On 22-23 May 2025, ECDC and the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety hosted a meeting of the newly founded network of European Union Reference Laboratories for Public Health (EURL-PH) in Lux...

September 20 – 23, 2025, Saint-Raphaël, France

As of 1 January 2025, the first six EU reference laboratories (EURLs) for public health became operational and will be active for the next seven years, strengthening the EU’s defences in the face of s...

EU Reference Laboratories for public health

On this International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on December 27, we emphasize the importance of raising awareness about the need for proactive measures to combat emerging infectious diseases. The Ye...