bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
New evidence of long-term BCG vaccine efficacy
Authors:   B Gergonne
Published: October 2017

Results of a recently published study into the protective efficacy of the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine over time suggest that protection against tuberculosis may persist for several decades
EHEC cases from an international football tournament (Gothia Cup) in Sweden, July 2004
Authors:   M Wahl,   Y Andersson
Published: October 2017

An enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157 VT1and VT2 outbreak associated with a large international youth football tournament has now been preliminarily investigated.
WHO report: retrospective mortality survey among the internally displaced population, greater Darfur, Sudan, August 2004
Authors:   M Valenciano,   B Gergonne,   O Morgan,   C Aramburu,   A Cawthorne,   F P D’Ancona,   A Doyle,   M Fotiadis,   L Payne
Published: October 2017

Summary of new report published by WHO, assessing the current health status of the internally displaced people in Darfur, Sudan,
Human and animal exposure to a rabid dog illegally imported into France, August 2004: update, 15 September
Authors:   A Mailles,   H Bourhy,   H de Valk,   L Dacheux,   V Servas,   I Capek,   J C Desenclos
Published: October 2017

Following the diagnosis of rabies in a dog in southwest France on 26 August 2004, 122 people are now undergoing post-exposure prophylaxis against rabies at the Bordeaux anti-rabies centre.
Hepatitis A outbreak in men who have sex with men, London, August-September 2004
Authors:   D O'Sullivan
Published: October 2017

An outbreak of hepatitis A in gay men in southeast London has been identified. Nine cases have so far been reported, all with symptom onset dates between mid-August and mid-September 2004
Bat infected with a rabies virus (EBLV-2) identified in southern England
Authors:   N Crowcroft,   A Fooks
Published: October 2017

A Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentonii) infected with European Bat Lyssavirus type-2 (EBLV-2) has been reported in the United Kingdom (UK). On 17 September, the infected bat was found lying on a road by a person in a town in southern England.
Outbreak of Salmonella Newport infection associated with lettuce in the UK
Authors: Gillespie I A
Published: October 2017

A total of 368 cases of Salmonella enterica serovar Newport infection have been confirmed in England and Northern Ireland since 9 September 2004
Current status of chlamydia screening in Europe
Authors: Low N
Published: October 2017

Chlamydia control activities in Sweden are credited with being the most extensive in the world, and in the past have been associated with dramatic reductions in rates of chlamydia and its reproductive tract complications
Global health strategy for the European Union
Authors:   Eurosurveillance editorial team
Published: October 2017

The theme of this year’s meeting of the European Health Forum Gastein was global health challenges,
A death associated with yellow fever vaccination reported in Spain
Authors:   Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Care Products
Published: October 2017

The Agencia Española del Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios has recently been informed of a death following yellow fever vaccination. The death was in a 26 year old woman, with no known risk factors, who was vaccinated against yellow fever (Stamaril lot no. X5424), cholera, tetanus and diphtheria on 14 October 2004
Attack by bear with rabies in Brasov county, Romania
Authors: Rafila A , Nicolaiciuc D , Pistol A , Darstaru E ,   A Grigoriu
Published: October 2017

On 16 October 2004, a single bear was reported to have attacked several people in the forest surrounding Brasov, a city of 400 000 inhabitants, in Transylvania, central Romania. One man, who was picking mushrooms deep in the forest, was killed by the bear, and 11 others, who were picnicking near the edge of the forest, were wounded, seven severely
Probable case of indigenous vCJD diagnosed in Ireland
Authors:   Eurosurveillance editorial team
Published: October 2017

A patient in Ireland has recently been diagnosed with probable variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
Coordinated European Union-wide survey of the prevalence of salmonella in laying flocks
Authors:   Eurosurveillance editorial team
Published: October 2017

The European Commission has published a Decision [1] concerning the baseline study that will estimate the prevalence of Salmonella spp in flocks of laying hens across the European Union.
Pathology and biochemistry of prion disease varies with genotype in transgenic mice
Authors:   K Soldan
Published: October 2017

The development of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in transgenic mice expressing the human PrP gene only occurred in those mice that were methionine homozygotes at codon 129 of that gene, according to a recently published study
Increase in mumps cases in England and Wales, 2004
Authors:   E Savage,   M Ramsay,   N Crowcroft
Published: October 2017

So far in 2004, 3696 cases of mumps have been confirmed in England and Wales (weeks 1-39), compared with a total of 3884 cases between 1999 and 2003.
Evidence that HPV vaccine may be effective in preventing cervical cancer
Authors:   Eurosurveillance editorial team,   C Lowndes
Published: October 2017

Recently published results of a randomised, double-blind, multi-centre, placebo-controlled trial involving 1113 women from North America and Brazil indicate that a vaccine against the two most common human papillomavirus types causing cervical cancer, is highly effective
Case report: probable West Nile virus infection in Germany could be third imported case since 2003
Authors: Jensen E , Pauli G
Published: October 2017

Transmission of West Nile virus infections within Germany via bites from mosquitoes that have had contact with migrating birds is thought to be a possibility, although no such transmission has yet been reported. Imported cases are also possible in people returning from areas of high virus prevalence. In
Hepatitis B vaccination project for behavioural risk groups in the Netherlands
Authors:   M L Heijnen,   Q Waldhober,   E Siedenburg,   W al Taqatqa,   R Huijsen,   M de Vries
Published: October 2017

