National Reference Center (NRC) for Streptococcus pneumoniae (invasive)
Important communication
Exceptional high number of invasive pneumococcal infections in 2024 (24.01.2025)
Within the NRC for invasive S. pneumoniae, last year we have been confronted with an exceptional high number of strains, more precisely 2120 isolates. We have never received such a high number of strains within one year since the start of our surveillance. While in nearly all months a higher number of isolates was observed in comparison to pre-COVID (2015-2016) and the year 2023, the month December stands out, with the record number of 344 isolates. More information is available in a dedicated report at the bottom of this page.
Helpful links:
At the bottom of this page, you can find the NRC reports and scientific reports.
You can consult the accompanying epidemiological surveillance reports at: Health topic Lung inflammation, Health topic Vaccine-preventable diseases.
The slides from the information session (30/03/2023) regarding the activities of the NRC Streptococcus pneumoniae can be consulted via: Information Session March 2023
