After 15 years of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes across Europe, growing evidence confirms their long-term effectiveness. A new report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on HPV vaccination programmes in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) highlights steady progress in cancer prevention efforts across the EU/EEA.

European Immunization Week (EIW) is an initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness about the vital role immunisation plays to prevent diseases and protect life. This year’s EIW runs from 19-25 April.

The call for abstracts for the ESCAIDE 2026 is open until 18 May.

ECDC, in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Health Information Systems Program South Africa (HISP SA), are piloting a mobile application for event-based surveillance to enable the rapid collection and assessment of information about events that may signal a public health threat.

ECDC together with the Latvian national authorities and the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF), completed an After-Action Review (AAR) to strengthen future preparedness and response to leptospirosis and other zoonotic disease outbreaks.

On 17 March 2026, ECDC supported a simulation exercise in Brussels, Belgium, designed to explore cross-sectoral collaboration and coordination when responding to a potential viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hosted a joint workshop, bringing together ECDC Management Board members and ECDC National Focal Points for Preparedness and Response to take stock of progress with the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessments* (PHEPA) that are being conducted by ECDC across the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries.

A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) infection in a returning traveller from a non-European country where the virus has previously been identified in birds, has been reported in the Lombardy region of Italy. This is the first human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in the EU/EEA.

A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) infection in a returning traveller from a non-European country where the virus has previously been identified in birds, has been reported in the Lombardy region of Italy. This is the first human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in the EU/EEA.

ECDC’s new practical guide offers detailed instructions for designing and conducting in-action and after-action reviews to strengthen Europe’s public health emergency preparedness and response.

Workshop under the EU-funded Health Resilience in the Eastern Partnership project aim to help countries turn lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic into practical actions for stronger, more resilient public health laboratories.

World Tuberculosis Day, marked each year on 24 March, is an occasion to raise awareness and advocate for efforts to eliminate TB.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe today published the joint report ‘Tuberculosis Surveillance and Monitoring in Europe 2026’

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) assesses the risk to the general population in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) related to the outbreak in Kent, England, as very low due to the very small probability of exposure and infection.

As of March 2026, over 1 000 confirmed and possible cases of shigellosis and other gastrointestinal infections, including salmonellosis, have been detected in travellers returning from Cabo Verde to several countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US), with new cases still being reported.

As of March 2026, over 1 000 confirmed and possible cases of shigellosis and other gastrointestinal infections, including salmonellosis, have been detected in travellers returning from Cabo Verde to several countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US), with new cases still being reported.

The European Commission has issued four new calls for applications for the designation of EU Reference Laboratories (EURLs) for public health.

Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC, and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, signed their first Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen health security in Africa and Europe.

ECDC has launched a call for experts to join a new Scientific Expert Panel (SEP) to support the development of an EU/EEA technical guidance on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination to protect adults.

Since November 2025, more than 70 travel-related cases among travellers returning from Seychelles have been reported by 10 European countries.