European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Researchers in the United Kingdom have shared findings from recent outbreak investigations ranging from contaminated raw milk cheese to illnesses traced to petting zoos.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organized the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE).

A long-standing reptile-associated Salmonellosis outbreak, identified

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The European Commission has named the labs that will lead work on bacteria, parasites, and viruses.

The European Reference Laboratories (EURLs) are for food- and water-borne bacteria, food- and water-borne viruses, and food-, water- and vector-borne helminths and protozoa.

EURLs are designated for seven years and will be funded under

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Researchers from Germany, Belgium, and Spain have presented their work on solving outbreaks and pathogen-specific questions at a European meeting.

The European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) was organized by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Since 2020, integrated genomic surveillance (IGS) has been

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