων thepressproject.gr/sima-kindyno...
Σήμα κινδύνου από το ECDC για την ασφάλεια στα ελληνικά νοσοκομεία λόγω των ενδονοσοκομειακών λοιμώξεων - The Press Project - Ειδήσεις, Αναλύσεις, Ραδιόφωνο, Τηλεόραση
Το ECDC (Ευρωπαϊκό Κέντρο Ελέγχου και Πρόληψης Νοσημάτων), μετά από προγραμματισμένη επίσκεψή του στην Ελλάδα, στα πλαίσια παρακολούθησης του φαινομένου της «μικροβιακής αντοχής» και της διασποράς «εν...
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January 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"...χαρακτήρισε τα ελληνικά νοσοκομεία «μη ασφαλές μέρος» για τους ασθενείς."
Σήμα κινδύνου από το ECDC για την ασφάλεια στα ελληνικά νοσοκομεία λόγω των ενδονοσοκομειακών λοιμώξεων thepressproject.gr/sima-kindyno...
Σήμα κινδύνου από το ECDC για την ασφάλεια στα ελληνικά νοσοκομεία λόγω των ενδονοσοκομειακών λοιμώξεων thepressproject.gr/sima-kindyno...
Dopo il Guardian (che ha lasciato X per approdare su Bluesky) anche il Centro Europeo per il controllo delle malattie ECDC valuta di lasciare la piattaforma. Il livello di disinformazione è tale che anche le più grandi istituzioni sanitarie alzano bandiera bianca.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
November 19, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Dopo il Guardian (che ha lasciato X per approdare su Bluesky) anche il Centro Europeo per il controllo delle malattie ECDC valuta di lasciare la piattaforma. Il livello di disinformazione è tale che anche le più grandi istituzioni sanitarie alzano bandiera bianca.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
„Europa tritt in eine neue Phase ein“, warnte Pamela Rendi-Wagner, ECDC-Leiterin und frühere österreichische Gesundheitsministerin. „Eine längere, umfassendere und intensivere Erkrankung bei durch Mücken übertragenen Krankheiten wird zur neuen Normalität.“
Gegen das von Tigermücken übertragene West-Nil-Virus gibt es keine Impfung. In diesem Jahr starben schon 19 Menschen in der EU nach Infektionen.
Folgen der Erderhitzung: Tropische Krankheiten sind in der EU angekommen
Gegen das von Tigermücken übertragene West-Nil-Virus gibt es keine Impfung. In diesem Jahr starben schon 19 Menschen in der EU nach Infektionen.
taz.de
August 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
„Europa tritt in eine neue Phase ein“, warnte Pamela Rendi-Wagner, ECDC-Leiterin und frühere österreichische Gesundheitsministerin. „Eine längere, umfassendere und intensivere Erkrankung bei durch Mücken übertragenen Krankheiten wird zur neuen Normalität.“
So no natural immunity is not “better.”
It’s immunity with a dangerous price tag.
Vaccines let us skip the roulette of severe disease and still reap the benefits of protection.
That’s the smarter, safer path every time. FIN
Nice summary video by ECDC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RptR...
It’s immunity with a dangerous price tag.
Vaccines let us skip the roulette of severe disease and still reap the benefits of protection.
That’s the smarter, safer path every time. FIN
Nice summary video by ECDC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RptR...
Natural immunity VS vaccines - choose the safer option | European Vaccination Information Portal
YouTube video by ECDC
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So no natural immunity is not “better.”
It’s immunity with a dangerous price tag.
Vaccines let us skip the roulette of severe disease and still reap the benefits of protection.
That’s the smarter, safer path every time. FIN
Nice summary video by ECDC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RptR...
It’s immunity with a dangerous price tag.
Vaccines let us skip the roulette of severe disease and still reap the benefits of protection.
That’s the smarter, safer path every time. FIN
Nice summary video by ECDC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RptR...
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is considering quitting Elon Musk’s social media platform X, its director said today.
EU disease agency considers quitting Elon Musk’s X over disinfo
The spread of scientific misinformation on the social media platform is making the ECDC think twice, its director says.
www.politico.eu
November 19, 2024 at 11:50 AM
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is considering quitting Elon Musk’s social media platform X, its director said today.
Europäisches Zentrum für die Prävention und Kontrolle von Krankheiten (ECDC)
Epidemiologisches Update: Bewertung von SARS-CoV-2 und der Variante NB.1.8.1
Das ECDC hat Szenarioprojektionen zur COVID-19-Dynamik in der EU/im EWR von Juni bis Dezember 2025 durchgeführt. Aus den …
Epidemiologisches Update: Bewertung von SARS-CoV-2 und der Variante NB.1.8.1
Das ECDC hat Szenarioprojektionen zur COVID-19-Dynamik in der EU/im EWR von Juni bis Dezember 2025 durchgeführt. Aus den …
June 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Europäisches Zentrum für die Prävention und Kontrolle von Krankheiten (ECDC)
Epidemiologisches Update: Bewertung von SARS-CoV-2 und der Variante NB.1.8.1
Das ECDC hat Szenarioprojektionen zur COVID-19-Dynamik in der EU/im EWR von Juni bis Dezember 2025 durchgeführt. Aus den …
Epidemiologisches Update: Bewertung von SARS-CoV-2 und der Variante NB.1.8.1
Das ECDC hat Szenarioprojektionen zur COVID-19-Dynamik in der EU/im EWR von Juni bis Dezember 2025 durchgeführt. Aus den …
Very grateful for the swift and efficient disembarkation of the Hondius ship in Tenerife.
