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On 11 November 2020, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a regulation on serious cross-border threats to health. In the light of lessons learned from the coronavirus crisis, it aimed to strengthen the EU's health security by revising Decision 1082/2013/EU (the 'Cross-Border Health Threats Decision'). The proposal was presented in a package that also included proposals to strengthen the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) ...

During the 2021-2022 epidemiological year, highly pathogenic avian influenza struck Europe, leading to the death or cull of 50 million birds across the continent, with a considerable impact on the poultry sector. While EU legislation establishes strict biosecurity measures and allows vaccine use in such cases, more research and investment is needed to reach definitive solutions.

Epidemiological studies of Covid-19 have, in most cases, provided inconclusive results to date regarding the role of air pollution in the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the geographical spread of the disease, both regionally and globally. The present review analysed just under 6 000 articles published up to 31 May 2021, looking at the role of pollution and air quality factors in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and in the geographical differences in Covid-19 propagation. A body of evidence ...

Am 11. November 2020 nahm die Kommission einen Vorschlag zu schwerwiegenden grenzüberschreitenden Gesundheitsgefahren an. Mit der vorgeschlagenen Verordnung sollen die bestehenden Strukturen und Mechanismen zur Verbesserung des Schutzes, der Prävention, der Vorsorge und der Reaktion im Zusammenhang mit allen Arten von Gesundheitsgefahren auf der Ebene der EU gestärkt werden. Der Ausschuss für Umweltfragen, öffentliche Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit des Europäischen Parlaments nahm am 13. Juli ...

Am 11. November 2020 nahm die Kommission einen Vorschlag zur Stärkung des Mandats des europäischen Zentrums für die Prävention und die Kontrolle von Krankheiten (ECDC) an, um die Fähigkeit der EU zur Vorhersage künftiger grenzüberschreitender Gesundheitsgefahren, zur Vorbereitung darauf und zur Bewältigung dieser Gefahren zu verbessern. Der Ausschuss für Umweltfragen, öffentliche Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit des Europäischen Parlaments nahm am 29. Juni 2021 seinen Bericht an. Auf der Plenartagung ...

This study is about the effects of air pollution on health, notably COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in many areas of the world. The infection spreads through person-to-person contact. Transmission and prognosis, once infected, are potentially influenced by many factors, including air pollution. Studies have suggested that air pollution increases the incidence and the severity of the disease. However, the current data are too limited to be certain. Especially the quantitative ...

Endocrine disruptors are substances that interfere with the functioning of hormones, with potentially harmful effects on health. A wide range of chemicals are suspected of being responsible for endocrine-disrupting activity. Defining scientific criteria for their identification is highly complex and has important repercussions for a wide range of stakeholders. There is a lack of consensus among both scientists and regulators. Work on the issue has been conducted at EU and international level. The ...

In February 2016 a workshop was held on "Communicable Diseases: EU response to HIV, TB and Hepatitis C", hosted by Ms Glenis WILLMOTT and Mr Alojz PETERLE, co-Chairs of the Health Working Group of the ENVI Committee. It included presentations by representatives of European Commission DG Health and Food Safety, the ECDC-European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe and civil society representatives. The workshop and this publication were ...

The Zika virus continues to spread, and there is now strong evidence that it is linked to birth defects and neurological complications. Warnings to pregnant women against travel to affected areas have been stepped up. In view of the summer season, the risk of local transmission in Europe now needs careful consideration, as do the strategies to control the mosquito species that are potential vectors of the Zika virus. This 'At a glance' notes updates an earlier edition, of 25 February 2015: PE 577.988 ...

Avian influenza (AI), a highly contagious viral disease, can affect wild birds as well as poultry raised for food. In February 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned about the unprecedented diversity and geographical distribution of AI viruses circulating in wild and domestic birds. Genetic material is being exchanged very rapidly among the different viruses. This way novel viruses are emerging, whose potential impact on animal and human health is difficult to predict. Some strains ...