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Eurosurveillance Monthly Releases 2007,  Volume 12:
Issue: 12 | 11 | 10 | 09 | 07-08 | 06 | 05 | 04 | 03 | 02 | 01 |

Eurosurveillance Weekly Releases 2007,  Volume 12:
Dec: 20 | 13 | 06 |
Nov: 29 | 22 | 15 | 08 | 01 |
Oct: 25 | 18 | 11 | 04 |
Sep: 27 | 20 | 13 | 06 |
Aug: 30 | 23 | 16 | 09 | 02 |
Jul: 26 | 19 | 12 | 05 |
Jun: 28 | 21 | 14 | 07 |
May: 31 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 03 |
Apr: 26 | 19 | 12 | 05 |
Mar: 29 | 22 | 15 | 08 | 01 |
Feb: 22 | 15 | 08 | 01 |
Jan: 25 | 18 | 11 | 04 |

Eurosurveillance Quarterly Releases 2007,  Volume 7:
  Issue 10-12, October - December 2007
  Issue 7-9, July - September 2007
  Issue 4-6, April - June 2007
  Issue 1-3, January - March 2007
Weekly and monthly releases:
Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 20 December 2007
Eurosurveillance – a look back at 2007
Multinational Salmonella Paratyphi B variant Java (Salmonella Java) outbreak, August – December 2007 J Denny et al.
Identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase in Sweden K Tegmark-Wisell et al.
Ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A in Nis, Serbia: a preliminary report B Petrovic et al.
Preparing the European Union for the next pandemic – half way there A Nicoll et al.
Zoonotic infections in Europe: trends and figures - a summary of the EFSA-ECDC annual report J Denny et al.
Training fellowships for intervention epidemiology in Europe
ECDC recruiting scientific experts

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 13 December 2007
Local cluster of psittacosis after bird show in the Netherlands, November 2007 R Koene et al.
AURES – the first Austrian report on antimicrobial resistance – perspective of the human sector R Strauss et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 06 December 2007
H5N1 in wild and domestic birds in Europe – remaining vigilant in response to an ongoing public health threat H Needham et al.
Contact tracing of passengers exposed to an extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis case during an air flight from Beirut to Paris, October 2006 J Chemardin et al.
Guidelines for laboratory diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in Eastern European countries – results of an international collaboration M Domeika et al.
ECDC recruiting Scientific Officer in the field of influenza

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 December 2007
Why a burden of disease study? Z Jakab
The burden of infectious diseases in Europe: a pilot study EA van Lier et al.
Exploration of cost effectiveness of active vaccination in the control of a school outbreak of hepatitis A in a deprived community in the United Kingdom DC Taylor-Robinson et al.
Legionnaires’ disease in Europe: 2005-2006 KD Ricketts et al.
DIPNET – establishment of a dedicated surveillance network for diphtheria in Europe S Neal et al.
Pilot scheme for monitoring sickness absence in schools during the 2006/07 winter in England: can these data be used as a proxy for influenza activity? P Mook et al.
Risk groups and uptake of influenza and pneumococcal vaccine in Ireland J Mereckiene et al.
Meeting report from the Third European Congress of Virology, 1-5 September 2007 in Nuremberg, Germany Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 29 November 2007
A cluster of measles cases in northern Italy: a preliminary report A Filia et al.
Contact tracing following exposure to measles at a wedding party in the United Kingdom, October 2007 K Paranthaman et al.
A Dutch case of atypical pneumonia after culling of H5N1 positive ducks in Bavaria was found infected with Chlamydophila psittaci WH Haas et al.
Outbreak of Salmonella Weltevreden infections in Norway, Denmark and Finland associated with alfalfa sprouts, July-October 2007 KE Emberland et al.
HealthMap: the development of automated real-time internet surveillance for epidemic intelligence JS Brownstein et al.
Norovirus outbreak associated with canteen salad in Suffolk, United Kingdom D Showell et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 22 November 2007
HIV/AIDS in Europe: epidemiological situation in 2006 and a new framework for surveillance M Herida et al.
Chikungunya in north-eastern Italy: a summing up of the outbreak R Angelini et al.
An overview of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus control in the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands AW Wheeler et al.
‘The Disease Detectives’: a comic perspective on outbreak investigations F Burckhardt et al.
Outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis among staff at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, September 2007 L Costas et al.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction annual report 2007: positive assessment of HIV in IDUs though hepatitis C still very high J Vicente et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 15 November 2007
A case of Clostridium difficile-associated disease due to the highly virulent clone of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027, March 2007 in Germany NH Zaiss et al.
Confirmed cases and report of clusters of severe infections due to Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Germany N Kleinkauf et al.
Clusters of measles cases in Jewish orthodox communities in Antwerp, epidemiologically linked to the United Kingdom: a preliminary report T Lernout et al.
Human papillomavirus vaccination: the United Kingdom’s recommendation and update on European licensure and efficacy data R Howell-Jones
Variation in incidence of pneumococcal and meningococcal disease across Europe J Roberts et al.
Vector monitoring of Aedes aegypti in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal AP Almeida et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 08 November 2007
Outbreak of tularaemia in Castilla y León, Spain C Martin et al.
First isolation of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Finland O Lyytikäinen et al.
Severe case of invasive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Norway L Heggelund et al.
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill 2007;12(10)

