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@leighbennett.bsky.social

Communications Officer - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

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Precautionary global recall of infant nutrition products following detection of Bacillus cereus toxin Multi-country recalls of several infant nutrition products (different batches, products, and brands) are ongoing following the detection of cereulide, a toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus cereus...

#JustPublished

Precautionary multi-country recalls of several infant nutrition products are ongoing following the detection of #BacillusCereus toxin #cereulide.

The recalls began in DEC 2025 & continue in JAN 2026 as a preventive public health measure

Read more: bit.ly/4rEfx99

#IDsky #EpiSky

28.01.2026 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
ECDC on Air - Episode 68 - Rita Figueira & Andreas Hoefer - A Network of Laboratory Excellence
YouTube video by ECDC ECDC on Air - Episode 68 - Rita Figueira & Andreas Hoefer - A Network of Laboratory Excellence

Listen to the latest #ECDConAir podcast on the topic with ECDC's Andreas Hoefer and #DGSante Rita Figueira:

๐ŸŽง Spotify: bit.ly/ECDConAir68
๐Ÿ“บ YouTube: youtu.be/ucQ0AuO9uTs
๐ŸŽต SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/ecdc_eu/ecdc...

#PublicHealthPodcast #PublicHealth #ECDC #Podcast #EURLs

15.01.2026 09:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today is #WorldAIDSDay.

Europeโ€™s latest data show both progress and urgent gaps. #HIV diagnoses & #AIDS - related deaths continue to decline in the EU/EEA, but more than half of all HIV diagnoses are still made late.

bit.ly/WAD2025ECDC

#ECDC #ZeroStigma #EndStigma #WAD2025 #IDsky #EpiSky

01.12.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Europeโ€™s hidden HIV crisis - Half of all people living with HIV in Europe are diagnosed late, threatening to undermine the fight against AIDS Europe is failing to test and treat HIV early, with over half (54%) of all diagnoses in 2024 being made too late for optimal treatment.

#ECDC / #WHOEuro HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe 2025

The findings show important progress across the EU/EEA - declining #HIV diagnoses & fewer #AIDS-related deaths.

But ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ Europeโ€™s HIV response remains - late diagnosis

Press release:
bit.ly/49JBKg6

27.11.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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World AIDS Day: 2025 Digital Event Get tickets to World AIDS Day: 2025 Digital Event, taking place 01/12/2025. RingCentral Events is your source for engaging events and experiences.

Join #ECDC for 'World AIDS Day 2025: Redefining the Journey'.

Recent progress is a foundation, not an endpoint. Discuss with us the shift from viral suppression to ensuring quality of life & tackling stigma.

๐Ÿ—“ 1 Dec, 15:30 CET
๐Ÿ”— events.ringcentral.com/events/world...

#WorldAIDSDay #HIV

24.11.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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ECDC recommends vaccinating without delay due to early flu circulation Influenza detections are increasing unusually early in European Union/European Economic Area countries (EU/EEA) compared to previous years, with a timing three to four weeks earlier than the two most ...

#JustPublished!
#ECDC recommends not delaying #influenza vaccination as #flu circulation starts earlier than usual across the EU/EEA this season.

Detections are rising 3โ€“4 weeks earlier than in the past two years, driven by the newly emerged A(H3N2) subclade K.

Press release:
bit.ly/3JZtkH2

20.11.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donโ€™t know how to reach us there?
Follow us!

#EPH2025

14.11.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fighting polio | European Vaccination Information Portal
YouTube video by ECDC Fighting polio | European Vaccination Information Portal

Watch our short video to know more about the disease.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98rp...

Read more about polio on the European Vaccination Information Portal (EVIP) in your language here โžก๏ธ vaccination-info.europa.eu/en/polio

#DiseasePrevention #UnitedInProtection #VaccinesSaveLives

13.11.2025 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Protecting infants against respiratory syncytial virus this winter โ€” ECDC issues advice ECDC has issued a rapid scientific advice on effective ways to mitigate the impact of RSV disease in infants through immunisation interventions.

