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Eurosurveillance Editions 2008,  Volume 13:
Dec: 18 | 11 | 04 |
Nov: 27 | 20 | 13 | 06 |
Oct: 30 | 23 | 16 | 09 | 02 |
Sep: 25 | 18 | 11 | 04 |
Aug: 28 | 21 | 14 | 07 |
Jul: 31 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 03 |
Jun: 26 | 19 | 12 | 05 |
May: 29 | 22 | 15 | 08 |
Apr: 30 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 03 |
Mar: 27 | 18 | 13 | 06 |
Feb: 28 | 21 | 14 | 07 |
Jan: 31 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 03 |

Eurosurveillance Quarterly Releases 2008,  Volume 13:
  Issue 10-12, October - December 2008
  Issue 7-9, July - September 2008
  Issue 4-6, April - June 2008
  Issue 1-3, January - March 2008
Eurosurveillance releases:
Eurosurveillance Edition: 18 December 2008
Malaria in travellers to Gambia Z Bisoffi
Denmark: Botulism in an infant or infant botulism? A Pærregaard et al.
Cluster of imported malaria from Gambia in Finland – travellers do not listen to given advice K Valve et al.
European cluster of imported falciparum malaria from Gambia T Jelinek et al.
Investigations and control measures following a case of inhalation anthrax in East London in a drum maker and drummer, October 2008 S Anaraki et al.
A food-borne outbreak of cryptosporidiosis among guests and staff at a hotel restaurant in Stockholm county, Sweden, September 2008 M Insulander et al.
Tuberculosis outbreak associated with a mosque: challenges of large scale contact tracing S Duthie et al.
Cohort study of an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis in a nursing home for elderly, Majorca, Spain, February 2008 MA Luque Fernández et al.
Influenza vaccination coverage in England, 2000-2008 RG Pebody et al.
Authors’ reply: Influenza vaccination coverage in the United Kingdom PR Blank et al.
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2008;13(36)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 11 December 2008
HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe: update 2007 MJ van de Laar et al.
HIV among injecting drug users in Europe: increasing trends in the East L Wiessing et al.
Anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum: the first two confirmed cases in Portugal R Castro et al.
Syphilis epidemiology in Sweden: re-emergence since 2000 primarily due to spread among men who have sex with men I Velicko et al.
Reported cases of congenital syphilis in the French national hospital database N Nicolay et al.
An international outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 infection due to lettuce, September – October 2007 I Friesema et al.
Ethical and legal issues related to health access for migrant populations in the Euro-Mediterranean Area E Negro Calduch et al.
Concerted international response to control ongoing cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 04 December 2008
Situation of HIV infections and STIs in the United Kingdom in 2007 S Lattimore et al.
The Russian influenza in Sweden in 1889-90: an example of Geographic Information System analysis L Skog et al.
Increased number of Clostridium difficile infections and prevalence of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 001 in southern Germany S Borgmann et al.
Surveillance of listeriosis in Navarre, Spain, 1995-2005 – epidemiological patterns and characterisation of clinical and food isolates V Garrido et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 27 November 2008
HIV infections and AIDS: continuous vigilance needed to contain the epidemic Editorial team
Phylogenetic analysis of West Nile virus isolated in Italy in 2008 G Savini et al.
A persistent problem with scabies in and outside a nursing home in Amsterdam: indications for resistance to lindane and ivermectin JA van den Hoek et al.
HIV and risk behaviour among men who have sex with men in Denmark – the 2006 Sex Life Survey SA Cowan et al.
Parvovirus outbreak in a kindergarten in a municipality in the north of Portugal, April-June 2008 G Gonçalves et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill 2008;13(47)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 20 November 2008
Increasing multidrug resistance and limited treatment options: situation and initiatives in Europe KG Kristinsson et al.
Setting up an enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis C infection in men who have sex with men: a pilot in London and South East region of England M Ruf et al.
Emergence and spread of vancomycin resistance among enterococci in Europe G Werner et al.
Increasing prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe TM Coque et al.
Emergence of extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in Europe M Souli et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 13 November 2008
Turning the tide of antimicrobial resistance: Europe shows the way DL Monnet et al.
Recent trends in antimicrobial resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus isolates: the French experience Anonymous
Achievements of the Belgian Antibiotic Policy Coordination Committee (BAPCOC) H Goossens et al.
Experiences in prevention and control of antibiotic resistance in Slovenia M Čižman
Improvements in antibiotic prescribing by community paediatricians in the Czech Republic V Jindrák et al.
Strama - a Swedish working model for containment of antibiotic resistance S Mölstad et al.
