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...

The primary aim of this report is to present the results of the 2007 surveillance of surgical site infections (with follow-up data until December 2008) and ICU-acquired infections (with ICU stays until March 2008), and to compare these data with those obtained from 2004 until 2006.

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...

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...

HIV transmission remains a major public health concern and affects more than 2 million people in the WHO European Region, particularly in the eastern part of the Region. This report is the latest in a series published jointly by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the...

HIV transmission remains a major public health concern and affects more than 2 million people in the WHO European Region, particularly in the eastern part of the Region. This report is the latest in a series published jointly by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the...