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 01 November 2007
STEC O157 outbreak in the Netherlands, September-October 2007 IH Friesema et al.
STEC O157 outbreak in Iceland, September-October 2007 G Sigmundsdottir et al.
Universal varicella vaccination in the Veneto Region, Italy: launch of a programme targeting all children aged 14 months and susceptible adolescents V Baldo et al.
Public Health Measures in an Influenza Pandemic – the importance of surveillance A Nicoll et al.
Authors’ correction for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(10):E071018.3

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 November 2007
Managing Legionnaires' disease in Europe: the need for international collaboration C Joseph
Clusters of travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Italy, Spain and France, July 2002 - June 2006 MC Rota et al.
General practitioners’ role in the notification of communicable diseases – study in Malta C Gauci et al.
Results of a 12-month long enhanced surveillance of listeriosis in Italy M Gianfranceschi et al.
Rubella immunity and vaccination coverage of the population of northern Greece in 2006 G Gioula et al.
Nosocomial infections and community clusters of pertussis in France, 2000-2005 I Bonmarin et al.
Outbreak of salmonellosis in a restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden, September – October 2006

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 25 October 2007
Occurrence of the USA300 community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus clone in Austria W Ruppitsch et al.
Genotyping of measles and rubella virus strains circulating in Poland in 2007 A Makowka et al.
First European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology closes in Stockholm J Giesecke

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 18 October 2007
Extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: the first six months of notifications according to the Swedish communicable disease act T Söderblom et al.
Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley in Sweden associated with alfalfa sprouts, July-August 2007 S Werner et al.
International outbreak of salmonellosis in a hotel in Lloret de Mar, Spain, August 2007 N El Omeiri et al.
World Health Organization to meet again on influenza virus-sharing Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 11 October 2007
European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient antibiotic use in Europe, 1998-2005 A Muller et al.
Active intestinal schistosomiasis in travellers returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo J Clerinx
Outbreak of norovirus infection in a nursing home in northern Slovenia, July 2007 I Grmek Kosnik et al.
EU Health Programme for 2008-2013 approved
ECDC recruiting technical staff

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 04 October 2007
An outbreak of measles in Lower Bavaria, Germany, January-June 2007 H Bernard et al.
Outbreaks of shigellosis in Denmark and Australia associated with imported baby corn, August 2007 – final summary HC Lewis et al.
Enter-net and EU-IBIS activities integrated into ECDC Editorial team
New issues of EpiNorth and EpiSouth journals online Editorial team
ECDC recruiting technical staff Editorial team
Authors’ correction and errata for Euro Surveill 2007;12(9) Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 October 2007
Chlamydia: a major challenge for public health MJ Van de Laar et al.
Results of a Europe-wide investigation to assess the presence of a new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis EJ Savage et al.
Reasons for the sharp increase of genital chlamydia infections reported in the first months of 2007 in Sweden I Velicko et al.
Mutant Chlamydia trachomatis in Denmark S Hoffmann et al.
Monitoring the potential introduction of the Swedish Chlamydia trachomatis variant (swCT) in the Netherlands SA Morré et al.
French situation concerning the Swedish Chlamydia trachomatis variant B de Barbeyrac et al.
Trends in genital chlamydia infection in the Mid-West of Ireland, 2001-2006 D Whyte et al.
Sexual networks and the chlamydia epidemic - Meeting report Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 27 September 2007
An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 in Aberdeen, Scotland, September 2007 D Webster et al.
Brain abscess caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Egypt, April 2007 S Enany et al.
A study of invasiveness of different Salmonella serovars based on analysis of the Enter-net database R Wollin
Annual World Hepatitis Awareness Day: an opportunity to raise awareness Editorial team
Authors correction for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(9)

