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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is an agency of the European Union (EU) whose mission is to strengthen Europe's defences against infectious diseases.[2] It covers a wide spectrum of activities, such as: surveillance, epidemic intelligence, response, scientific advice, microbiology, preparedness, public health training, international relations, health communication, and the scientific journal Eurosurveillance.[3] The centre was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
As EU economic integration and open frontiers increased, cooperation on public health issues became more important. While the idea of creating a European centre for disease control had been discussed previously by public health experts, the 2003 SARS outbreak and the rapid spread of SARS across country borders confirmed the urgency of the creation of an EU-wide institution for public health. ECDC was set up in record time for an EU agency: the European Commission presented draft legislation in July 2003; by the spring of 2004, Regulation (EC) 851/2004 had been passed, and in May 2005 the Centre became operational. The relevance of the centre's mission was confirmed shortly after it began operating, when the arrival of H5N1avian influenza in the EU's neighbourhood led to fears that the disease could adapt or mutate into a pandemic strain of human influenza.[citation needed] The Centre moved to its current location at Gustav III:s Boulevard 40, 16973 Solna, Sweden, on 3 March 2018.
The ECDC manages key initiatives that focus on surveillance and response support, and public health capacity and communication,[citation needed] while the office of the Chief Scientist oversees the Microbiology Coordination Section and the Scientific Advice Coordination Section, along with seven Disease Programmes.[citation needed]
The Disease Programmes focus on specific disease groups:[citation needed]
ECDC publishes numerous scientific and technical reports covering various issues related to the prevention and control of communicable diseases. Comprehensive reports from key technical and scientific meetings are also produced by the organization.[citation needed]
Towards the end of every calendar year, ECDC publishes its Annual Epidemiological Report, which analyses surveillance data and infectious disease threats. As well as offering an overview of the public health situation in the European Union, the report offers an indication of where further public health action may be required in order to reduce the burden caused by communicable diseases.[citation needed]
Other ECDC publications include disease-specific surveillance reports and threat reports, as well as analyses of trends in European public health.[citation needed]
Eurosurveillanceedit
Eurosurveillance, a European peer-reviewed journal devoted to the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of infectious diseases, has been published by ECDC since March 2007. The journal was founded in 1995 and, before its move to ECDC, was a collaborative project between the European Commission, the Institut de Veille Sanitaire (France) and the Health Protection Agency (United Kingdom). Eurosurveillance is an open-access (i.e. free) web-based journal that reports infectious disease issues from a European perspective. It publishes results from ECDC and the EU-funded surveillance networks, thereby providing the scientific community with timely access to new information. The journal is published every Thursday.[citation needed]
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC is an agency of the European Union EU whose mission is to strengthen Europe s defences against infectious diseases 2 It covers a wide spectrum of activities such as surveillance epidemic intelligence response scientific advice microbiology preparedness public health training international relations health communication and the scientific journal Eurosurveillance 3 The centre was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Solna Sweden European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlECDC headquarters in Solna SwedenCentre overviewFormed28 September 2004 2004 09 28 JurisdictionEuropean UnionHeadquartersSolna Municipality Stockholm County Sweden59 22 22 N 18 1 2 E 59 37278 N 18 01722 E 59 37278 18 01722Annual budget 57 million EUR 2020 1 Centre executiveAndrea Ammon DirectorKey documentRegulation EC 851 2004Websiteecdc wbr europa wbr eu Contents 1 History and operations 2 Publications 3 Eurosurveillance 4 Member states 5 COVID 19 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Citations 7 2 Sources 8 External linksHistory and operations edit nbsp Former seat of ECDC in Tomtebodaskolan SolnaAs EU economic integration and open frontiers increased cooperation on public health issues became more important While the idea of creating a European centre for disease control had been discussed previously by public health experts the 2003 SARS outbreak and the rapid spread of SARS across country borders confirmed the urgency of the creation of an EU wide institution for public health ECDC was set up in record time for an EU agency the European Commission presented draft legislation in July 2003 by the spring of 2004 Regulation EC 851 2004 had been passed and in May 2005 the Centre became operational The relevance of the centre s mission was confirmed shortly after it began operating when the arrival of H5N1 avian influenza in the EU s neighbourhood led to fears that the disease could adapt or mutate into a pandemic strain of human influenza citation needed The Centre moved to its current location at Gustav III s Boulevard 40 16973 Solna Sweden on 3 March 2018 The ECDC manages key initiatives that focus on surveillance and response support and public health capacity and communication citation needed while the office of the Chief Scientist oversees the Microbiology Coordination Section and the Scientific Advice Coordination Section along with seven Disease Programmes citation needed The Disease Programmes focus on specific disease groups citation needed Antimicrobial resistance and Healthcare associated infections Emerging and Vector borne Diseases Food and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Sexually Transmitted Infections including HIV and Blood borne Viruses Influenza Tuberculosis Vaccine preventable diseasesPublications editECDC publishes numerous scientific and technical reports covering various issues related to the prevention and control of communicable diseases Comprehensive reports from key technical and scientific meetings are also produced by the organization citation needed Towards the end of every calendar year ECDC publishes its Annual Epidemiological Report which analyses surveillance data and infectious disease threats As well as offering an overview of the public health situation in the European Union the report offers an indication of where further public health action may be required in order to reduce the burden caused by communicable diseases citation needed European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is monitoring the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus 4 Other ECDC publications include disease specific surveillance reports and threat reports as well as analyses of trends in European public health citation needed Eurosurveillance editEurosurveillance a European peer reviewed journal devoted to the epidemiology surveillance prevention and control of infectious diseases has been published by ECDC since March 2007 The journal was founded in 1995 and before its move to ECDC was a collaborative project between the European Commission the Institut de Veille Sanitaire France and the Health Protection Agency United Kingdom Eurosurveillance is an open access i e free web based journal that reports infectious disease issues from a European perspective It publishes results from ECDC and the EU funded surveillance networks thereby providing the scientific community with timely access to new information The journal is published every Thursday citation needed Member states editIn addition to the member states of the union three members of the European Economic Area also participate in the ECDC network Iceland Liechtenstein Norway 5 The United Kingdom benefited from the ECDC during the Brexit transition period from February 1 to December 31 2020 citation needed COVID 19 editDuring the COVID 19 pandemic involved in the European Union response to the COVID 19 pandemic the ECDC published data related to COVID 19 such as number of people affected in the European Union citation needed See also editEuropean Medicines Agency European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training List of national public health agencies World Health Organization Communicable diseases Pandemic Public health Health Threat Unit List of national public health agenciesReferences editCitations edit ECDC financial documents www ecdc europa eu Retrieved 2022 10 04 ECDC mission statement www ecdc europa eu Archived from the original on 2009 11 04 About ECDC European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control www ecdc europa eu Retrieved 2020 12 21 Rapid Risk Assessment Severe respiratory disease associated with a novel coronavirus PDF European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 2013 02 19 Archived from the original PDF on 2020 02 19 Retrieved 2013 05 25 Competent Bodies European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Retrieved 2022 04 13 Sources edit ecdc europa eu ecdc europa euExternal links editOfficial website Eurosurveillance Eurovaccine at the Library of Congress Web Archives archived 2009 11 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control amp oldid 1181721989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