A project to increase hepatitis B protection in behavioural risk groups and reduce transmission has been operating in the Netherlands since November 2002. Hepatitis B vaccination for these groups is provided by all Community Health Services and 4 of the 6 STI clinics
Applicants sought for training fellowships in intervention epidemiology in Europe (the EPIET programme)
Authors:   Eurosurveillance editorial team
Published: October 2017

The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) is calling for applications to the eleventh cohort, which will begin in autumn 2005.
Tsunami in south Asia and east Africa: public health response
Authors: Lawrence J , Jones J
Published: October 2017

On 26 December 2004, a tsunami struck several Asian and east African countries, resulting in a devastating loss of life and serious damage to basic infrastructures such as housing, water and sewage treatment services, electricity, and health facilities
First case of LGV confirmed in Barcelona
Authors: Vall Mayans M , Sanz Colomo Benicio , Ossewaarde J M
Published: October 2017

In December 2004, a patient presented at the sexually transmitted infection unit of Barcelona with anorectal syndrome.
Strep-EURO: progress in analysis and research into severe streptococcal disease in Europe, 2003-2004
Authors: Jasir A , Schalén C , Strep-ERUO study group Collective
Published: October 2017

The Strep-EURO project collects data on severe group A streptococcal (GAS) disease in Europe.
Large scale contact tracing after a case of open tuberculosis in a supermarket, the Netherlands, January - February 2005
Authors: Koster B , Borgen K , Meijer H , van der Plas S , Kuyvenhoven V
Published: October 2017

Between 31 January and 4 February 2005, over 21 000 people in the city of Zeist in the Netherlands were tested for latent tuberculosis infection or active tuberculosis after possible exposure via a supermarket employee.
REPLACE: a European project on plants, their extracts and other natural alternatives to antimicrobials in animal feeds
Authors: Wallace R  J
Published: October 2017

The use of growth-promoting antibiotics in farming is thought to contribute to certain strains of animal gut bacteria developing resistance to some antibiotics. There is indirect evidence of such instances where resistance has transferred to human gut bacteria
Decline in measles in WHO European Region but rubella remains high
Authors: Muscat M , Falkenhorst G , Bang H
Published: October 2017

There has been a large decline in measles cases in the 52 countries of the World Health Organization European region over the last 10 years
Mortality and causes of death in South Africa, 1997-2003: findings from death notifications
Authors: Dougan S
Published: October 2017

Statistics South Africa recently reported that the annual number of deaths in South Africa increased by 57%, from 318,287 in 1997 to 499,268 in 2003
UK guideline for managing meningococcal disease in university settings may have relevance for other European countries
Authors: Stuart J , Perrocheau A
Published: October 2017

Practical guidelines on the management of meningococcal disease in universities have recently been published in the United Kingdom. Universities in the UK are increasingly aware that cases of meningococcal disease cause great distress and disturbance on campuses
WHO publishes new Global Influenza Preparedness Plan
Authors: Van-Tam J
Published: October 2017

The WHO has recently updated its Global Influenza Preparedness Plan, reflecting the output from an international consultation exercise which took place in late 2004
Cryptosporidium outbreak after a visit to a wildlife centre in northeast Scotland: 62 confirmed cases
Authors: McGuigan C
Published: October 2017

By 25 April, 62 confirmed cases of Cryptosporidium parvum infection were reported from an outbreak linked to visits to a wildlife centre in Perthshire, Scotland since 25 March
Danish Supreme Court rules that child with autism developed in temporal relation with MMR vaccination is not entitled to compensation
Authors: Glismann S
Published: October 2017

The Danish Supreme Court has affirmed a judgement made by the Danish High Court in 2003, that there is no evidence to suggest a causal relationship between MMR vaccination and the development of autism
Cases of polio detected in Yemen
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Four cases of polio caused by wild polio virus type 1 have been confirmed in Yemen in April 2005
Sexually transmitted infections situation is a cause for concern in Poland
Authors: Rudnicka Iwona , Majewski S
Published: October 2017

Public health surveillance of STIs began in Poland in 1946, in response to an epidemic of syphilis and gonorrhoea that occurred after the second world war
Outbreak of community-acquired legionnaires’ disease in southeast Norway, May 2005
Authors: Blystad H , Brantsaeter A  B , Løvoll Ø
Published: October 2017

Norwegian health authorities are investigating an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in the neighbouring cities of Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad in southeastern Norway
World Health Assembly approves new International Health Regulations
Authors: Jones J , Nicoll A
Published: October 2017

On 23 May 2005, a new set of International Health Regulations was approved by the World Health Assembly
Trends in zoonoses in Europe, 2003
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

To support efforts of the national authorities in Europe to evaluate the epidemiology of zoonoses in their countries, and develop and assess control measures, epidemiological data for zoonoses are compiled annually at a Europe-wide level
Invitation to submit abstracts for the 10th EPIET Scientific Seminar
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) is holding the The Tenth EPIET Scientific Seminar will be held on 13-15 October 2005 in Mahon, Menorca
Outbreak of Clostridium difficile infection in an English hospital linked to hypertoxin-producing strains in Canada and the US
Authors: Smith Alyson
Published: October 2017