๐Ÿง’ Marking the start of the 2025/26 season for respiratory diseases in Europe, we are issuing a rapid scientific advice on effective ways to mitigate the impact of #RSV disease in infants through immunisation interventions.

Read more on our portal: bit.ly/4qSWLex
#IDsky #EpiSky #UnitedInProtection

13.11.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Getting ready for the @ephconference.bsky.social in Helsinki?

You can still register to attend #ECDC's pre-conference workshop providing social and behavioural perspectives on vaccination uptake, taking place on 11 November.

#BehaviouralInsights #SocialAndBehaviouralScience #PublicHealth

06.11.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿซ When people with #tuberculosis (TB) move across borders, treatment can be interrupted. This raises the risk of poor outcomes, more transmission, and drug-resistant TB.

To help, #ECDC has developed an International TB Care Transfer Form.

Read more: bit.ly/4mJn8Ae
#IDsky #EPiSky #TB #EndTB

01.10.2025 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฉธ Safe donations save lives.

Blood transfusions, tissue transplants & reproductive cell donations work only when they are safe.

We have just published new guidelines to prevent #HIV transmission through substances of human origin (SoHO).

Read more: bit.ly/46uzasl
#IDsky #EpiSky #SOHO #AIDS

30.09.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Drug-resistant fungus Candidozyma auris confirmed to spread rapidly in European hospitals: ECDC calls for urgent action The latest survey from ECDC, the fourth of its kind, confirms that Candidozyma auris (formerly Candida auris) continues to spread quickly across European hospitals.

#JustPublished!
Drug-resistant fungus #CandidozymaAuris is spreading rapidly in European hospitals. #ECDC calls for urgent action.

๐Ÿ“ˆ Cases are rising, outbreaks are larger, and several countries now report local transmission.

Press release: bit.ly/46uR1iK
#CandidaAuris #HAI #IDsky #EpiSky #AMR

11.09.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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A new #ECDCCrowd task is out!

Help us identify research related to wastewater surveillance for infectious diseases monitoring.

Find out how to do that here: crowd.ecdc.europa.eu
Your help is invaluable!

#WastewaterSurveillance #AMR #InfectiousDiseases #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #IDSky #EpiSky

12.08.2025 08:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Mine eyes have seen the glory.

21.05.2025 21:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me all season: I miss when Spurs used to make me feel things

Me today: Iโ€™m going to puke, this sucks

21.05.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽง New episode of #ECDCOnAir is out!

We speak with Maria Keramarou - #ECDC's expert on vaccine-preventable diseases about #measles โ€” what it is, why cases are rising & how vaccination protects us all. ๐Ÿงต

Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/ECDConAir61

#Measles #VaccinesWork #EIW2025 #EIW #UnitedInProtection

02.05.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐ŸŽฏ Sustainable Development Goal 3.3 โ€” Are we there yet?

๐ŸŒ The goal: End epidemics of #HIV, #TB, #hepatitis, and other infectious diseases by 2030.
โŒ The reality: Weโ€™re not on track.

Read more in
โ–ช๏ธ our news item โžก๏ธ bit.ly/SDGsIn2025
โ–ช๏ธ the evidence brief โžก๏ธ bit.ly/4cU0rWQ
โ–ช๏ธ full report โžก๏ธ bit.ly/44oXMST

23.04.2025 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Europe's health at a crossroads: Stronger efforts needed to achieve 2030 targets While progress has been made in reducing new HIV and tuberculosis infections, the current pace is insufficient to meet the 2030 SDG 3 targets for HIV, TB, viral hepatitis, and STIs.

While progress has been made in reducing new HIV and tuberculosis infections, the current pace is insufficient to meet the 2030 SDG 3 targets for HIV, TB, viral hepatitis, and STIs.

23.04.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Zdjฤ™cie z konferencji "Postฤ™p w realizacji SDG 3.3 i pozostaล‚e wyzwania w celu wsparcia p.cz. UE/EOG (MS) w przyspieszeniu postฤ™pรณw w osiฤ…ganiu (ECDC)".

