A number of European countries (including Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom) indicate an increase seen during 2022, particularly since September 2022, in the number of cases of invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) disease among children less than ten years of age.
The EPIET/EUPHEM/PAE/MediPIET Outbreak Investigation module took place in Berlin, Germany from 5 – 9 December 2022. It was organised by the Robert Koch Institute in collaboration with ECDC.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 4 – 10 December 2022 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus, respiratory syncytial virus, streptococcal infection, diphtheria, seasonal influenza, mpox (monkeypox), hepatitis, MERS-CoV, meningitis, and mass gathering monitoring at the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) convened on 6 and 7 December in Amsterdam the first meeting of the Immunisation and Vaccine Monitoring Advisory Board (IVMAB) of the Vaccine Monitoring Platform (VMP).
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Jebril, Milena & Nadejda - fellows from Libya, Georgia and Moldova.
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Ines, Florie & Petar - fellows from Tunesia, Kosovo* and Serbia.
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Emna, Lusine & Ayah - fellows from Tunisia, Armenia and Palestine.
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Muhammed, Anisa and Abass - fellows from Libya, Albania and Lebanon.