An outbreak of Clostridium difficile infections in an acute hospital in southeast England is currently being investigated.
BSE-related health risks from goat meat: scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The risk of exposure to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy infectious agent from consumption of goat meat by humans is considered to be small, according to the EFSA
Tickborne encephalitis epidemiology in Estonia, 1950-2004
Authors: Kerbo N , Donchenko I , Kutsar K , Vasilenko V
Published: October 2017

The first case of tickborne encephalitis (TBE) in Estonia was reported in 1950 in the south of the country. Since that time, TBE has spread and today it is endemic in Estonia.
Isolation of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027, toxinotype III in the Netherlands after increase in C. difficile-associated diarrhoea
Authors: van Steenbergen J , Debast S , van Kregten E , van den Berg R , Notermans D W , Kuijper E J
Published: October 2017

Clostridium difficile ribotype 027, toxinotype III, which has caused outbreaks in North America and has recently been reported in the United Kingdom, has been detected in the Netherlands
New Norwegian legionella legislation is consistent with the European guidelines
Authors: Lee J. V.
Published: October 2017

Norway is to be congratulated on improving its legislation governing the control of Legionella in water systems
First confirmed case of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in Switzerland
Authors: Liassine N , Caulfield A , Ory Gaelle , Restellini Alexandre , de Barbeyrac B , Sitavanc Radan , Descombes M  C , Luescher D
Published: October 2017

In April 2005, a 31 year old man in Geneva presented with anorectal syndrome
International outbreak of Salmonella Stourbridge infection in Europe recognised following Enter-net enquiry, June-July 2005
Authors: Vaillant V , Espié E , Fisher I. S.T. , Hjertqvist M , de Jong B , Kornschober C. , Berghold C , Gillespie I  A , Alpers K , Schmid H , Hächler H
Published: October 2017

On 12 June 2005, Swedish participants in Enter-net
Outbreak of Salmonella Worthington infections in elderly people due to contaminated milk powder, France, January-July 2005
Authors: InVS Collective , Outbreak Investigation Group Collective
Published: October 2017

In May 2005, InVS was informed of a cluster of 6 cases of Salmonella Worthington infections in one hospital
UK blood donors identified as at increased risk of vCJD are to be notified of their status
Authors: Soldan K
Published: October 2017

England’s Department of Health have announced the beginning of notification of a group of individuals who are newly identified as at increased risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in the United Kingdom
Measles outbreaks in Hessen and Bavaria, Germany, 2005
Authors: Siedler A
Published: October 2017

Measles incidence has risen in some regions in Germany in 2005
Syphilis in Germany, 2004: diagnoses increasing, particularly in smaller cities and rural areas
Authors: Marcus U , Hamouda O
Published: October 2017

Syphilis has re-emerged in western Europe in recent years, mainly in men who have sex with men
Pertussis outbreak in recently vaccinated children in a kindergarten in Ljubljana during a resurgence in pertussis incidence
Authors: Grilc E , Pirnat Nina
Published: October 2017

Pertussis is a mandatorily notifiable disease in Slovenia and since 1959, there has been an active national immunisation programmme. Since the start of this programme, the annual number of notified cases has fallen sharply
Production of Eurosurveillance to be shared with the ECDC
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

September 2005 marks a new stage in the continuing development of Eurosurveillance, as a special working relationship with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is implemented
EHEC O157 outbreak in Sweden from locally produced lettuce, August-September 2005
Authors: Söderström A , Lindberg A , Andersson Y
Published: October 2017

An outbreak of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 VT2 infections is known to have affected 120 people on the west coast of Sweden (Halland and Västra Götaland counties) between 16 August and 10 September 2005
Salmonellosis outbreak linked to carpaccio made from imported raw beef, Denmark, June-August 2005
Authors: Ethelberg S
Published: October 2017

An outbreak of multiresistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 infections associated with beef imported from Italy has recently occurred in Denmark.
Vaccination catch-up campaign in response to recent increase in Hib infection in Ireland
Authors: Fitzgerald M , Canny M , O’Flanagan D
Published: October 2017

Since 1992, infants in Ireland have been routinely immunised at two, four and six months against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), as part of the primary immunisation schedule.
Lymphogranuloma venereum outbreak in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Belgium, January 2004 to July 2005
Authors: Vandenbruaene M , Ostyn Bart , Crucitti T , De Schrijver K , Sasse A , Sergeant Mark , Van Dyck E , Van Esbroeck M , Moerman F
Published: October 2017

Following the alert issued from the Netherlands in January 2004, an outbreak of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) was ascertained in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Antwerp in 2004
Andrea Infuso, coordinator of EuroTB, pioneer in European tuberculosis and HIV surveillance
Authors: Hamers F F
Published: October 2017

Andrea Infuso, medical epidemiologist, and coordinator of the European tuberculosis surveillance network EuroTB, died suddenly on 20 September 2005, at the age of 44.
Outbreak of verotoxin producing E.coli O157 infections involving over forty schools in south Wales, September 2005
Authors: Salmon R , Outbreak control team Collective
Published: October 2017