Experiences with the Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (SWAB) JM Prins et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 06 November 2008
Measles outbreak in Gibraltar, August–October 2008 – a preliminary report V Kumar
Emergence of fox rabies in north-eastern Italy P De Benedictis et al.
West Nile virus infections in Hungary, August–September 2008 K Krisztalovics et al.
A case of ciguatera fish poisoning in a French traveler M Develoux et al.
Invasive meningococcal disease with fatal outcome in a Swiss student visiting Berlin I Zuschneid et al.
A swimming pool-associated outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in Staffordshire, England, October to December 2007 N Coetzee et al.
The burden of genital warts in Slovenia: results from a national probability sample survey I Klavs et al.
Developing the Community reporting system for foodborne outbreaks A Gervelmeyer et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 30 October 2008
Salmonella Typhimurium: experiences from recent European outbreaks T Westrell
Outbreak of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in Switzerland, May – June 2008, implications for production and control of meat preparations H Schmid et al.
Excess of infections due to a multi-drug sensitive Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium in France in June 2008 F Grandesso et al.
Large outbreaks of Salmonella Typhimurium infection in Denmark in 2008 S Ethelberg et al.
Salmonella Typhimurium outbreaks in the Netherlands in 2008 Y Doorduyn et al.
Import of norovirus infections in the Netherlands and Ireland following pilgrimages to Lourdes, 2008 – preliminary report L Verhoef et al.
Mapping the future dynamics of disease transmission: risk analysis in the United Kingdom Foresight Programme on the detection and identification of infectious diseases JE Suk et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 23 October 2008
Collaborative efforts are needed to improve use of influenza immunisation in Europe E Hak
National Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Survey in Europe, 2008 J Mereckiene et al.
Trends in influenza vaccination coverage rates in the United Kingdom over six seasons from 2001-2 to 2006-7 PR Blank et al.
Trends in seasonal influenza vaccine distribution in the European Union: 2003-4 to 2007-8 M Rodríguez de Azero et al.
Low influenza vaccination coverage in asthmatic children in France in 2006-7 F Rance et al.
First steps in the design of a system to monitor vaccine effectiveness during seasonal and pandemic influenza in EU/EEA Member States M Valenciano et al.
The scientific basis for offering seasonal influenza immunisation to risk groups in Europe A Nicoll et al.
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2008;13(2)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 16 October 2008
Unknown disease in South Africa identified as arenavirus infection H Zeller et al.
Report on the measles situation in Portugal M Gíria et al.
Measures taken to reduce the risk of West Nile virus transmission by transplantation in Italy A Nanni Costa et al.
Tuberculosis in a shopping centre, Portugal, 2004-5 R Duarte et al.
Serologic and virologic surveillance of avian influenza in Nigeria, 2006-7 TM Joannis et al.
Use of hand disinfection reduces absenteeism from day care centres A Lennell et al.
European Commission invites experts to join scientific committees Eurosurveillance editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 09 October 2008
Low coverage of seasonal influenza vaccination in the elderly in many European countries J Mereckiene et al.
First human case of West Nile virus neuroinvasive infection in Italy, September 2008 – case report G Rossini et al.
Distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotypes in English hospitals, 2007-08 JS Brazier et al.
Point prevalence study of antibiotic use in a paediatric hospital in Italy ML Ciofi Degli Atti et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 02 October 2008
Melamine contamination of dairy products in China – public health impact on citizens of the European Union D Coulombier et al.
Community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A in Latvia, in 2008 J Perevoščikovs et al.
Increase in hepatitis A cases in the Czech Republic in 2008 - preliminary report K Fabianova et al.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among healthy employees of the Hellenic Air Force S Karapsias et al.
Prioritisation of infectious diseases in public health - call for comments G Krause et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 25 September 2008
Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Give infections in infants in France, linked to infant milk formula, September 2008 N Jourdan et al.
West Nile fever in a patient in Romania, August 2008: case report F Popovici et al.
Detection of West Nile virus infection in horses, Italy, September 2008 P Macini et al.
Increase in VTEC cases in the south of Ireland: link to private wells? MB O’Sullivan et al.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) case reporting in the World Health Organization European Region in 2006 I Devaux et al.
Conclusions from Swiss study questioned Eurosurveillance editorial team
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 18 September 2008
Public health implications of influenza B outbreaks in closed settings in the United Kingdom in the 2007/08 influenza season P Mook et al.
'Chlamydia Monday' in Sweden F Hansdotter et al.
A cluster of Legionnaires’ disease linked to an industrial plant in southeast Norway, June-July 2008 K Borgen et al.
Survey on legislation regarding wet cooling systems in European countries KD Ricketts et al.
Changes in prevention and outbreak management of Legionnaires’ disease in the Netherlands between two large outbreaks in 1999 and 2006 GJ Sonder et al.
