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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.
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.
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