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European Health Forum Gastein @gasteinforum.bsky.social · 6d

Europe faces complex challenges—from climate change to misinformation. Join @ecdc.europa.eu at #EHFG2025 today from 10:30 to explore how bold investment in health security can save lives, protect economies, and strengthen health systems.

Register to watch 🔗 bit.ly/4n1g7v1

#SolidarityInHealth

European Health Forum Gastein 2025

EHFG 2025: Rethinking solidarity in health Healing Europe´s fractured social contract

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willobrock.bsky.social @willobrock.bsky.social · 5d

Resilience is not something you switch on and off. It is something you build, invest in, practice and learn”. We need to identify the capacities needed and invest in those, for the moment an outbreak happens. @cepi.net @ecdc.europa.eu

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 7d

💡 Their advice for future trainees?

Take time to adapt, embrace every opportunity, and don’t be afraid to share your own skills with the team.

📌 The 2026 traineeship call is open until 7 Oct 2025.
Apply here 👉 bit.ly/ECDCTraineeships

🎧 Listen to the podcast episode here 👉 bit.ly/ECDConAir65

Traineeships

ECDC offers a 5-8 month traineeship programme targeted towards graduates who are at the beginning of their professional career.

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 7d

Listen in to Arnau, Paula, Dana and Marcia talk about their journey:

🎓 From biomedical, social sciences & maths → public health at EU level
📊 From modelling outbreaks → tackling antimicrobial resistance & global health partnerships

🌍 Plus: life in #Stockholm, #fika culture & making new friends.

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 7d

✨ Ever wondered what it’s like to be a trainee at ECDC?

In our latest #ECDCOnAir podcast episode, four current trainees share their stories.

Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/ECDConAir65
#Traineeships #EUcareers #PublicHealth #WorkWithUs!

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 7d

About one-third of TB cases in the EU/EEA are among people born outside the reporting country.

Cross-border collaboration is essential to protect health and support TB elimination goals.

🔗 www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...

#ECDC #Tuberculosis #PublicHealth

New ECDC form to support continuity of cross-border tuberculosis care

ECDC has released a new form for clinicians to help ensure patients with tuberculosis (TB) can continue their treatment without interruption when moving between countries. This form provides a standar...

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 7d

The International TB Care Transfer Form:

⏺️ summarises key info on TB diagnosis & treatment
⏺️ is voluntary and simple to use
⏺️ helps health authorities ensure treatment continues without delay

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International tuberculosis care transfer form

The transfer form is designed to support continuity of TB care for individuals with TB who move from one country to another. It is a voluntary, generic tool that summarises essential information on th...

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 7d

🫁 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

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 7d

These guidelines support the new EU SoHO Regulation (coming in 2027) and aim to protect every patient in Europe with the same high safety standards.

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 = 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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Guidelines on the prevention of HIV transmission through substances of human origin

Technical guidelines supporting the regulation on standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin intended for human application

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 7d

🩸 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

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 8d

Let’s protect people, pets & communities.
📖 Learn more: www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/rabies

#WorldRabiesDay #ECDC #PublicHealth #RabiesPrevention #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #OneHealth #IDsky #EpiSky

Rabies

Rabies is a disease caused by rabies virus (a Lyssavirus). Every year, a small number of cases of rabies is reported in Europe - travel-related or autochthonous.

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 8d

🐾 #WorldRabiesDay reminder:
#rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear - but 100% preventable.

𝗜𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻/𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗹:
❗ Wash the wound with soap & water immediately.
❗ Seek medical advice without delay. A doctor will assess your risk & if needed, start post-exposure vaccination.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 9d

⏳Healthy ecosystems are the foundation of our economy and well-being. Achieving climate neutrality, restoring nature and building resilience demand not just intent, but urgent and coordinated action.

#ClimateAction #environment #sustainability

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 9d

❗There have been real wins — lower greenhouse gas emissions, cleaner air, more renewable energy and recycling — but unsustainable production and consumption, especially in agriculture and land use, still drive habitat loss and water stress.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 9d

🌍🚨 Europe’s environment 2025 is out now, and the conclusions are sobering:

⚠️ Europe’s environment is in poor shape. Nature continues to degrade, biodiversity is declining, and Europe is warming faster than any other region.

www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

#EuropesEnvironment2025

State of Europe’s environment not good: threats to nature and impacts of climate change top challenges

Significant progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, but the overall state of Europe’s environment is not good, especially its nature which continues to face degr...

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 11d

Interested in becoming a #DiseaseDetective via the #ECDCFellowships path?

Listen in to a couple of #ECDConAir podcast episodes on the topic:

➡️ #ECDC's Adam Roth - The Disease Detectives bit.ly/ECDConAir6
➡️ #EPIET Fellow Joaquin Baruch - Epidemiology in the field bit.ly/ECDConAir42

#IDsky #EpiSky

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 11d

Watch some of our fellows share their experiences and expectations for the future.

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YouTube: bit.ly/4mL6m4s

ECDC Fellowships: EPIET, EUPHEM & MediPIET - YouTube

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 11d

📅 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 7 September 2026
🗓️ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 30 October 2025, 24:00 CEST
🌍 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Open to nationals of EU/EEA countries with relevant experience in public health, epidemiology, or microbiology.

Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4pDAT6l
#IDsky #EpiSky

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 11d

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂?

𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗧 - professionals with experience in epidemiology, aiming to deepen their skills in field epidemiology.

𝗘𝗨𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗠 - microbiologists with backgrounds in medical, veterinary, or environmental microbiology, eager to apply epidemiological methods to microbiological data.

Fellowship programme: EPIET/EUPHEM

The two-year ECDC Fellowship programme has two alternative paths: field epidemiology (EPIET) or public health microbiology (EUPHEM).

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 11d

This two-year, hands-on training equips fellows to tackle real-world challenges in disease prevention, outbreak investigation, surveillance, and public health preparedness.

Fellows in the EU-track are placed in public health institutions in Europe, gaining experience & building professional network

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 11d

The #ECDCFellowship Programme is now accepting applications for Cohort 2026, offering 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀:

📊 #EPIET – European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training

🔬 #EUPHEM – European Public Health Microbiology Training Programme

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 11d

The Call for Applications for #ECDCFellowship Programme #Cohort2026 is now open!

Are you passionate about #FieldEpidemiology or #PublicHealth Microbiology, and driven to investigate emerging public health threats? Ready to take your expertise to the next level?

Call for application for ECDC Fellowship Programme EPIET and EUPHEM paths, EU-track, Cohort 2026

The goal of the ECDC fellowship programme is to develop an European network of public health epidemiologists that share concepts and methods.

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ESCAIDE @escaide.eu · 11d

💡 You can still join ESCAIDE 2025 on 19-21 November online!

🦠 Don't miss this year's exciting multidisciplinary programme featuring sessions on governance and decision-making, One Health, epidemiology, health equity and more.

Register now: www.escaide.eu/en

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 12d

So what can one do?
🤧 Cover your nose & mouth when coughing or sneezing
🙌 Wash your hands frequently
😷 Wear a mask
↔️ Keep physical distance
👥 Avoid large gatherings
💨 Ventilate your room
💪 Vaccinate!

Learn more vaccination-info.europa.eu/en
#EVIP #VaccinesWork #RespiratorySeason

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 12d

🌍 EU Languages Day meets sneeze season!

Today we celebrate #EULanguagesDay with a chorus of “Bless you” from across Europe.

🤧 One sneeze. Many blessings. From Gesundheit! and Salute! to Prosit!

As respiratory viruses make their seasonal comeback, let’s protect ourselves and each other!

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