The monkeypox virus (MPXV) clade I epidemic that has been affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since November 2023 has recently spread to several other African countries including Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya. The size of these outbreaks could be larger than reported due to...

The EU/EEA countries and the rest of the WHO European Region, have been officially polio-free since 2002. Wild-type polio virus 1 (WPV1) has been isolated in sewage and in the faeces of asymptomatic carriers in Israel since February 2013. An assessment has been made of the potential impact of...

Like many countries in the European Union, Greece has had a fairly stable, low-level human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. Men who have sex with men have been the most affected population. Since 2011, Greece has been experiencing a significant outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs...

An important part of the ECDC's role is to provide its stakeholders with scientific advice upon request. On 2 August 2010 ECDC received such a request from the European Commission's Directorate General for Health & Consumers (DG SANCO) - Directorate C Public Health and Risk Assessment. ECDC was...

An important part of ECDC's function is to provide its stakeholders with scientific advice upon their request. On 2 August 2010, ECDC received such a request from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO) - Directorate C Public Health and Risk Assessment....

An important part of the ECDC's function is to provide its stakeholders with scientific advice upon their request (Regulation EC/851/2004). ECDC received such a request from the European Commission on 11 May 2010. ECDC was asked to estimate the change of total risk of exposure to hepatitis B...

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control was asked by the European Commission to assess the risk involved in changing the testing requirements for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) with regard to the quality and safety of...

Although typically a mild and self-limiting disease, Q fever can cause severe complications. A panel of experts reviewed the best available evidence in order to address issues related to chronic Q fever, transmission through blood transfusion, and risks during pregnancy. This risk assessment was...