European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is an EU agency based in Stockholm that identifies, assesses, and communicates threats from infectious diseases to strengthen Europe’s defenses against epidemics and pandemics.
Aliases (1)
- ECDC ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union agency
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public health agency → |
| abbreviation |
ECDC
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| continent |
Europe
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| coordinatesWith |
European Medicines Agency
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World Health Organization → national public health institutes of EU member states → |
| country |
European Union
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| employer |
Andrea Ammon
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| fieldOfWork |
disease surveillance
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epidemiology → health security → infectious disease control → pandemic preparedness → public health → |
| focusesOn |
COVID-19
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HIV and sexually transmitted infections → antimicrobial resistance → communicable diseases → emerging infectious diseases → influenza → tuberculosis → vaccine-preventable diseases → vector-borne diseases → |
| hasOrganizationalForm |
decentralised agency of the European Union
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| headquartersLocation |
Stockholm
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Sweden → |
| inception |
2005
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| jurisdiction |
European Economic Area
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European Union member states → |
| legalBasis |
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
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| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time → |
| mission |
assess threats from communicable diseases in the EU
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communicate threats from communicable diseases in the EU → identify threats from communicable diseases in the EU → strengthen Europe’s defenses against epidemics and pandemics → support EU member states in preventing and controlling infectious diseases → |
| officialLanguage |
English
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| parentOrganization |
European Commission
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European Union → |
| partOf |
European Union agencies
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| positionHeld |
Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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| publishes |
epidemiological reports
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guidance for public health authorities → risk assessments → |
| usesMethod |
disease modelling
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epidemiological surveillance → laboratory network coordination → |
| website |
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
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European Medicines Agency → European Medicines Agency → |
cooperatesWith |
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
("ECDC")
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abbreviation |
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Robert Koch Institute
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coordinatesWith |