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 20 September 2007
An ongoing outbreak of measles linked to the United Kingdom in an ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Israel B Stewart-Freedman et al.
Measles in North East and North Central London, England: a situation report J Ashmore et al.
Human influenza A/H5N1 (“pre-pandemic”) vaccines: informing policy development in Europe Influenza team (ECDC)

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 13 September 2007
An outbreak of multi-resistant Shigella sonnei in Australia: possible link to the outbreak of shigellosis in Denmark associated with imported baby corn from Thailand R Stafford et al.
Laboratory capacity for detection of chikungunya virus infections in Europe O Donoso-Mantke et al.
Recent changes in tuberculosis control and BCG vaccination policy in France D Lévy-Bruhl et al.
Author’s correction for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(6)

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 06 September 2007
An outbreak of chikungunya fever in the province of Ravenna, Italy R Angelini et al.
Chikungunya in Italy: actions in and implications for the European Union Diseases of Environmental and Zoonotic Origin Team, ECDC
Outbreak of chikungunya in the French Territories, 2006: lessons learned M Ledrans et al.
First World Rabies Day, 8 September 2007 S De Martin
European bat lyssavirus type 2: human exposure in England H Duggal
Erratum for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(1)

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 September 2007
Pertussis: An old disease in new clothes CH Wirsing von König et al.
Passive immunity against measles in infants: is there a need for policy changes in the European vaccination schedules? K Johansen et al.
Pertussis: A cluster of linked cases in the United Kingdom, 2006 C Weerasinghe et al.
Incidence trends in pertussis in the Autonomous Region of Madrid, Spain: 1982-2005 I Vera et al.
Robustness of measles immunity in parturient women in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, in the post-vaccination era G Cilla et al.
Epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe during the winter 2005-2006 A Meijer et al.
Tuberculosis in a Yorkshire prison: case report S Ahmed et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 30 August 2007
Outbreak of shigellosis in Denmark associated with imported baby corn, August 2007 H Lewis et al.
Prevalence surveillance system of nosocomial infections in Norway T Bruun et al.
WHO highlights need for collective international efforts to face emerging diseases Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 23 August 2007
An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 phage type 2 infection in Paisley, Scotland A Stirling et al.
Trichinellosis outbreak in Bavaria caused by cured sausage from Romania, January 2007 K Nöckler et al.
An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at a day-care centre in Sweden K Persson et al.
Influenza activity in the Southern Hemisphere: a preliminary look at the winter 2007 season Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 16 August 2007
An outbreak of gastroenteritis in a campsite in Romania, July 2007 S Ibram et al.
Salmonellosis outbreak in connection with the Formula One race, August 2007 in Hungary K Krisztalovics et al.
European Commission launches Green Paper on bio-preparedness Editorial team
ECDC recruiting technical staff Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 09 August 2007
Outbreak of respiratory infection on a cruise ship J Sedgwick et al.
A Q fever outbreak in the Netherlands: a preliminary report I Karagiannis et al.
A case of trichinellosis in Denmark, imported from Poland, June 2007 CR Stensvold et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 02 August 2007
A fatal case of psittacosis in Slovakia, January 2006 E Kovácová et al.
Defining core competencies for epidemiologists working in communicable disease surveillance and response in the public health administrations of the European Union C Varela et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 26 July 2007
Ongoing measles outbreak in Switzerland: results from November 2006 to July 2007 JL Richard et al.
Use of Gamma-interferon assays in low- and medium-prevalence countries in Europe: a consensus statement of a Wolfheze Workshop organised by KNCV/EuroTB, Vilnius Sept 2006 F Drobniewski et al.
Author’s correction for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(2) Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 19 July 2007
Outbreak of Q fever among a group of high school students in Slovenia, March-April 2007 E Grilc et al.
Outbreak of trichinellosis in north-western Poland – Update and exported cases, June-July 2007 E Golab et al.
Importation of Polish trichinellosis cases to Ireland, June 2007 G McHugh et al.
Cluster of trichinellosis cases in Germany, imported from Poland, June 2007 S Schmiedel et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 12 July 2007
Outbreak of trichinellosis in north-western Poland, June 2007 E Golab et al.
Salmonella Kottbus outbreak in infants in Gran Canaria (Spain), caused by bottled water, August – November 2006 R Palmera-Suárez et al.
Erratum for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(6)

