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Averting antimicrobial resistance: why leadership matters – ECDC session at the 16th World Congress on Public Health
Within the overall theme of the 16th World Congress on Public Health, ‘Public health for the future of humanity: analysis, advocacy and action’, ECDC is hosting a session as part of a series of World Leadership Dialogues that will highlight why leadership across various sectors matters for the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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Dengue epidemic in Martinique, France
French authorities have reported an increased number of dengue cases in Martinique in recent months. The number of cases notified constitute the largest outbreak reported on the island in the last decade.
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Flu Awareness Week, 5-9 October 2020
The Flu Awareness Week is marked across the WHO European Region every year in October. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of vaccination for people’s health and well-being and to increase the uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination of people with underlying risk factors.
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Looking at newer enhanced seasonal influenza vaccines: a systematic review of efficacy, effectiveness and safety
Based on a systematic literature review, ECDC assessed the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of newer and enhanced inactivated seasonal influenza (flu) vaccines among those 18 years or older. These assessed are MF59® adjuvanted, cell-based, high-dose, and recombinant haemagglutinin influenza vaccines.
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New tool for the early detection of public health threats from Twitter data: epitweetr
ECDC has launched a free, open source interactive tool to help with the automatised early detection of public health threats using Twitter data.
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Avian influenza: EU on alert for new outbreaks
EU states are being urged to step up surveillance and biosecurity measures to guard against possible new outbreaks of avian influenza this year.
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Sixty-fourth meeting of the Advisory Forum (via audio-conference)
The Advisory Forum advises the Director of the Centre on the quality of the scientific work undertaken by ECDC.
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Sixty-fifth meeting of the Advisory Forum (via audio-conference)
The Advisory Forum advises the Director of the Centre on the quality of the scientific work undertaken by ECDC.
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Sixty-sixth meeting of the Advisory Forum (via audio-conference)
The Advisory Forum advises the Director of the Centre on the quality of the scientific work undertaken by ECDC.