Combating infectious diseases
Communicable diseases pose a risk to public health. Part of our core remit is to monitor these diseases, from early detection to controlling their spread. We also formulate strategies to address the problem of resistance. We perform these tasks in close partnership with the cantons and international health authorities.
Antibiotic resistance
What you need to know about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.
Reporting systems for infectious diseases
The reporting systems ensure the early detection of disease outbreaks and allow to take measures to prevent and control infectious diseases.
Travel and mosquitoes: how to protect yourself from illness
Travellers to tropical and subtropical regions are at particular risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, Zika or malaria.