The ECDC guidance on integrated testing of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV supports countries in the global effort to combat viral hepatitis and eliminate HIV as public health threats by 2030. At present, reaching and testing those at risk of infection with HIV, HBV or HCV is still...

Compared with the general public, people in prison in the EU/EEA have a higher burden of communicable diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and tuberculosis (TB). Increased disease prevalence in this population is...

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, in order to fulfil its mandate under Decision No. 1082/2013/EU, seeks to identify both the strengths and the areas for improvement of public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) in the European Union Member States. With the eventual goal of...

This report frames social media as an important tool not only to communicate, but also to monitor topics of discussion, prevalent sentiments, and define the characteristics of social networks among young people around different topics. Different social media platforms are also understood to...

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...

The emergence and spread of highly-resistant bacteria, especially those resistant to 'last-line' antibiotics, such as carbapenems and colistin, is a grave public health concern and a threat to patient safety and economies in Europe and globally. When last-line antibiotics are no longer...

This guide provides public health organisations and practitioners with a practical approach to strengthening the integration of social media into their overall communication activities. It focuses, in particular, on identifying effective ways to use social media to enhance crisis, risk and...

The emergence and spread of highly-resistant bacteria, especially those resistant to 'last-line' antibiotics, such as carbapenems and colistin, is a grave public health concern and a threat to patient safety and economies in Europe and globally. When last-line antibiotics are no longer...

To increase health security in the European Union (EU), ECDC provides national authorities in the Western Balkans1 with support to strengthen their infectious disease prevention and control systems and public health workforce. Since 2011, the Centre has undertaken several national technical...