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Hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children - epidemiological overview of cases reported in Europe, 1 January to 16 June 2022
Vidal A.R., Vaughan A., Innocenti F., Colombe S., Nerlander L., Rachwal N., Ciancio B.C., Mougkou A., Carvalho C., Delgado E., Mook P., De Muylder G., Peeters M., Tenev T., Golkocheva-Markova E., Jensen V.V.S., Koch A., Figoni J., Brouard C., Nikolopoulou G., Zisouli A., Murphy N., Broderick A., Goldberg L., Rich R., Sagie L.H., Tosti M.E., Suligoi B., Joosten R., Pijnacker R., Fjeldheim I., Heen E., Stȩpień M., Polański P., Marinho R.T., Martins J.V., Varela C., Avellón A., Andersson E., Mörk M.J., Mandal S., Watson C., Coughlan L., Chand M., Neill C., Bradley D.T., Li K., O'Leary M., McInnes N., Williams C.J., Moore C., Gjini A., Duffell E., Pebody R.
SARS-CoV-2 in children
Information about SARS-CoV-2 incidence in children, susceptibility and the severity of the disease for children and child vaccination.
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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
A webinar on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) was jointly organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) on 20 January 2022.
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Webinar on post-COVID-19 condition in children
A webinar on post-COVID-19 condition in children jointly organised by the ECDC and the European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) took place on 10 November 2021.
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Webinar on post-COVID-19 condition in children
ECDC and the European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) organised a joint webinar on post-COVID-19 condition in children that took place on 10 November 2021.
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High risk of autumn surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths in countries with insufficient vaccination coverage, warns ECDC
EU/EEA countries that have not yet achieved high enough COVID-19 vaccination coverage in their total populations, which are planning to relax non-pharmaceutical interventions during the next two weeks, run a high risk of experiencing a significant surge of cases, hospitalisations and mortality from now until the end of November.
Scientific and technical publications
COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission - second update
The aim of this document is to provide an update on the knowledge surrounding the role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the role of schools in the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing in particular on the experience in EU/EEA countries since the beginning of the pandemic. This document also addresses transmission to and from staff in school settings, school-related mitigation measures including risk communication, testing, contact tracing, and the effectiveness and impacts of school closures.
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COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission – second update
ECDC has published 'COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission – second update', which revises our current understanding of the role that children play in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and the role of schools in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientific and technical publications
Incidence and severity of pertussis hospitalisations in infants aged less than 1 year in 37 hospitals of six EU/ EEA countries, results of PERTINENT sentinel pilot surveillance system, December 2015 to December 2018
Merdrignac, L., El Belghiti, F., Pandolfi, E., Jané, M., Murphy, J., Fabianová, K., Cenoz, M.G., Flem, E., Guillot, S., Tozzi, A.E., Carmona, G., Habington, A., Zavadilová, J., Navasués, A., Bøas, H., Lévy-Brühl, D., Ferretti, B., Lanaspa, M., O'Sullivan, N., Križová, P., Fernandino, L., Bekkevold, T., Hanslik1, T., Muñoz-Almagro, C., Bacci, S., Spiteri, G., Valenciano, M., Moren, A., Merdrignac, L., Savulescu, C., Valenciano, M., Moren, A., Krížová, P., Fabiánová, K., Zavadilová, J., Blechová, Z., Bláhová, K., Kosina, P., Sýkora, J., Holcíková, A., Širucek, P., Lévy-Brühl, D., El Belghiti, F.A., Grembombo, A., Guillot, S., Brisse, S., Toubiana, J., Cotter, S., Murphy, J., Cunney, R., O'Shaughnessy, N., Habington, A., O'Sullivan, N., Pandolfi, E., Tozzi, A.E., Rizzo, C., Russo, L., Campagna, I., Gesualdo, F., Ciampini, S., Ferro, V.A., Boccuzzi, E., Flem, E., Boas, H., Bekkevold, T., Fernandez, L.V., Munoz-Almagro, C., Esteva, C., Perez, M.L., Jané, M., Carmona, G., Acosta, L., Garcia, Y.J., Cenoz, M.G., Navascués, A., Zubieta, L.F., Castilla, J., Hanslik, T., Bacci, S.
Questions and answers on COVID-19: Children aged 1 – 18 years and the role of school settings
How likely are children to catch and transmit the virus in school settings? When and how will schools be reopened?