European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is an agency of the
History and operations
As EU economic integration and open frontiers increased, cooperation on
The ECDC manages key initiatives that focus on surveillance and response support, and public health capacity and communication,[citation needed] while the office of the Chief Scientist oversees the Microbiology Coordination Section and the Scientific Advice Coordination Section, along with seven Disease Programmes.[citation needed]
The Disease Programmes focus on specific disease groups:[citation needed]
- Healthcare-associated infections
- Emerging and Vector-borne Diseases
- Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses
- Sexually Transmitted Infections, including HIVand Blood-borne Viruses
- Influenza
- Tuberculosis
- Vaccine-preventable diseases
Publications
ECDC publishes numerous scientific and technical reports covering various issues related to the prevention and control of
Towards the end of every calendar year, ECDC publishes its Annual Epidemiological Report, which analyses surveillance data and infectious disease threats. As well as offering an overview of the public health situation in the European Union, the report offers an indication of where further public health action may be required in order to reduce the burden caused by communicable diseases.[citation needed]
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is monitoring the
Other ECDC publications include disease-specific surveillance reports and threat reports, as well as analyses of trends in European public health.[citation needed]
Eurosurveillance
Member states
In addition to the member states of the union, three members of the European Economic Area also participate in the ECDC network: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.[5]
The United Kingdom benefited from the ECDC during the Brexit transition period from February 1 to December 31, 2020.[citation needed]
COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, involved in the European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic the ECDC published data related to COVID-19 such as number of people affected in the European Union.[citation needed]
See also
- European Medicines Agency
- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training
- List of national public health agencies
- World Health Organization
- Communicable diseases
- Pandemic
- Public health
- Health Threat Unit
- List of national public health agencies
References
Citations
- ^ "ECDC financial documents". www.ecdc.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- ^ "ECDC mission statement". www.ecdc.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 2009-11-04.
- ^ "About ECDC". European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (www.ecdc.europa.eu). Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Rapid Risk Assessment: Severe respiratory disease associated with a novel coronavirus" (PDF). European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 2013-02-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ "Competent Bodies". European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
Sources
External links
- Official website
- Eurosurveillance
- Eurovaccine at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2009-11-26)