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 05 July 2007
Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in Greece during a school excursion, April 2007 T Parasidis et al.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 in birds within the EU - Implications for Public Health Influenza team (ECDC)
Drug-resistant tuberculosis: World Health Organization launches Global Response Plan 2007-2008 Editorial team
Author’s correction for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(5)
Erratum for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(6)

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 July 2007
Helicobacter pylori: primary antimicrobial resistance and first-line treatment strategies M Kist
Surveillance of primary antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori at centres in England and Wales over a six-year period (2000-2005) SA Chisholm et al.
Gripenet: an internet-based system to monitor influenza-like illness uniformly across Europe SP van Noort et al.
Preparing for an influenza pandemic in Italy: resources and procedures in paediatric hospital units V Giacomet et al.
Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 13a: case-control investigation in Hertsmere, United Kingdom O Morgan et al.
Norovirus outbreak associated with a hotel in the west of Ireland, 2006 A Michel et al.
Community-acquired pneumonia and influenza hospitalisations in northern Portugal, 2000-2005 J Dias et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 28 June 2007
Outbreak of tuberculosis in a junior school in south-eastern England J Howard et al.
First cases of infections caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Bulgaria D Nashev et al.
Genetic evidence of Puumala and Tula Hantaviruses in rodents in the Jura region, France – preliminary results M Artois et al.
Letter to the Editor: Influenza antiviral susceptibility monitoring activities in relation to national antiviral stockpiles in Europe during the winter 2006/2007 season BC Ciancio et al.
Author’s reply – Influenza antiviral susceptibility monitoring activities in relation to national antiviral stockpiles in Europe during the winter 2006/2007 season A Meijer et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 21 June 2007
Dengue worldwide: an overview of the current situation and the implications for Europe Diseases of Environmental and Zoonotic Origin Team, ECDC
A case of tetanus in a child whose parents refused immunisation – Piedmont Region, Italy, 2006 F Giovanetti et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 14 June 2007
Outbreak of measles among Irish Travellers in England, March to May 2007 S Cohuet et al.
Outbreak of measles among Irish Travellers in Norway: an update Ø Løvoll et al.
International outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg in 2007 L Pezzoli et al.
Prevalence of the new genetic variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Södra Älvsborg County, Västra Götaland Region, Sweden J Björkman et al.
Infant Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome, Ireland, 2007 – preliminary outbreak report N O’Connell et al.
Measuring the impact of PCV7 in the European Union: why it is a priority PL Lopalco

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 07 June 2007
Ostreopsis ovata and human health: epidemiological and clinical features of respiratory syndrome outbreaks from a two-year syndromic surveillance, 2005-06, in north-west Italy P Durando et al.
ECDC to launch first report on communicable diseases epidemiology in the European Union A Amato-Gauci et al.
Increase of reported HIV infections in Sweden M Arneborn et al.
New International Health Regulations come into force Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 June 2007
Update of Clostridium difficile-associated disease due to PCR ribotype 027 in Europe EJ Kuijper et al.
Toscana virus meningitis in Portugal, 2002-2005 L Santos et al.
A curriculum for training healthcare workers in the management of highly infectious diseases A Baka et al.
Seroprevalence of antibodies to poliovirus in individuals living in Portugal, 2002 M Pires de Miranda et al.
Cluster of Salmonella Enteritidis in Sweden 2005-2006 – suspected source: almonds L Ledet Muller et al.
Outbreaks of monophasic Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in Luxembourg, 2006 J Mossong et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 31 May 2007
Airline traveller with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: low risk for passengers Tuberculosis Team (ECDC) et al.
Avian influenza A/(H7N2) outbreak in the United Kingdom Editorial team
Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenzas and human health Influenza team (ECDC)
An outbreak of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 caused by beef sausage, Denmark 2007 S Ethelberg et al.
Case report on fatal human rabies infection in Hamburg, Germany, March 2007 S Schmiedel et al.
Terminology services – an example of knowledge management in public health L Balkanyi