By 3 October 2005, 157 cases of infection had been reported in an outbreak of verotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157 in south Wales in the United Kingdom
Cholera in Belgian tourists after travel to Turkey
Authors: De Schrijver K , Boeckx H , Top G , Mertens A , De Mol P
Published: October 2017

Two confirmed and four probable cases of cholera have been reported in Belgian tourists returning from travel to Turkey
Falciparum malaria acquired by a French tourist in a resort area of the Dominican Republic
Authors: D'Ortenzio E , Bonnet D , Leport C , Le Bras J
Published: October 2017

Between November 2004 and April 2005, about twenty cases of malaria were reported worldwide in residents from non-endemic regions who had travelled to the Dominican Republic
Very low risk to human health from A/H5N1 avian influenza in Europe according to ECDC risk assessment
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The direct risk to the health of people in Europe from the avian influenza detected in Romania and Turkey is very low,
Internationally adopted children as a source for MRSA
Authors: Radtke A , Jacobsen T , Bergh K
Published: October 2017

We describe the import of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to Norway by three internationally adopted children from Hunan province in south central China
Cryptosporidiosis outbreak associated with eating in a canteen, Denmark, August 2005
Authors: Ethelberg S , Lisby M , Vestergaard L. S. , Enemark H  L , Mølbak K
Published: October 2017

An outbreak of cryptosporidium infections occurred among employees at a large private company in Denmark in late August 2005.
Geographic mapping method shows potential for mapping influenza activity in Europe
Authors: Saito Reiko , Paget W J , Hitaka S , Sakai Takatsugu , Sasaki Asami , van der Velde K , Suzuki Hiroshi
Published: October 2017

The possible west-east spread of influenza across Europe during the influenza seasons of the previous few years was mapped in 2004 using data from the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme
Surveillance of surgical site infection in orthopaedic surgery is useful in tackling hospital-acquired infections in England
Authors: Wilson J
Published: October 2017

Surveillance of surgical site infection (SSI) in orthopaedic surgery became mandatory in England in April 2004
Transmission of HIV/AIDS in Europe continuing
Authors: Nardone A
Published: October 2017

The transmission of HIV/AIDS continues in Europe, according to the 2004 annual surveillance data
Further escalation of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic in 2005 but one million patients on antiretroviral therapy
Authors: Gupta R. K.
Published: October 2017

AIDS is estimated to be responsible for 25 million deaths since 1981
Shigella sonnei outbreak due to consumption of unpasteurised milk curds in Vilnius, Lithuania, 2004
Authors: Zagrebneviene G , Jasulaitiene V , Morkunas B , Tarbunas S , Ladygaite J
Published: October 2017

On 7 October 2004, the Vilnius Public Health Centre reported five shigellosis cases in Vilnius, all typed as Shigellosis sonnei, to the National Centre for Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control. Preliminary patient data suggested that the infections were all acquired from unpasteurised milk curds bought from two markets in Vilnius.
E-alert 9 December: Malaria cases and deaths in UK travellers returning from The Gambia
Authors: Williams C  J , Jones J
Published: October 2017

Six cases of falciparum malaria have occurred in United Kingdom (UK) travellers who have recently returned from The Gambia [1]. Two patients are known to have died, and a further two are seriously ill.
Two fatal human infections with avian influenza H5, Turkey, January 2006
Authors: Editorial team Collective , Meijer A
Published: October 2017

Two teenagers in Turkey have died from infections with influenza H5 virus subtype, the Turkish ministry of health has confirmed
Very little influenza activity in Europe up until the end of 2005
Authors: Meijer A , Meerhoff T J , Meuwissen L. E. , Van Der Velden J , Paget W  J
Published: October 2017

The incidence of clinical influenza in Europe has remained around or below baseline levels
Avian influenza in Turkey: 21 confirmed human cases
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The Turkish authorities in Ankara have now confirmed 21 human cases of infection
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom and elsewhere: situation at the end of 2005
Authors: Molesworth A M , Andrews N J
Published: October 2017

By the end of December 2005, a total of 159 cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) had been reported in the United Kingdom, of which 153 have so far resulted in death.
HBV viral load is an independent predictor of progression to hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic HBV patients
Authors: Aboulhab J
Published: October 2017

The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is closely associated with HBV viral load, according to a Taiwanese study
Current measles outbreak in Greece
Authors: Georgakopoulou T , Grylli C , Kalamara E , Katerelos P , Spala G , Panagiotopoulos T
Published: October 2017

Since November 2005, there has been an outbreak of measles in Greece. Sporadic cases began to appear in September 2005.
Rubella outbreak in young adults of Brazilian origin in a Barcelona suburb, October-December 2005
Authors: Torner N , Valerio L , Costa J , Parrón I , Dominguez A
Published: October 2017

A possible case of rubella in a 24 year old woman in her eighth week of pregnancy was reported in the Barcelona region on 21 November 2005
VTEC infections and livestock-related exposures in Scotland, 2004
Authors: Locking M , Allison L , Rae L , Pollock Kevin , Hanson M
Published: October 2017

Scotland generally reports higher rates of infection with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC O157) than other parts of the United Kingdom
An outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with minced beef, Norway, January-February 2006: preliminary report
Authors: Schimmer B , Eriksen H  M , Nygård K , Grahek-Ogden D , Madssen T , Hajdu A , Løvoll Ø , Stavnes T  L , Lassen J , Kapperud G , Aavitsland P
Published: October 2017