Zdjฤ™cie z konferencji "Postฤ™p w realizacji SDG 3.3 i pozostaล‚e wyzwania w celu wsparcia p.cz. UE/EOG (MS) w przyspieszeniu postฤ™pรณw w osiฤ…ganiu (ECDC)".

๐Ÿ“ Dziล› Warszawa staล‚a siฤ™ centrum europejskiej debaty o zdrowiu publicznym. Eksperci z UE i EOG spotkali siฤ™, by omรณwiฤ‡ wspรณlne dziaล‚ania w walce z HIV, WZW, gruลบlicฤ… i STI.

23.04.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 59 - Veronica Cristea - Beyond numbers: Understanding TB ECDC: On Air ยท Episode

๐ŸŒ #WorldTBDay podcast Episode!

#Tuberculosis isnโ€™t just a disease of the past.

In our latest #ECDConAir podcast episode, ECDC tuberculosis expert - @veronicacristea.bsky.social explains why childhood TB cases are rising, why drug resistance matters, and what Europe needs to do to #EndTB by 2030.

24.03.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Childhood tuberculosis cases rise by 10%: a disturbing wake-up call for Europe The 2025 Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring report shows that children under 15 years of age accounted for 4.3% of those with new and relapsed tuberculosis (TB) in the WHO European Region, repre...

#JustPublished!
Childhood #tuberculosis cases rise by 10%: a disturbing wake-up call for Europe.

Read our press release: bit.ly/4kSjgNF
Joint ECDC-WHO Europe report: bit.ly/41UtrIP

#WorldTBDay #WorldTuberculosisDay #EndTB

24.03.2025 10:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Text says: Advocate. Inform. Empower. Our experience. Your context. Training and consultancy to help you meet your trans patients' needs. More info for healthcare providers at: transactual.org.uk/training. Photo shows three people with blue lanyards looking at some patient notes.

Text says: Advocate. Inform. Empower. Our experience. Your context. Training and consultancy to help you meet your trans patients' needs. More info for healthcare providers at: transactual.org.uk/training. Photo shows three people with blue lanyards looking at some patient notes.

Are you a healthcare professional working in the UK? TransActual are here to help you play your part in reducing health inequalities for trans people.

Youโ€™ll find more about our healthcare focused training and consultancy offer at: www.transactual.org.uk/training

#HealthInequality #NHS #Trans

03.03.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Speed run to the end times.

28.02.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Let's talk about sex!

Join our webinar on raising #STI awareness among young people in 2025. Learn what messages & channels resonate with youth today.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 2 April, 15:00-16:30 CET.
Register: bit.ly/4hInxkM

#YouthHealth #SexualHealth #ECDC #EACS #CHIP
#IDsky #EpiSky #SexEd #SexualEducation

20.02.2025 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join our webinar on building successful partnerships between #PublicHealth, #CivilSociety & clinical services.

Learn how to strengthen cooperation & improve #SexualHealth.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ March 26 15:00-16:30 CET.

Register: bit.ly/4gMCfpB
#MSMHealth #ECDC #IDsky #EpiSky

19.02.2025 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Happy Valentine's Day! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

Having sex is like driving โ€” so buckle up and watch our short #SexEd video.

May all your rides be safe โ€” on the road and elsewhere! ๐Ÿš—โค๏ธ
Read more about STIs prevention: bit.ly/ECDCSTIs2025

#WrapItUp #GetTested #SafeSex #SexEducation #TestTreatPrevent #ValentinesDay

14.02.2025 09:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We have #JustPublished a package of 5 annual epidemiological reports on #STIs - #gonorrhoea, #chlamydia, #syphilis, #CongenitalSyphilis, #LymphogranulomaVenereum.

The conclusion of them all is - STI cases continue to rise across Europe.

Read our press release: bit.ly/ECDCSTIs2025
#EpiSky #IDsky

11.02.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The pun of a true Psychlo.

30.01.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Battle Field Earth Lol GIF ALT: Battle Field Earth Lol GIF

Not long now until you take your final form.

30.01.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0