My thanks to the Spanish government and all the authorities involved on the ground.
We are working hand in hand with Spain, @who.int and the ECDC, organising evacuation flights.
My thanks to the Spanish government and all the authorities involved on the ground.
We are working hand in hand with Spain, @who.int and the ECDC, organising evacuation flights.
May 11, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Very grateful for the swift and efficient disembarkation of the Hondius ship in Tenerife.
My thanks to the Spanish government and all the authorities involved on the ground.
We are working hand in hand with Spain, @who.int and the ECDC, organising evacuation flights.
My thanks to the Spanish government and all the authorities involved on the ground.
We are working hand in hand with Spain, @who.int and the ECDC, organising evacuation flights.
Die ehemalige Gesundheitsministerin und Ex-SPÖ-Chefin Pamela Rendi-Wagner ist vom Verwaltungsrat der EU-Gesundheitsbehörde (ECDC) als neue Direktorin nominiert worden. 👏
EU-Gesundheitsbehörde: Rendi-Wagner als ECDC-Chefin nominiert
Die ehemalige Gesundheitsministerin und Ex-SPÖ-Chefin Pamela Rendi-Wagner ist vom Verwaltungsrat der EU-Gesundheitsbehörde (ECDC) als neue Direktorin nominiert worden. Das teilte das Gesundheitsminist...
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February 21, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Die ehemalige Gesundheitsministerin und Ex-SPÖ-Chefin Pamela Rendi-Wagner ist vom Verwaltungsrat der EU-Gesundheitsbehörde (ECDC) als neue Direktorin nominiert worden. 👏
🚨 Stronger partnerships = stronger health security!
ECDC & Africa CDC are expanding their collaboration on outbreak response, surveillance & workforce training to protect communities across Africa and Europe.
#HealthSecurity #OneHealth #ECDC #AfricaCDC #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR
ECDC & Africa CDC are expanding their collaboration on outbreak response, surveillance & workforce training to protect communities across Africa and Europe.
#HealthSecurity #OneHealth #ECDC #AfricaCDC #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR
March 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨 Stronger partnerships = stronger health security!
ECDC & Africa CDC are expanding their collaboration on outbreak response, surveillance & workforce training to protect communities across Africa and Europe.
#HealthSecurity #OneHealth #ECDC #AfricaCDC #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR
ECDC & Africa CDC are expanding their collaboration on outbreak response, surveillance & workforce training to protect communities across Africa and Europe.
#HealthSecurity #OneHealth #ECDC #AfricaCDC #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR
Reporter: what about the Dutch woman who collapsed in South African airport? Who was affected / possibly infected?
ECDC: we don't know.
ECDC: press conference over.
ECDC: we don't know.
ECDC: press conference over.
LIVE: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control speaks on hantavirus youtube.com/live/Jn31QFH...
LIVE: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control speaks on hantavirus
YouTube video by Reuters
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May 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Reporter: what about the Dutch woman who collapsed in South African airport? Who was affected / possibly infected?
ECDC: we don't know.
ECDC: press conference over.
ECDC: we don't know.
ECDC: press conference over.
Hab grade gelesen: Pamela Rendi-Wagner hat am 17. Juni ihren Job als Direktorin des ECDC angetreten. Nach allem was ertragen musste wünsche ich ihr von Herzen alles Gute!
#PRW #ECDC #Rendi-Wagner
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-us/...
#PRW #ECDC #Rendi-Wagner
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-us/...
Director of ECDC - Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner
The Director of ECDC is Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner.
www.ecdc.europa.eu
June 20, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Hab grade gelesen: Pamela Rendi-Wagner hat am 17. Juni ihren Job als Direktorin des ECDC angetreten. Nach allem was ertragen musste wünsche ich ihr von Herzen alles Gute!
#PRW #ECDC #Rendi-Wagner
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-us/...
#PRW #ECDC #Rendi-Wagner
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-us/...
🦠 Avian Flu: The Next Pandemic Threat?
The latest episode of #ECDCOnAir features experts Alessandro Broglia @efsa-animals.bsky.social & Katriina Willgert (ECDC) discussing the escalating concerns surrounding #AvianInfluenza (H5N1).
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#AvianFlu #ECDC #EFSA #PublicHealth #H5N1
The latest episode of #ECDCOnAir features experts Alessandro Broglia @efsa-animals.bsky.social & Katriina Willgert (ECDC) discussing the escalating concerns surrounding #AvianInfluenza (H5N1).
bit.ly/ECDConAir58
#AvianFlu #ECDC #EFSA #PublicHealth #H5N1
Episode 58 - Alessandro Broglia and Katriina Willgert - Avian Flu – The Next Pandemic Threat?
