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This information has been taken directly from the ECDC website.

The European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) was established in 2005. It is an EU agency with aim to strengthen Europe's defences against infectious diseases. It is seated in Stockholm, Sweden.

Our Mission
According to the Article 3 of the founding Regulation, ECDC's mission is to identify, assess and communicate current and emerging threats to human health posed by infectious diseases.

In order to achieve this mission, ECDC works in partnership with national health protection bodies across Europe to strengthen and develop continent-wide disease surveillance and early warning systems. By working with experts throughout Europe, ECDC pools Europe's health knowledge, so as to develop authoritative scientific opinions about the risks posed by current and emerging infectious diseases.
Dates Referenced October 2011
Contact Details Phone number: +46 (0)8 586 010 00

Fax number: +46 (0)8 586 010 01

Postal address:
SE-171 83 Stockholm
Sweden

Visiting address:
Tomtebodavägen 11a
Solna, Sweden
Website Address

    http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx

Email

info@ecdc.europa.eu

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Specific References (Please note - website addresses change frequently and all references are dated accordingly. If hyperlinks are no longer active, please inform us)

Reference Section of Website Specific Website link
W760.Oct2011.w1 Outbreak of West Nile virus infection in Greece, July-August 2010 http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/Documents/1009_Threat assessment_West_Nile_Virus.pdf

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