The European Commission has adopted an Implementing Regulation establishing a new EU reference laboratory (EURL) for public health for respiratory viruses. This marks a significant step in reinforcing the European Union’s capacity to respond to serious cross-border threats.

A study published today shows how public health laboratories can become more resilient against future respiratory infectious diseases. The findings call for sustained capacity, better coordination and EU-level support.

A new modelling study from RespiCompass, the European respiratory disease modelling hub coordinated by ECDC, indicates that influenza and COVID-19 vaccination programmes markedly reduced hospitalisations among older adults across Europe in the 2024/25 season.

2025 marks the final year of the EU Initiative on Health Security, during which ECDC and partner countries continued to strengthen regional cooperation and workforce capacities to tackle communicable diseases across EU enlargement and EU Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) partner countries.

ECDC is announcing its plan to strategically and scientifically lead the consolidation and integration of wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) as a complementary infectious disease surveillance tool at the EU/EEA level.

Changing diets and an ageing population may be contributing to a rise in serious Listeria infections across Europe, according to the new EU One Health Zoonoses Report from EFSA and ECDC.

Between 2 and 4 December, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hosted the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) Partner Forum Meeting together with the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN ) Global Meeting of Partners Regional Session bringing together representatives from EU/EEA Member States, EU institutions, and the GOARN EURO network and international partners to strengthen coordination and preparedness for public health emergencies.

WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean concluded a four-day regional workshop on the operationalisation of the All-Hazard Information Management Toolkit and artificial intelligence (AI) literacy in emergency management.

On 3 December 2025, the French Ministry of Health reported two imported human Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) cases with travel history to the Arabian Peninsula.

Unprecedented outbreaks in birds highlight the need for early detection and preparedness.

On 21 November 2025, the MediPIET Alumni Network (MediAN) convened its annual meeting alongside the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) 2025 in Warsaw, Poland.

ECDC has updated its key facts on the value, effectiveness and safety of vaccines, explaining how vaccines used in the EU are evaluated in a transparent way and independently from commercial interests.

World AIDS Day 2025 serves as a vital reminder that while the HIV epidemic in Europe is changing, it remains a public health priority. ECDC has released the latest surveillance data, which reveals a complex landscape.

Europe is failing to test and treat HIV early, with over half (54%) of all diagnoses in 2024 being made too late for optimal treatment.

This report provides an overview of the total number of cases of mpox (monkeypox) reported to ECDC and the WHO Regional Office for Europe through IHR/EWRS mechanisms .

This autumn has seen an unprecedented surge in detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in wild birds, accompanied by many recent outbreaks in domestic poultry across affected areas of the EU/EEA.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), concluded the 2025 EOC-NET European Regional Forum Annual Meeting at the WHO Academy in Lyon, France.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) presented the achievements of the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) during a fireside session at this year’s European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE), which is taking place this week in Warsaw, Poland.

Influenza detections are increasing unusually early in European Union/European Economic Area countries (EU/EEA) compared to previous years, with a timing three to four weeks earlier than the two most recent seasons.

On 17–18 November 2025, the EU cross-agency One Health Task Force convened in Warsaw for its annual meeting.