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 24 May 2007
An outbreak of measles among a travelling community from England in Norway: a preliminary report Ø Løvoll et al.
A case of native valve infective endocarditis caused by Alcaligenes xylosoxidans A Nanuashvili et al.
EpiNorth website updated with 2006 data VR Gundersen
New Health Communication Unit in ECDC K Ekdahl et al.
Monitoring HIV prevalence in blood donations in Europe Editorial team
World Health Assembly adopts resolution on influenza virus sharing Editorial team
Erratum for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(4) Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 17 May 2007
First tuberculosis cases in Italy resistant to all tested drugs GB Migliori et al.
Influenza vaccine coverage and the attack rate of influenza-like illness among the elderly in Portugal: is there a correlation? B Nunes et al.
Large outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in Samokov Region, Bulgaria, February 2007 G Kamenov et al.
Vacancy notice: European Commission seeks expert on antimicrobial drug resistance

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 10 May 2007
Influenza transmission: research needs for informing infection control policies and practice Influenza team (ECDC)
Outbreak of measles in Geneva, Switzerland, March-April 2007 E Delaporte et al.
Russian-German initiative tackles infectious diseases Editorial team
Clinical trial search portal launched Editorial team
Errata for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(4) Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 03 May 2007
Significant increase of hantavirus infections in Germany since the beginning of 2007 J Koch et al.
Vibrio cholerae O1 strains with decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones in travellers returning from India (Rajasthan) to France, April 2007 A Tarantola et al.
A large outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in western Ireland linked to public water supply: a preliminary report H Pelly et al.

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 May 2007
New eyes: improving Europe’s infectious disease surveillance D O’Flanagan
Outbreaks of influenza and influenza-like illness in schools in England and Wales, 2005/06 H Zhao et al.
Characterisation of swabbing for virological analysis in the Spanish Influenza Sentinel Surveillance System during four influenza seasons in the period 2002-2006 A Larrauri et al.
Epidemiology of meningococcal meningitis and changes in the surveillance system in Poland, 1970-2006 O Gryniewicz et al.
Is STI surveillance in England meeting the requirements of the 21st century? An evaluation of data from the South West Region C Ihekweazu et al.
Pertussis outbreak detected by active surveillance in Cyprus in 2003 M Theodoridou et al.
Cryptosporidiosis surveillance and water-borne outbreaks in Europe JC Semenza et al.
Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: an analysis of the outbreaks in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 2005 P Heyman et al.
Incidence of Beijing genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Elche, Spain: A 13-year surveillance study E Garcia-Pachon et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 26 April 2007
The current status of HPV and rotavirus vaccines in national immunisation schedules in the EU – preliminary results of a VENICE survey Y Kudjawu et al.
Distribution of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in British hospitals JS Brazier et al.
First isolation and report of clusters of Clostridium difficile PCR 027 cases in Ireland S Long et al.
European Food Safety Authority recruiting staff