On 20 and 21 February 2006, six cases of diarrhoea-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) were reported to Nasjonalt
Poliomyelitis outbreaks in Africa and Asia: importation of infections a serious risk for polio-free countries with low vaccine coverage
Authors: Hovi T , Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

In 2005, 1983 cases of poliomyelitis were reported worldwide; 50 were caused by vaccine-derived polioviruses.
Tenth EU country detects highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Poland is the latest country to detect avian influenza type H5 in wild birds; two wild swans in the city of Torun, northwest of Warsaw
Recent increase in S. Paratyphi A phage type 1 and S. Typhi Vi-phage type E1 in England and Wales, associated with travel to the Indian subcontinent
Authors: Lewis H. C. , Lawrence J
Published: October 2017

Around two thirds of enteric fever cases reported in England and Wales are known to be associated with foreign travel, the majority to India and Pakistan
Cases of chikungunya imported into Europe
Authors: Editorial team Collective , Pfeffer M , Loescher T
Published: October 2017

Epidemics of chikungunya fever are currently occurring on several islands in the Indian Ocean: Réunion, Mayotte, Mauritius, and Seychelles
First cases of rubella infection during pregnancy detected by new reporting system in Italy
Authors: Ciofi Degli Atti M L , Filia A , Verteramo R , Iannazzo S , Curtale F , Masini L , De Santis M , Pompa M G
Published: October 2017

On 1 January 2005, rubella infection during pregnancy and congenital rubella syndrome/infection were made statutorily notifiable in Italy, as recommended by the national plan for the elimination of measles and congenital rubella
Early Containment Strategy: a protocol to contain pandemic influenza when it first emerges globally
Authors: Influenza team (ECDC) Collective , Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

A protocol of actions to be taken in the event of an influenza virus developing ‘pandemic potential’ has been further developed recently by the World Health Organization after consultation with international experts
Recommended composition of the 2006/07 influenza vaccine
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

WHO has recommended that the 2006/07 trivalent influenza vaccine for the northern hemisphere
Outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Norway: update
Authors: Schimmer B , Outbreak Investigation Team Collective
Published: October 2017

As of 6 April 2006, 10 cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, six cases of diarrhoea and one case of asymptomatic infection linked to an outbreak, which began in February, have been notified in Norway
Seasonal influenza activity for 2005-2006 season seems to be ending in most European countries
Authors: Paget W  J , Meijer A , Falcão J  M , de Jong J  C , Kyncl J , Meerhoff T J , Meuwissen L. E. , Nicoll A , Van Der Velden J
Published: October 2017

During the 2005-2006 season, seasonal influenza epidemics started late in countries across Europe
Rise in antimicrobial resistance in invasive isolates of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecium in Ireland
Authors: Murchan S , Cunney R , Irish EARSS Steering Group Collective
Published: October 2017

Antimicrobial resistance in human pathogenic bacteria is a global public health problem. It is associated not only with increased morbidity and mortality, but also with significant healthcare costs in preventing its emergence and dissemination.
First results of the active surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes infections in the Netherlands reveal higher than expected incidence
Authors: Doorduyn Y , de Jager C  M , van der Zwaluw W  K , Wannet W  J B , van der Ende A , Spanjaard L , van Duynhoven Y  T H P
Published: October 2017

Listeriosis is not a notifiable disease in the Netherlands, and information on Listeria monocytogenes infections is therefore limited.
First cluster of C. difficile toxinotype III, PCR-ribotype 027 associated disease in France: preliminary report
Authors: Tachon M , Cattoen C , Blanckaert K , Poujol I , Carbonne A , Barbut F , Petit J  C , Coignard B
Published: October 2017

On 27 March 2006, a cluster of cases of Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD) in a hospital in northern France (hospital A) was notified to the Institut de Veille Sanitaire
European Food Safety Authority recruiting statistician
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is inviting applications for the position of a statistician (grade AD 6)
Measles case imported from Europe to Victoria, Australia, March 2006
Authors: Riddell M  A , Lynch P , Jin L , Chibo D
Published: October 2017

A 33 year old man returned home to the Australian state of Victoria on 11 March 2006, after a three week holiday travelling through Europe
Erratum for: Euro Surveill 2006;11(6):E060601.1
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Additional information about German recommendations for malaria prophylaxis
Recent norovirus outbreaks on river and seagoing cruise ships in Europe
Authors: Takkinen J
Published: October 2017

Seven recent or ongoing outbreaks of norovirus infection on cruise ships have been reported
Large variation in prevalence of salmonella in laying hen flocks in EU: EFSA preliminary report
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

In the European Union, Salmonella enterica serotypes Enteritidis and Typhimurium
UK Health Protection Agency view on food alert announcing the recall of a number of confectionery products
Authors: Elson R , Outbreak control team Collective
Published: October 2017

The UK Food Standards Agency issued a Food Alert on 23 June
Second probable case of vCJD in the Netherlands
Authors: van Duijn C , Ruijs H , Timen A
Published: October 2017