ECDC: On Air · Episode
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March 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🦠 Avian Flu: The Next Pandemic Threat?
The latest episode of #ECDCOnAir features experts Alessandro Broglia @efsa-animals.bsky.social & Katriina Willgert (ECDC) discussing the escalating concerns surrounding #AvianInfluenza (H5N1).
bit.ly/ECDConAir58
#AvianFlu #ECDC #EFSA #PublicHealth #H5N1
The latest episode of #ECDCOnAir features experts Alessandro Broglia @efsa-animals.bsky.social & Katriina Willgert (ECDC) discussing the escalating concerns surrounding #AvianInfluenza (H5N1).
bit.ly/ECDConAir58
#AvianFlu #ECDC #EFSA #PublicHealth #H5N1
They say we're aligning with Europe’s COVID-19 vax recs. But ECDC recommends initial vax for all kids 5+ yrs! They conveniently leave that out. 🤔 Unclear if their new regulations apply to initial vax doses for children or just yearly doses. A critical detail.
🔗 www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/...
🔗 www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/...
May 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
They say we're aligning with Europe’s COVID-19 vax recs. But ECDC recommends initial vax for all kids 5+ yrs! They conveniently leave that out. 🤔 Unclear if their new regulations apply to initial vax doses for children or just yearly doses. A critical detail.
🔗 www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/...
🔗 www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/...
@ECDC podcast on #AvianFlu recorded today, @efsa.europa.eu invited to address animal health aspect, online next week, stay tuned! #avianinfluenza #ecdc
February 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@ECDC podcast on #AvianFlu recorded today, @efsa.europa.eu invited to address animal health aspect, online next week, stay tuned! #avianinfluenza #ecdc
Pamela Rendi-Wagner soll sich für den Chefposten des Europäischen Zentrums für die Prävention und die Kontrolle von Krankheiten (ECDC) beworben haben.
Pamela Rendi-Wagner soll sich für EU-Spitzenjob beworben haben
Die ehemalige SPÖ-Vorsitzende Pamela Rendi-Wagner soll sich für den Chefposten des Europäischen Zentrums für die Prävention und die Kontrolle von Krankheiten (ECDC) beworben haben.
t.co
January 3, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Pamela Rendi-Wagner soll sich für den Chefposten des Europäischen Zentrums für die Prävention und die Kontrolle von Krankheiten (ECDC) beworben haben.
Das West-Nil-Virus breitet sich in Europa rasant aus. Zwölf Länder meldeten bereits Infektionen – deutlich mehr als im Vorjahreszeitraum, die ECDC warnt.
#Erderwärmung #Konsequenzen
#Erderwärmung #Konsequenzen
West-Nil-Virus auf dem Vormarsch: Zwölf Länder melden Infektionen – Behörde schlägt Alarm
Das West-Nil-Virus breitet sich in Europa rasant aus. Zwölf Länder meldeten bereits Infektionen – deutlich mehr als im Vorjahreszeitraum, die ECDC warnt.
www.t-online.de
August 22, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Das West-Nil-Virus breitet sich in Europa rasant aus. Zwölf Länder meldeten bereits Infektionen – deutlich mehr als im Vorjahreszeitraum, die ECDC warnt.
#Erderwärmung #Konsequenzen
#Erderwärmung #Konsequenzen
Hantavirus-assoziierter Krankheitscluster auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff: Bewertung und Empfehlungen des ECDC
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicati...
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicati...
Hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship: ECDC assessment and recommendations
As of 6 May 2026, seven cases have been reported in a hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship, including three deaths, one critically ill, two symptomatic and one with unknown status...
www.ecdc.europa.eu
May 7, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Hantavirus-assoziierter Krankheitscluster auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff: Bewertung und Empfehlungen des ECDC
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicati...
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicati...
Sustained heat raises infectious disease risks across #Europe, #ECDC warns
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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Sustained heat raises infectious disease risks across Europe, ECDC warns
Longer and warmer summers are increasing the risk of several infectious diseases across Europe, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
outbreaknewstoday.com
August 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Sustained heat raises infectious disease risks across #Europe, #ECDC warns
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
outbreaknewstoday.com/sustained-he...
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
outbreaknewstoday.com/sustained-he...
ECDC Director Pamela Rendi-Wagner is in Addis Ababa this week, where ECDC and Africa CDC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise their long-standing partnership on public health cooperation.
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
#AfricaCDC #PublicHealth #ECDC #IDsky #EpiSky
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
#AfricaCDC #PublicHealth #ECDC #IDsky #EpiSky
March 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
ECDC Director Pamela Rendi-Wagner is in Addis Ababa this week, where ECDC and Africa CDC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise their long-standing partnership on public health cooperation.
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
#AfricaCDC #PublicHealth #ECDC #IDsky #EpiSky
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
#AfricaCDC #PublicHealth #ECDC #IDsky #EpiSky