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Key messages on surveillance
Importance of surveillance
Added value for public health
Evidence for public health response
Surveillance: data for action - Spotlight 2010 

 KEY MESSAGES

1. Surveillance is essential to understanding the epidemiology of infectious diseases. Read more

2. European surveillance – added value for our health. Read more

3. Surveillance data provides evidence for effective public health response. Read more

 DISEASES UNDER SURVEILLANCE


Commission Decision 2008/426/EC lays down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases in EU.
 
View a list of reported communicable diseases and case definitions

 VIDEOS

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 ANNUAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT


The 2010 edition of the Annual Epidemiological Report on Communicable Diseases in Europe provides a comprehensive summary of surveillance data for 2008. Read more and download the report

Annual Epidemiological Report 2010

 TESSY DATABASES


The TESSy interactive databases allow user-friendly display of selected results in various downloadable formats, such as tables, figures and maps.


Two online databases with public access are now available on the ECDC website - on influenza and antimicrobial resistance (AMR):

Influenza database AMR database
 Access the database  Access the database
 Weekly Influenza Surveillance Overview (WISO)

 SURVEILLANCE REPORTS

 ANNUAL THREAT REPORT


The Annual Threat Report 2009 describes how epidemic intelligence officers at ECDC responded to the 192 distinct threats monitored in 2009. Read more and download the report

Annual Threat Report 2009

 TESSY SYSTEM


In 2009/2010, pandemic influenza data were recorded through ECDC’s TESSy database system.

  Download a PowerPoint presentation on the geographic spread of influenza A(H1)/A(H1N1) in EU and EEA countries

 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UPDATES

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