#ECDCPressConf - Thursday, 22 June - 10:00 AM.
Introduction & spread of #MosquitoBorne diseases such as #WestNileVirus infection, #dengue, #chikungunya, #malaria & #zika in EU/EEA.
Registration for media: https://bit.ly/3Xgx0q2
#LIVE on #YT: https://bit.ly/3JlPbVH https://t.co/R3ccg9yVXj
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1670817697095925760
RT EU Medicines Agency
Patients and carers, what are your views regarding antimicrobial resistance & #antibiotics?
Take part in our survey! Your input will help us to better inform everyone in Europe about #AMR and its threat.
📩 Feedback by 25 June
➡️https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/AMRsurvey-PatientsCarersConsumers-2023 https://t.co/B3AMkmIYbc
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EMA_News/status/1671183684269924352
RT Ann Lindberg
Last day of @OneHealthEJP Stakeholder Conf. Great panel with Carlos das Neves @EFSA_EU , Dario Piselli @euenvironment , IVO Classon @EMA_News and Mike Catchpole @ECDC_EU announcing the launch of the One Health cross-agency Task Force. The EU way - inclusive, cohesive and bold! https://t.co/kj6sm5Gm6D
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ann_lindberg/status/1671438217684434944
#JustPublished!
Increasing risk of #MosquitoBorne diseases in EU/EEA following spread of Aedes species.
Read our press release and latest reports here:
https://bit.ly/ECDCMosquitoSeason
#mosquitos #dengue #zika #chikungunya #malaria #zika https://t.co/TktQ2A4Ang
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1671988565432057859
Re EU is experiencing a warming trend where heat waves and flooding become more frequent and severe, and summers are getting longer and warmer.
This creates more favourable conditions for invasive mosquito species.
http://bit.ly/ECDCMosquitoSeason https://t.co/CkSAF0sLL1
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1671988568544223234
Re Aedes albopictus (a vector of #chikungunya & #dengue viruses) establishes itself further N and W in Europe.
Aedes aegypti (transmits #dengue, #YellowFever, #chikungunya, #zika & #WestNile) colonised Cyprus since 2022 & may continue to spread to other European countries. https://t.co/L8N8rLlj5n
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1671988571190730755
Re Sustainable ways to control mosquito populations include eliminating standing water sources where mosquitoes breed, using eco-friendly larvicides, and promoting community awareness about mosquito control. https://t.co/Tw7ahKiAjF
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1671988574097399809
Re Some of the most common personal protective measures are:
- bed nets (preferably insecticide-treated)
- screened or air-conditioned places of sleep
- window screens
- body-covering clothes
- mosquito repellents
Read more: - http://bit.ly/ECDCMosquitoSeason
https://youtu.be/DDNTOB8EsF8
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1671988577125711872
Last call to register!
Doctor or nurse working in general practices - don't miss our online webinar on fighting HIV/hepatitis/STI stigma tomorrow, at 3PM CEST!
Register: https://bit.ly/3WrQDuG
Meet like-minded experts and exchange views online!
@EACSociety @cphiv
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1668623003763228674
@Superkongen @sweden2023eu @jakobforssmed Here you go! :)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1668620988639248384
We welcome today's adoption by the @EUCouncil of our proposal to step up the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Statement: http://europa.eu/!Ty4n7g
RT @EU_Commission: Antimicrobial resistance is one of the top three health threats in the EU.
Our proposed reform of the #EUPharmaStrategy will fight AMR by ensuring antimicrobials are:
🔸 Innovative
🔹 More widely available
🔸 Used prudently
Learn more with our #EUDataCrunch ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1668553105879826432
2022 marked the year of an adopted strengthened mandate as one of the last blocks of the #EuropeanHealthUnion - a legal framework to improve EU capacity in areas of prevention, preparedness, surveillance, risk assessment, early warning & response.
Read: https://bit.ly/CAAR2022ECDC
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1668560474286309376
In a year with an unprecedented three Public Health Emergencies in parallel, testing the Centre’s capacities, ECDC managed to deliver on almost 90% of its planned outputs.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1668560472151322631
2022 was a particularly busy year for #ECDC.
Click here: https://bit.ly/CAAR2022ECDC
and read our Consolidated Annual Activity Report and see what we were able to accomplish.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1668560468921790466
RT @sweden2023eu: #EPSCO | Ministers have adopted a recommendation for combating antimicrobial resistance. #AMR
Drug-resistant microorganisms pose a deadly threat to human health. This recommendation provides member states with tools to monitor and reduce antimicrobial consumption.
#EU2023SE https://t.co/6IEEVzvqUf
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1668557717332475905
Tackling #AMR in a One Health approach:
🔸Promoting a more prudent use of antimicrobial
🔸Ensuring the availability of antibiotics
🔸Fighting AMR globally
🔸More research & technological innovation
More in our factsheet:
https://europa.eu/!pTrgGx
#EUPharmaStrategy #HealthUnion
RT @sweden2023eu: #EPSCO | Ministers have adopted a recommendation for combating antimicrobial resistance. #AMR
Drug-resistant microorganisms pose a deadly threat to human health. This recom…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Health/status/1668543581156417537
I warmly welcome the adoption of our Recommendation on #AMR by #EPSCO Council, only two months after it was proposed.
We are taking decisive action in record time to tackle a growing health threat.
This is a strong #HealthUnion in action.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SKyriakidesEU/status/1668535964619227137
RT @istsupsan: 🌐Epidemic intelligence, esperti italiani entrano nella nuova piattaforma @WHO
🎙️in ISS workshop con esperti @WHO_Europe e @ECDC_EU
🎯focus: migrare verso la rete globale basata sull'iniziativa EIOS e rafforzare l'approccio #OneHealth sul rischio #epidemie
https://www.iss.it/web/guest/news/-/asset_publisher/gJ3hFqMQsykM/content/id/8778309 https://t.co/YuaNqjx361
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1667155470862172162
RT @ViktorLiashko: I’d like to thank @ECDC_EU for being ready to help us in responding to the potential risks to the epidemic situation due to the russians blowing up the Kakhovskaya HPP dam. https://t.co/1VdxuKUQNK
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1667152476158435332
Session 2: Protecting People
#EU4Health projects linked to:
▶️#HealthSecurity Framework
▶️Pandemic preparedness
▶️Countermeasures to fight crises
NB. we need to improve the sharing of insights & data
🇪🇺#HealthUnion
(thanks @EU_Brain for the photo & @EC_HERA for chairing)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Health/status/1667105460342738946
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