EU health watchdog urges countries to boost fight against hepatitis

STORY: EU health watchdog urges countries to boost fight against hepatitis SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2. various of fact sheet of ECDC publication (credit: ECDC) 3. various of Stockholm street view STORYLINE: The European Union's (EU) health watchdog on Thursday urged its member states to boost testing for hepatitis B and C, which infected approximately 5.4 million people in Europe chronically. This could help prevent complications such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said. According to the center's latest estimate, around 3.6 million people in 30 countries in the EU/European Economic Area (EEA) are chronically infected with hepatitis B. A further 1.8 million people are estimated to have chronic hepatitis C. The prevalence of the disease varies considerably across countries and

ECDC warns of surge in Legionnaires' disease in Europe

STORY: ECDC warns of surge in Legionnaires' disease in Europe DATELINE: July 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ECDC 2. various of lakes in Stockholm 3. various of street views in Stockholm STORYLINE: European authorities must be vigilant in detecting and monitoring outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease, a form of pneumonia that has seen a surge to unprecedented levels in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Monday. Over 10,700 cases, including 704 fatalities, were reported in 2021, the ECDC said in its latest Annual Epidemiological Report. With 2.4 cases per 100,000 population, it was the highest annual notification rate of the disease caused by the Legionella bacteria, it said in a press release. Four countries -- Italy, France, Spain, and Germany -- accounted for 75 percent of the reported cases, the ECDC said. Males aged 65 years and older we

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-ECDC-RESPIRATORY VIRUSES-WARNING

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-ECDC-RESPIRATORY VIRUSES-WARNING

(221212) -- STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2022 shows an exterior view of the headquarters of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, Sweden. The European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) could face "significant pressure" on healthcare systems in the coming months, warned the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Dec. 12. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-ECDC-RESPIRATORY VIRUSES-WARNING

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-ECDC-RESPIRATORY VIRUSES-WARNING

(221212) -- STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2022 shows an exterior view of the headquarters of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, Sweden. The European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) could face "significant pressure" on healthcare systems in the coming months, warned the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Dec. 12. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-ECDC-RESPIRATORY VIRUSES-WARNING

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-ECDC-RESPIRATORY VIRUSES-WARNING

(221212) -- STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2022 shows an exterior view of the headquarters of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, Sweden. The European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) could face "significant pressure" on healthcare systems in the coming months, warned the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Dec. 12. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)