ECDC: On Air
A peek behind the scenes at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - the EU agency that aims to identify, assess and communicate current and emerging threats to human health posed by infectious diseases in Europe.Hear from our experts on a wide range of topics…
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Episode 79 - Antonia Genath & Linda Adamíková - Learning In The Field: 7 Weeks In South Sudan (opens the original)
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What happens when field epidemiology moves beyond the desk? To mark World Field Epidemiology Day, Antonia Genath and Linda Adamíková share their experience of a seven-week deployment to South Sudan, where they supported Ebola preparedness and surveillance activities. They discuss working in a fragile health system, strengthening surveillance, supporting contact-tracing preparedness and collaborating with local colleagues in Juba and Yambio, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the
Risk Wire - Episode 4 - Otilia Mårdh - When Gonorrhoea Fights Back (opens the original)
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Gonorrhoea has developed resistance to almost every antibiotic used against it. So what happens when the treatments we still rely on start to lose their effectiveness? Cases of gonorrhoea resistant to ceftriaxone, currently the first-line treatment, are increasing in Europe. And while resistant infections were previously mainly linked to travel, there is now growing evidence that transmission is also happening locally. In this episode of ECDC: On Air – Risk Wire , Otilia Mårdh, ECDC expert on se
Episode 77 - Céline Gossner - What’s Biting Europe? Mosquitoes On The Move (opens the original)
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On World Mosquito Day , we’re taking a closer look at Europe’s changing mosquito landscape and what it means for public health. Mosquitoes capable of transmitting diseases such as dengue and chikungunya are now established in more parts of Europe, while West Nile virus is already circulating across the continent. As mosquito distributions and environmental conditions change, more areas may become suitable for transmission. In this episode of ECDC: On Air , Céline Gossner, Deputy Head of Unit One
Episode 76 - Aleksandra Kaźmierczak & Celine Gossner - Not Just A Hotter Summer - Climate Change and Health (opens the original)
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Climate change is already affecting our health, often in ways we don't realise. Beyond hotter summers and more frequent heatwaves, it is creating conditions that allow some infectious diseases to spread, extending allergy seasons and increasing health risks linked to extreme weather.In this episode of ECDC: On Air, Dr Celine Gossner, Deputy Head of Unit for One Health-related Diseases at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), expert in food, water, vector-borne and zoonot
Episode 75 - Angeliki Melidou & Katriina Willgert - Could Bird Flu Become The Next Pandemic? (opens the original)
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Public health podcast | Avian influenza | H5N1 | Pandemic preparedness---Avian influenza continues to pose a challenge for animal and public health. While the current risk to the general public in Europe remains low, the widespread circulation of H5N1 viruses in birds and other animals highlights the importance of preparedness.In this episode of ECDC: On Air, we are joined by ECDC experts - Angeliki Melidou and Katriina Willgert, who give us a lowdown on the current avian influenza situation in
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