A second probable case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob (vCJD) disease in a patient in the Netherlands
Outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in Amsterdam, June-July 2006: source confirmed
Authors: van den Hoek A , Ijzerman E , van Steenbergen J
Published: October 2017

A cooling tower in the former Post Office building (Oosterdokskade POST CS) in the eastern part of Amsterdam’s city centre has been identified
Twenty years of active paediatric surveillance in the the UK and Republic of Ireland
Authors: Lynn R  M , Pebody R G , Knowles R
Published: October 2017

In July 2006 the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU, http://bpsu.inopsu.com/) celebrated its twentieth year of surveillance
Sexually acquired HIV infections on the rise in Catalonia, Spain
Authors: Casabona Barbarà J , Binefa i Rodríguez G , Folch Toda C , Lugo Colón R , Vives Martin N , Carmona G , Domínguez A. , HIV/STI Surveillance Group Collective
Published: October 2017

Reporting of AIDS cases has been mandatory in Spain since 1987, but only eight out of the seventeen
Imported cases of chikungunya in metropolitan France: update to June 2006
Authors: Krastinova E , Quatresous I , Tarantola A
Published: October 2017

We report a situation update of imported chinkungunya infections in metropolitan France (the part of France that is in Europe, including the Mediterranean island of Corsica), from April 2005 to June 2006
Reducing the risks of transmitting gastrointestinal infections in home paddling pools
Authors: Kirkpatrick A , Nichols G , Cartwright R
Published: October 2017

The human health risks posed by natural and man-made water environments through contamination with either human or animal faeces was recently been highlighted in an editorial
Four outbreaks of norovirus gastroenteritis after consuming raspberries, Sweden, June-August 2006
Authors: Hjertqvist M , Johansson A , Svensson N , Abom P  E , Magnusson C , Olsson M , Hedlund K  O , Andersson Y
Published: October 2017

So far in 2006, in Sweden, there have been four outbreaks of norovirus gastroenteritis where raspberries were the suspected vehicle of infection. The first outbreak occurred at the end of June,
Evidence that mild or asymptomatic human H5N1 infections have not occurred in a Cambodian village with poultry infections
Authors: Influenza team (ECDC) Collective
Published: October 2017

A retrospective serologic and risk factor population-based household survey for influenza virus type A/H5N1 infection was carried out in a Cambodian village where there had been extensive poultry deaths attributed to A/H5N1
Tuberculosis outbreak linked to pubs in South Wales
Authors: Vidal-Alaball J , Hayes S , Jones R
Published: October 2017

On 10 February 2004, the specialist respiratory nurse for a hospital in a city in South Wales alerted the local health authorities that Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections
Current outbreak of hepatitis A in Bulgaria, 2006
Authors: Kojouharova M , Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Since the beginning of 2006, 4793 viral hepatitis cases have been reported in Bulgaria - 1498 cases more than the same period in 2005. The increase of viral hepatitis incidence in 2006 is related mainly to two hepatitis A outbreaks in the regions of Sofia and Plovdiv.
Cluster of measles cases in the Roma/Sinti population, Italy, June-September 2006
Authors: Filia A , Curtale F , Kreidl P , Morosetti G , Nicoletti L , Perrelli F , Mantovani J , Campus D , Rossi G , Sanna M  C , Zanetti A , Magurano F , Fortuna C , Iannazzo S , Pompa M G , Ciofi Degli Atti M L
Published: October 2017

Three clusters of measles cases occurred between June and September 2006, in the Roma/Sinti populations in three different Italian regions: the Bolzano-South Tyrol in northern Italy; Lazio in central Italy; and the island of Sardinia in the southwest
Hepatitis A cases in a travelling community in southeast England
Authors: Carnicer-Pont D , Bagaria J , Paranthaman K , Smith Alyson , Barber S , Bernhaut J
Published: October 2017

Two suspected cases of hepatitis A have been reported in a 40 year old man and his 7 year old son who are part of a travelling community in southeast England
An outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to a restaurant in Riga, August 2006
Authors: Brila A , Innuse M , Perevoščikovs J , Lucenko I
Published: October 2017

On 16 August 2006, seven cases of acute intestinal infection were reported to the Riga branch of the State Agency “Public Health Agency”
Vibrio alginolyticus infections in the Netherlands after swimming in the North Sea
Authors: Schets F. M. , van den Berg H  H J L , Demeulmeester A  A , van Dijk E , Rutjes S  A , van Hooijdonk H  J P , de Roda Husman A  M
Published: October 2017

During the summer of 2006, wound infections in bathers caused by Vibrio species were reported from several European countries. In Germany, three people were reported to have developed Vibrio vulnificus infections
Trichinella in pork: current knowledge on the suitability of freezing as a public health measure
Authors: Pozio E , Kapel C  M O , Gajadhar A  A , Boireau P , Dupouy-Camet J , Gamble H  R
Published: October 2017

Nematodes of the genus Trichinella are the causative agents of trichinellosis, a potentially severe disease in humans. Raw or undercooked pork, horse and game meat (predominantly wild boar and bear) poses a health risk to consumers.
Unexplained increase in Paecilomyces variotii blood culture isolates in the UK
Authors: Lamagni T  L , Campbell C , Pezzoli L , Johnson E
Published: October 2017

Since July 2006, a marked increase has been seen in the number of Paecilomyces variotii isolates identified by hospital laboratories across the UK.
Comparable strategies needed to evaluate human papillomavirus vaccine efficiency across Europe
Authors: Soldan K , Dillner J
Published: October 2017

A quadrivalent vaccine against human papillomavirus types 16, 18, 6 and 11, known as Gardasil was granted a marketing license by the European Commission in September 2006
Two unrelated cases of septicaemia due to Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 in Poland, July and August 2006
Authors: Stypulkowska-Misiurewicz H , Pancer K , Roszkowiak A
Published: October 2017

Two cases of septicaemia caused by Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 were reported in different regions of Poland during one
Panel of international experts concludes on influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in Europe
Authors: Lopalco P L , Giesecke J
Published: October 2017

The vaccination of people who are at high risk of complications from influenza - including pneumococcal infection - is a key public health strategy in most European countries, as it is worldwide. In order to reduce the overall burden of disease during seasonal outbreaks of influenza, an overarching strategy aimed at preventing both influenza infection and its complications is desirable.
Independent external evaluators for public health projects wanted by DG SANCO, deadline 30 April 2007
Authors:   Eurosurveillance editorial team
Published: October 2017

Independent external evaluators are wanted for projects submitted to the Public Health Programme in 2007. In February, the European Commission’s Public Health Executive Agency (PHEA) will publish the 2007 Work Plan and Call for Proposals under the Public Health Programme 2003-2008, and public health experts may now send their curriculum vitae to be considered as evaluators.
Europe-wide investigation to assess the presence of new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Europe
Authors: Van de Laar M JW , Ison C
Published: October 2017

A new variant Chlamydia trachomatis strain has recently been isolated in Sweden. Certain commercial diagnostic tests generate false negative results when screening specimens from patients who are infected with the new variant strain.
Phase III anti-HIV microbicide trial in Africa and India stopped as preliminary results show gel may increase risk of infection
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

A Phase III trial of a candidate microbicide gel to prevent HIV infection in women has been halted because more participants using the gel were becoming infected than those in the placebo group. A trial of the same gel in Nigeria has also been stopped as a precaution.
Mumps outbreak in Navarre region, Spain, 2006-2007
Authors: Castilla J , García Cenoz M , Irisarri F , Núñez-Córdoba JM , Barricarte A
Published: October 2017

More than 1300 cases of mumps were reported in Navarre, an autonomous community in northeast Spain, between August 2006 and January 2007. The first outbreak of 19 cases was reported on 10 August in Viana, a village with a population of 3860 people.
Pandemic preparedness in the European Union – multi-sectoral planning needed
Authors: Influenza team (ECDC) Collective
Published: October 2017

Significant progress in preparing for a pandemic has been made in recent years in the European Union, but there is still much to do, according to a status report published this week
Measles outbreak in the Barcelona Region of Catalonia, Spain, October 2006 to February 2007
Authors: Torner N , Martinez A , Costa J , Mosquera M M , Barrabeig I , Rovira A , Rius C , Cayla J , Plasència E , Parrón I , Sala R , Arias C , Domínguez A , Cabezas C , Plasencia A
Published: October 2017

From 1 October 2006 to 31 January 2007, 213 confirmed cases of measles occurred in the Barcelona Region, resulting from the importation of one case.
Invasive meningococcal disease at a military base in Warsaw, January 2007
Authors: Kadlubowski M , Wasko I , Klarowicz A , Hryniewicz W
Published: October 2017

On 5 January 2007, two soldiers from a military base in Warsaw, Poland, presented with symptoms indicating fulminant sepsis. The soldiers were admitted to intensive care units in two different hospitals. Neisseria meningitidis was isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid in the case of one patient and from blood only in the case of the other, and sent to the National Reference Centre for Bacterial Meningitis (NRCBM) for further characterisation.
Health risks during the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean: surveillance and assessment in the French départements
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) is the world’s third largest sporting event. (...) As with any mass gathering, there is an added public health risk [1]. Some of the visitors are coming from countries where infectious diseases are either endemic or capable of creating an epidemic.
Outbreak of trichinellosis in Spain and Sweden due to consumption of wild boar meat contaminated with Trichinella britovi
Authors: Gallardo M T , Mateos L , Artieda J , Wesslen L , Ruiz C , García M A , Galmés-Truyols A , Martín A , Hernández Pezzi G , Andersson Y , Gárate T , Christensson D
Published: October 2017

Early this year, 21 people became ill with trichinellosis in both Spain and Sweden. This was traced to consumption of home-made wild boar sausage from an original source in Spain.
Tuberculosis: still a concern for all countries in Europe
Authors: Falzon D , Belghiti F , on behalf of EuroTB
Published: October 2017

Tuberculosis (TB) is a matter of concern for all countries in the World Health Organization European Region, although the epidemiological situation of the disease varies widely between countries. To mark World TB Day on 24 March 2007, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will hold a scientific seminar at the European Parliament on 22 March (http://www.ecdc.eu.int/tbseminar) to increase awareness and share views and knowledge about the importance of TB control in Europe. Data from a newly published report from EuroTB (a collaborating centre of WHO for the surveillance of TB) on cases of the disease notified during 2005 will be presented.
Tuberculosis outbreak linked to a pub in North Somerset, England
Authors: Bolam B , Sarangi J , Moul Y , Conlon K , Kammerling M
Published: October 2017

