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Call for papers for a special issue on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men
Eurosurveillance invites authors to submit papers for a special issue on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) in men who have sex with men (MSM). The topic is in line with the main theme of World AIDS Day 2009 events organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and aims at drawing attention to the epidemiological importance of MSM in HIV and other STI and directing the ECDC activities to focus on main risk groups.
Call for papers – Eurosurveillance special issue on socio-economic determinants and infectious diseases in Europe. Deadline extended until 15 November
Eurosurveillance is planning to publish a special issue on Socio-economic determinants and infections diseases in Europe in spring 2010. For this reason Eurosurveillance invites interested scientists who have research findings in the area to submit papers for review and possible publication. The submission deadline now is 15 November.
Eurosurveillance publishes new EU-wide data on tuberculosis
The data from 27 European Union countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway show that considerable progress has been made in preventing and controlling the disease. The number of newly diagnosed cases and the overall notification rate declined continuously in the past decade, and the notification rate in 2007 was 12% lower than in 2003. In spite of this decline, a total of 84,917 new cases of TB were registered in 2007 and a number of challenges hamper the progress towards the elimination of TB in the EU.
Special issue on pregnancy and infectious diseases
A number of bacterial and viral infections in pregnant women can have serious effects on the unborn child leading to impaired mental and physical health later in life. This week’s issue of Eurosurveillance is dedicated to infectious diseases in pregnancy.
Special issues on antimicrobial resistance
The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem in many European countries. To mark the very first European Antibiotic Awareness Day, on 18 November, the scientific journal Eurosurveillance runs a series of articles to highlight main aspects of the AMR problem in Europe. They will be published in two issues on 13 and 20 November 2008.
Special issue on seasonal influenza vaccination
In preparation for the coming influenza season 2008-9, Eurosurveillance publishes a special issue on prevention of influenza by vaccination. Seasonal influenza poses a serious public health threat because of associated serious morbidity and mortality. In Europe, estimates suggest that influenza is responsible for around 40,000 to 220,000 excess deaths, depending on the severity of the epidemic.
STARHS (Serological Testing Algorithms for Recent HIV Seroconversion) - progress towards estimating new HIV infections in Europe
Today Eurosurveillance is publishing a special issue dedicated to the widespread advances made in Europe in estimating the real number of newly acquired HIV infections based on an innovative approach called STARHS
Eurosurveillance publishes a special issue on hepatitis B and C
To tie in with World Hepatitis Day on 19 May, the scientific journal Eurosurveillance is today publishing a special issue on viral hepatitis, highlighting issues and challenges related to hepatitis B and C.
Immunisation Week
On 17 April 2008, Eurosurveillance is publishing a special issue with articles on the measles situation in Europe. The publication is linked to European Immunisation Week which runs from 21-27 April.
Eurosurveillance publishes special issue on tuberculosis
World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March commemorates the date in 1882 when Robert Koch presented his findings of the causing agent of tuberculosis (TB) – Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In the run up of this day Eurosurveillance publishes a special issue on the situation of TB in Europe.
Special issue on meningococcal disease
Today (6 March, 2008), Eurosurveillance, the European peer-reviewed journal of infectious diseases, publishes a special issue on meningococcal disease. It includes two in-depth articles and an editorial by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
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In this issue:
Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day 2010
Four articles and an editorial on issues around tuberculosis in Europe.
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 11, 18 March 2010

Table of Contents
Editorials
Improving tuberculosis surveillance in Europe is key to controlling the disease
by L D’Ambrosio, R Centis, A Spanevello, GB Migliori
Rapid communications
Multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: a persistent problem in the European Union European Union and European Economic Area
by C Ködmön, V Hollo, E Huitric, A Amato-Gauci, D Manissero
Since 2008, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has been collecting data from the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) on resistance to first- and second-line drugs (...)
A possible foodborne outbreak of hepatitis A in the Netherlands, January-February 2010
by M Petrignani, L Verhoef, R van Hunen, C Swaan, J van Steenbergen, I Boxman, HJ Ober, H Vennema, M Koopmans
As of 1 March 2010, a total of 11 primary cases with onset of symptoms between 31 December 2009 and 10 February 2010, have been identified with identical hepatitis A genotype IB strains in the Netherl(...)
Cases of Salmonella Urbana in Finland, the Czech Republic and Latvia, January-February 2010
by R Rimhanen-Finne, S Lukinmaa, T Martelius, H Rossow, R Karpíšková, D Dedicova, J Galajeva, A Bormane, A Siitonen, M Kuusi
A cluster of 14 cases of Salmonella Urbana cases in Finland, the Czech Republic and Latvia were identified in January-February, 2010. The majority of cases (11) were male and children under 16 years o(...)
Surveillance and outbreak reports
Surveillance of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe, 2003-2007
by I Devaux, D Manissero, K Fernandez de la Hoz, K Kremer, D van Soolingen, on behalf of the EuroTB network
This paper describes the results of second-line drug (SLD) susceptibility tests among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) cases reported in 20 European countries aiming to identify extensively d(...)
Analysis of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in the European Union and European Economic Area: efforts needed towards optimal case management and control
by D Manissero, V Hollo, E Huitric, C Ködmön, A Amato-Gauci
An analysis of surveillance data was performed to assess treatment outcomes of patients belonging to selected calendar year cohorts. Twenty-two countries in the European Union (EU) and European Econom(...)
Risk of developing tuberculosis from a school contact: retrospective cohort study, United Kingdom, 2009
by M Caley, T Fowler, S Welch, A Wood
To quantify the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) following school contact with a student with smear positive respiratory TB in a population with a high background rate of tuberculosis, a retrospec(...)
Miscellaneous
Addendum for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(38)
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009:14(29)
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2010;15(10)
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