During their two-year fellowship, ECDC Fellowship Programme fellows are placed in different training sites.
Training sites selected to host a fellow are those with responsibilities for communicable disease surveillance, epidemiology, and public health advice. Selection criteria include an assessment of the training site’s potential for the practice of intervention epidemiology or public health microbiology and the quality of training supervision available for the fellows.
Since its creation in 2004, ECDC has been committed to protecting human health through the prevention and control of communicable diseases and special health issues.
For 2021, 26 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries reported data on Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and only one country reported any cases.
ECDC collects data on a number of topics in the area of infectious diseases. There are made accesible in various formats, such as interactive databases and dashboards.
ECDC monitors social media for epidemic intelligence purposes. This is done by monitoring a list of predefined users using Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) and monitoring a list of predefined users on social media platforms.
From 29 January to 2 February 2024, a team of experts from EC, ECDC, EFSA, Epiconcept and the Integrated Quality Laboratory Services (IQLS) will visit North Macedonia.
This session aims to review current achievements and possible future directions and priorities of One Health initiatives and actions, with an emphasis on international collaboration and antimicrobial resistance.