In September 2005, four notified tuberculosis (TB) cases were linked to a specific pub in a small seaside town in North Somerset, England. The pub had since closed and, following the convening of a multi-agency outbreak control team, a press release was made to raise awareness and prompt contacts to come forward for screening. During the following year, three further cases were linked to this outbreak.
New WHO influenza vaccine recommendations for 2007-2008 season, northern hemisphere
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published recommendations for the composition of influenza virus vaccines for the forthcoming season in the northern hemisphere (November 2007 to April 2008).
First detected case of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infection in Italy
Authors: Tinelli M , Pantosti A , Lusardi C , Vimercati M , Monaco M.
Published: October 2017

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) have been increasingly frequently isolated from patients in many areas of the United States, and have started to replace hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) as a cause of healthcare-associated infections. This article, describes the first Italian case of CA-MRSA skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI).
Large outbreak of viral gastroenteritis caused by contaminated drinking water in Apulia, Italy, May - October 2006
Authors: Martinelli D , Prato R , Chironna M , Sallustio A , Caputi G , Conversano M , Ciofi Degli Atti M L , D’Ancona F P , Germinario C  A , Quarto M
Published: October 2017

At the end of July 2006, an unusually high number of patients with acute diarrhoea were reported by the accident and emergency departments in Taranto, Apulia. Subsequently, a field investigation was conducted jointly by the Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory and the Regional Reference Laboratory in Bari, and the Epidemiological Department of Taranto Local Health Unit.
Interim H5N1 vaccine for humans approved in US
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

The United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has approved a vaccine for humans against the H5N1 influenza virus [1]. This is the first such vaccine to be approved in the US.
Russian-German initiative tackles infectious diseases
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

Transnational cooperation is often essential when dealing with infectious diseases, and one challenge facing European Union Member States is finding ways to collaborate with partners outside the EU. An example of one Member State doing just this is the Koch-Metschnikow-Forum (KMF).
First tuberculosis cases in Italy resistant to all tested drugs
Authors: Migliori G B , De Iaco G , Besozzi G , Centis R , Cirillo D M
Published: October 2017

Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a very serious form of TB against which our treatment weapons have lost the majority of, if not all, their power
A case of native valve infective endocarditis caused by Alcaligenes xylosoxidans
Authors: Nanuashvili A , Kacharava G , Jashiashvili N
Published: October 2017

The following case report describes a case of native valve infective endocarditis caused by Alcaligenes xylosoxidans, an opportunistic pathogen that has been implicated in outbreaks of nosocomial infections associated with contaminated solutions.
New Health Communication Unit in ECDC
Authors: Ekdahl K , Duncan B , Steffens I
Published: October 2017

From 1 May, a new Health Communication Unit (HCU) has been established in the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Monitoring HIV prevalence in blood donations in Europe
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

In a recent issue of the journal AIDS, Likatavicius et al. present data covering 14 years of monitoring the HIV prevalence in blood donations in Europe by the EuroHIV surveillance network.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis: World Health Organization launches Global Response Plan 2007-2008
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

An increasing proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases today are resistant to first line, and often also to second line anti-TB drugs. Drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are now responsible for over 400,000 cases of TB per year.
Outbreak of trichinellosis in north-western Poland, June 2007
Authors: Golab E , Szulc M , Sadkowska-Todys M
Published: October 2017

An outbreak of trichinellosis is ongoing in Zachodniopomorskie voivodeship (West Pomerania), a province in north-western Poland bordering Germany, and has to date affected 201 people.
Cluster of trichinellosis cases in Germany, imported from Poland, June 2007
Authors: Schmiedel S , Kramme S
Published: October 2017

In this article we describe the clinical presentation of a trichinellosis epidemic in a German family.
A fatal case of psittacosis in Slovakia, January 2006
Authors: Kovácová E , Majtán J , Botek R , Bokor T , Blaškovicová H , Solavová M , Ondicová M , Kazár J
Published: October 2017

We describe a fatal case of psittacosis in a pet shop worker in Slovakia, who probably contracted the disease from exotic birds. The patient showed first symptoms in December 2005 and died in January 2006 of irreversible shock and multi-organ failure.
An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at a day-care centre in Sweden
Authors: Persson K , Svenungsson B , de Jong B
Published: October 2017

In mid-August, several children at a day-care centre in a suburb to Stockholm developed diarrhoea. Faecal samples showed presence of cryptosporidia.
Prevalence surveillance system of nosocomial infections in Norway
Authors: Bruun T , Loewer H L
Published: October 2017

In 1996, the Norwegian Ministry of Health issued regulations on the prevention of nosocomial infections (NIs). The regulations were revised in 2005. As part of the infection control programme, hospitals and long-term care facilities are obliged to have a surveillance system for NIs in place and to report the results to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
WHO highlights need for collective international efforts to face emerging diseases
Authors: Editorial team Collective
Published: October 2017

On 23 August, the World Health Organization published its latest World Health Report, subtitled ‘A Safer Future: Global Public Health Security in the 21st Century’.