Leigh
leighbennett.bsky.social
Leigh
@leighbennett.bsky.social
Communications Officer - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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Today is #WorldAIDSDay.

Europe’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
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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#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 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 Europe’s HIV response remains - late diagnosis

Press release:
bit.ly/49JBKg6
Europe’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.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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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.

🗓 1 Dec, 15:30 CET
🔗 events.ringcentral.com/events/world...

#WorldAIDSDay #HIV
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.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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#JustPublished!
#ECDC recommends not delaying #influenza vaccination as #flu circulation starts earlier than usual across the EU/EEA this season.

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

Press release:
bit.ly/3JZtkH2
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 ...
www.ecdc.europa.eu
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Don’t know how to reach us there?
Follow us!

#EPH2025
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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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 ➡️ vaccination-info.europa.eu/en/polio

#DiseasePrevention #UnitedInProtection #VaccinesSaveLives
Fighting polio | European Vaccination Information Portal
YouTube video by ECDC
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November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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🧒 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
Protecting infants against respiratory syncytial virus this winter — 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.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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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
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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🫁 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
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🩸 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
September 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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#JustPublished!
Drug-resistant fungus #CandidozymaAuris is spreading rapidly in European hospitals. #ECDC calls for urgent action.

📈 Cases are rising, outbreaks are larger, and several countries now report local transmission.

Press release: bit.ly/46uR1iK
#CandidaAuris #HAI #IDsky #EpiSky #AMR
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.
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September 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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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
August 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Mine eyes have seen the glory.
May 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Me all season: I miss when Spurs used to make me feel things

Me today: I’m going to puke, this sucks
May 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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🎧 New episode of #ECDCOnAir is out!

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

Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/ECDConAir61

#Measles #VaccinesWork #EIW2025 #EIW #UnitedInProtection
May 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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🎯 Sustainable Development Goal 3.3 — Are we there yet?

🌍 The goal: End epidemics of #HIV, #TB, #hepatitis, and other infectious diseases by 2030.
❌ The reality: We’re not on track.

Read more in
▪️ our news item ➡️ bit.ly/SDGsIn2025
▪️ the evidence brief ➡️ bit.ly/4cU0rWQ
▪️ full report ➡️ bit.ly/44oXMST
April 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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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.
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.
euobserver.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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📍 Dziś Warszawa stała się centrum europejskiej debaty o zdrowiu publicznym. Eksperci z UE i EOG spotkali się, by omówić wspólne działania w walce z HIV, WZW, gruźlicą i STI.
April 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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🌍 #WorldTBDay podcast Episode!

#Tuberculosis isn’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.
Episode 59 - Veronica Cristea - Beyond numbers: Understanding TB
ECDC: On Air · Episode
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March 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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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.

You’ll find more about our healthcare focused training and consultancy offer at: www.transactual.org.uk/training

#HealthInequality #NHS #Trans
March 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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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.

🗓️ 2 April, 15:00-16:30 CET.
Register: bit.ly/4hInxkM

#YouthHealth #SexualHealth #ECDC #EACS #CHIP
#IDsky #EpiSky #SexEd #SexualEducation
February 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Join our webinar on building successful partnerships between #PublicHealth, #CivilSociety & clinical services.

Learn how to strengthen cooperation & improve #SexualHealth.

🗓️ March 26 15:00-16:30 CET.

Register: bit.ly/4gMCfpB
#MSMHealth #ECDC #IDsky #EpiSky
February 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️❤️❤️

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

May all your rides be safe — on the road and elsewhere! 🚗❤️
Read more about STIs prevention: bit.ly/ECDCSTIs2025

#WrapItUp #GetTested #SafeSex #SexEducation #TestTreatPrevent #ValentinesDay
February 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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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
February 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM