Infection with Salmonella spp. is the second most reported zoonotic disease in humans. In 2023,77 486 cases were reported in the European Union (EU). Salmonella is also associated with the highest number of foodborne outbreaks [2]. The overall EU trend in salmonellosis incidence between 2017 and...

This report presents the results of the tenth round of the external quality assessment (EQA-10) scheme for Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) typing in EU/EEA and EU enlargement countries, organised for national public health reference laboratories (NPHRLs) providing data to the Food- and...

ECDC organised this workshop to map training resources and identify needs in the area of communicable disease surveillance and control in EU candidate countries and potential candidates. Outcomes for participants included identifying priorities and drawing up country specific action plans, and...

This technical report is a broad-brush picture of what we consider to be the main strengths and vulnerabilities of Ebola emergency preparedness in three EU Member States. It contains a brief background, a description of objectives and an explanation of the methodological approach. Findings are...

This report describes the external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for the European Legionnaires' disease Surveillance network, for the detection, isolation, identification, and enumeration of Legionella species. The EQA schemes provide an outbreak scenario with packages of clinical and...

ECDC has been working with EU Candidate Countries since 2006 and with EU Potential Candidate Countries since 2009 to prepare them for participation in ECDC activities. Work with these countries has been mainly financed by a Contribution Agreement between the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood...

ECDC is helping countries in the Western Balkans and Türkiye to improve their infectious disease prevention and control systems and public health workforce to prepare them for their future participation in ECDC's work. Technical cooperation with Western Balkans and Türkiye aims to improve...

Despite progress, rates of HIV testing among populations most at risk of HIV in Europe and Central Asia remain low and a significant number of people living with HIV still do not know that they are infected. In addition, late diagnosis rates remain high for HIV, with nearly half of all HIV cases...

- More than one in three countries in Europe and Central Asia report that unfavourable laws and policies are a barrier to provision of HIV prevention services for people who inject drugs and sex workers. - In two out of five countries, such laws and policies reportedly limit the provision of HIV...