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 19 April 2007
Large outbreak of viral gastroenteritis caused by contaminated drinking water in Apulia, Italy, May - October 2006 D Martinelli et al.
An ongoing outbreak of lymphogranuloma venereum in the Netherlands, 2006-2007 FD Koedijk et al.
Sporadic human cases of cowpox in Germany A Nitsche et al.
Interim H5N1 vaccine for humans approved in US Editorial team
The European Network for Diagnostics of Imported Viral Diseases (ENIVD) – 12 years of strengthening the laboratory diagnostic capacity in Europe M Niedrig et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 12 April 2007
First detected case of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infection in Italy M Tinelli et al.
First cluster of travel-associated legionnaires’ disease detected in Bulgarian citizens I Tomova et al.
European Immunization week: 16-22 April Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 05 April 2007
An outbreak of measles in Apulia, Italy, November 2006 – January 2007 R Prato et al.
Universal immunisation with human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among females aged 12-17 recommended in Germany Y Deleré et al.
HIV/AIDS in the Czech Republic, 2006 M Bruckova et al.
New WHO influenza vaccine recommendations for 2007-2008 season, northern hemisphere Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 April 2007
Stagnating influenza vaccine coverage rates among high-risk groups in Poland and Sweden in 2003/4 and 2004/5 M Kroneman et al.
Influenza antiviral susceptibility monitoring activities in relation to national antiviral stockpiles in Europe during the winter 2006/2007 season A Meijer et al.
Experiences with the new genetic variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Örebro county, Sweden – proportion, characteristics and effective diagnostic solution in an emergent situation M Unemo et al.
Hepatitis B reactivation in an Irish dialysis unit, 2005 L Thornton et al.
Cross-border investigation of a Shigella sonnei outbreak in a group of Norwegian tourists after a trip to Russia B Schimmer et al.
An Easter outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT 104A associated with traditional pork salami in Italy I Luzzi et al.
Sentinel Surveillance: an option for surveillance of infectious intestinal disease C Gauci et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 29 March 2007
Outbreak of severe gastroenteritis with multiple aetiologies caused by contaminated drinking water in Denmark, January 2007 LS Vestergaard et al.
Tularaemia outbreak in northern Norway AB Brantsaeter et al.
Laboratory-confirmed case of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans in the United Kingdom S Elden et al.
Local mumps outbreak in Hungary, 2007 K Szomor et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 22 March 2007
Tuberculosis: still a concern for all countries in Europe D Falzon et al.
The Stop TB Partnership for Europe: aims and principles J O’Toole
Tuberculosis outbreak linked to a pub in North Somerset, England B Bolam et al.
Mumps outbreak in Bulgaria, 2007: a preliminary report M Kojouharova et al.
Note for Euro Surveill 2007;12(3):E070308.1.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 15 March 2007
Outbreak of trichinellosis in Spain and Sweden due to consumption of wild boar meat contaminated with Trichinella britovi MT Gallardo et al.
Current measles outbreak in Serbia: a preliminary report Z Seguliev et al.
Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Europe: update of EARSS results M De Kraker et al.
The first isolation of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Russia T Baranovich et al.
Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infection traced to imported cured sausage using MLVA-subtyping K Nygard et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 08 March 2007
HIV-positive organs used for transplant in Italy due to human error E Villa et al.
Health risks during the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean: surveillance and assessment in the French départements Editorial team
Seasonal influenza activity in Europe: Declining in most countries in the West but increasing in the North-East JM Arkema et al.
European Food Safety Authority invites applications for senior posts

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 01 March 2007
Eurosurveillance changes hands! Editorial team
Invasive meningococcal disease at a military base in Warsaw, January 2007 M Kadlubowski et al.
Identification of the Swedish Chlamydia trachomatis variant among patients attending a STI clinic in Oslo, Norway A Moghaddam et al.
Erratum for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(2):E070222.2

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 March 2007
Successful transfer of Eurosurveillance to ECDC
A hotel-based outbreak of Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica serovar Enteritidis (Salmonella Enteritidis) in the United Kingdom, 2006 N Calvert et al.
Community outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Vic-Gurb, Spain in October and November 2005 MR Sala et al.
Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in an Austrian boarding school, September 2006 D Schmid et al.
Short summary of Swedres 2005, a report on Swedish antibiotic utilisation and resistance O Cars et al.
The 2003 heat wave JP Sardon

