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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is a public health agency of the European Union (EU), operational since 2005. ECDC’s ambition is to protect over 500 million people from infectious diseases that are mainly caused by parasites and germs (such as viruses, bacteria and fungi). ECDC is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and employs around 300 staff.
Drug-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise in Europe, ECDC warns
An increasing number of European countries have detected gonococcal strains resistant to the antibiotic ceftriaxone, the first-line drug to treat gonorrhoea infection. Alongside growing...
Amidst heatwave across Europe, ECDC launches improved tool for monitoring the risk of infection in coastal waters
ECDC is launching an updated data visualisation that predicts where the risk of being infected by Vibrio bacteria could be greatest.
Source: European Centre for...
Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections linked to flavoured noodle products
Flavoured noodle products are the most likely source of an ongoing multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections, with evidence linking the cases to items...
Multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouted seeds
Alfalfa sprouted seeds have been identified as the likely source of a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Bovismorbificans infections, according to a Rapid Outbreak Assessment...
Safer blood, tissues, and cells: ECDC defines unified hepatitis B and C virus screening guidelines for European donations
Updated technical guidelines by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will help prevent the transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and...
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