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 22 February 2007
Pandemic preparedness in the European Union – multi-sectoral planning needed Influenza team (ECDC)
Measles outbreak in the Barcelona Region of Catalonia, Spain, October 2006 to February 2007 N Torner et al.
Increase in rabies cases in animals in Belarus Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 15 February 2007
Mumps outbreak in Navarre region, Spain, 2006-2007 J Castilla et al.
Two outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza in farm geese, Hungary, January 2007 Editorial team
Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (A/H5N1) in commercial poultry in Hungary and the UK – public health implications? Influenza team (ECDC)
First reported waterborne outbreak of cryptosporidiosis with Cyclospora co-infection in Turkey U Aksoy et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 08 February 2007
Outbreak of listeriosis in the Czech Republic, late 2006 – preliminary report M Vít et al.
Confirmed H5N1 avian influenza outbreak on a poultry farm in England, February 2007 Editorial team
No indication of Swedish Chlamydia trachomatis variant among STI clinic visitors in Amsterdam HJ de Vries et al.
Europe-wide investigation to assess the presence of new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Europe MJ Van de Laar et al.
A case of childhood tetanus in Cyprus in 2003: a rarely seen disease M Koliou et al.
Phase III anti-HIV microbicide trial in Africa and India stopped as preliminary results show gel may increase risk of infection Editorial team
ECDC recruiting technical staff

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 February 2007
Eurosurveillance comes of age and moves to ECDC H Therre et al.
Emergence and dissemination of the methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 clone in Denmark (2000-2005) AR Larsen et al.
Large outbreak of E. coli O157 in 2005, Ireland M Mannix et al.
Outbreak of domestically acquired typhoid fever in Leipzig, Germany, June 2004 M Muehlen et al.
Pneumococcal conjugate, meningococcal C and varicella vaccination in Italy F D'Ancona et al.
Rotavirus in Spain (2000-2004): a predictive model for a surveillance system FJ Luquero et al.
Surveillance of varicella and herpes zoster in Slovenia, 1996 – 2005 M Socan et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 01 February 2007
New strategy to eliminate polio from India Editorial team
Investigation to determine if newly-discovered variant of <em>Chlamydia trachomatis</em> is present in Ireland Y Lynagh et al.
Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae strain harbouring an AmpC (DHA-1) and a blaSHV-11 in a Belgian hospital, August-December 2006 T Vanwynsberghe et al.
Erratum for: Euro Surveill 2007;12(1):E070125.1

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 25 January 2007
Measles deaths fall by 60 percent worldwide Editorial team
Avian influenza update: Recent outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry worldwide Influenza team (ECDC)
Seasonal influenza beginning in Europe: report from EISS WJ Paget et al.
Stockpiling of anti-influenza drugs in private households: a survey in Germany U Buchholz et al.

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 18 January 2007
Panel of international experts concludes on influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in Europe PL Lopalco et al.
Emergence and dissemination of multidrug resistant clones of <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> producing VIM-2 metallo-beta-lactamase in Belgium A Deplano et al.
VENICE: Europe’s new network for vaccination PL Lopalco et al.
Fourth case of transfusion-associated vCJD infection in the United Kingdom Editorial team
Applications sought for training fellowships for intervention epidemiology in Europe (the EPIET programme)
Independent external evaluators for public health projects wanted by DG SANCO, deadline 30 April 2007

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 11 January 2007
Recent cases of falciparum malaria imported to Europe from Goa, India, December 2006-January 2007 T Jelinek et al.
Outbreak of legionnaires’ disease among tourists staying at a hotel in Phuket, Thailand L Payne et al.
First isolation of <em>Clostridium difficile</em> 027 in Japan H Kato et al.
A comparison of public domain software for outbreak investigations: Epi Info and EpiData G Kafatos et al.
The BURDEN project - Assessing the burden of resistance and disease in Europe U Frank

Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 04 January 2007
Monitoring excess mortality for public health action: potential for a future European network A Mazick et al.
Modelling scenarios of diffusion and control of pandemic influenza, Italy Epico working group
New research funding opportunities from DG Research Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Monthly Release: 01 January 2007
Prisons: health hazards, but also health opportunities C Weilandt et al.
Hepatitis and HIV in Northern Ireland prisons: a cross-sectional study K Danis et al.
Hepatitis A antibody prevalence among people with an intellectual disability in Ireland G Sayers et al.
Great diversity of tuberculosis treatment in Finland T Vasankari et al.
Ensuring prudent use of antimicrobials in human medicine in the European Union, 2005 G Werner et al.
Pertussis surveillance in French hospitals: results from a 10 year period I Bonmarin et al.
Cases of chikungunya fever imported from the islands of the South West Indian Ocean to Paris, France P Hochedez et al.
Travel-associated legionnaires’ disease in Europe: 2005 KD Ricketts et al.
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