New animal health strategy for the European Union Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 11 September 2008
Two severe cases of botulism associated with industrially produced chicken enchiladas, France, August 2008 LA King et al.
Surveillance of giardiasis in Northwest England 1996-2006: impact of an enzyme immunoassay test H Ellam et al.
Outbreak of Salmonella serovar Stanley infections in Switzerland linked to locally produced soft cheese, September 2006 – February 2007 R Pastore et al.
Q fever in the Netherlands – what matters is seriousness of disease rather than quantity G Cilla et al.
Authors reply: Q fever in the Netherlands – what matters is seriousness of disease rather than quantity B Schimmer et al.
EpiWords: a new online English-Russian glossary of medical, statistical, microbiological and epidemiological terms Editorial team
WHO Regional Office for Europe and UNAIDS report on progress since the Dublin Declaration Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 04 September 2008
Monitoring HIV epidemiology using assays for recent infection: where are we? F Barin et al.
Assays for the detection of recent infections with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 G Murphy et al.
Principles and uses of HIV incidence estimation from recent infection testing - a review S Le Vu et al.
Four years of surveillance of recent HIV infections at country level, France, mid 2003 – 2006: Experience and perspectives C Semaille et al.
Settings for identifying recent HIV infections: the Portuguese experience H Cortes Martins et al.
Country-wide HIV incidence study complementing HIV surveillance in Germany J Bätzing-Feigenbaum et al.
Workshop on the Serological Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion (STARHS) and HIV Incidence Estimates, Stockholm, 11-12 March 2008 Editorial team
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention release incidence estimates for HIV Editorial team
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill 2008;13(35)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 28 August 2008
Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Kedougou infection in infants linked to infant formula milk, Spain, 2008 P Soler et al.
Outbreak of measles in two private religious schools in Bourgogne and Nord-Pas-de-Calais regions of France, May-July 2008 (preliminary results) U Noury et al.
Impact of infant pneumococcal vaccination on invasive pneumococcal diseases in France, 2001-2006 A Lepoutre et al.
EUREGIO MRSA-net Twente/Münsterland – a Dutch-German cross-border network for the prevention and control of infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus AW Friedrich et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 21 August 2008
Waterborne outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in a costal area in Slovenia in June and July 2008 B Kopilović et al.
Epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe, during the 2006-2007 winter JM Arkema et al.
Survey of rotavirus surveillance, laboratory capacity and disease burden in the eastern part of the WHO European Region CJ Williams et al.
Erratum for Eurosurveillance volume 13, issue 28, 10 July 2008

Eurosurveillance Edition: 14 August 2008
Introducing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination - a challenge for European vaccine advisory committees and public health services M Pfleiderer
A multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Agona, February - August 2008 D O'Flanagan et al.
A case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Greece, June 2008 A Papa et al.
A preliminary report on Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Turkey, March - June 2008 GR Yilmaz et al.
Introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination into national immunisation schedules in Europe: Results of the VENICE 2007 survey LA King et al.
New issue of EpiNorth Journal is online

Eurosurveillance Edition: 07 August 2008
Tularaemia outbreak in Castilla y León, Spain, 2007: an update M Allue et al.
2008 European Football Championship - ECDC epidemic intelligence support P Kreidl et al.
Preparedness activities ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - enhancing EU epidemic intelligence L Payne et al.
First report of a Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden outbreak on Réunion Island, France, August 2007 E D'Ortenzio et al.
New vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Eurosurveillance Edition: 31 July 2008
Clostridium difficile: summary of actions in the European Union C Suetens
Large ongoing Q fever outbreak in the south of The Netherlands, 2008 B Schimmer et al.
Measles outbreak in an anthroposophic community in The Hague, The Netherlands, June-July 2008 E van Velzen et al.
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis – first report of a case in Austria, May 2008 A Indra et al.
Update of Clostridium difficile infection due to PCR ribotype 027 in Europe, 2008 EJ Kuijper et al.
Increasing rates in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalised patients, Spain 1999-2007 A Asensio et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 24 July 2008
Pontiac fever outbreak associated with a spa-pool, United Kingdom, April 2008 A Modi et al.
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: first report of a case in Ireland B Kennedy et al.
Effective control measures limited measles outbreak after extensive nosocomial exposures in January-February 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden P Follin et al.
Laboratory investigation of the first suspected human cases of infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Bulgaria T Hadzhiolova et al.
First normal human hepatocyte culture system supporting the growth of natural isolate of hepatitis C virus Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 17 July 2008
Measles resurges in Italy: preliminary data from September 2007 to May 2008 A Filia et al.
Foreign travel-associated infections, Norway 2007 H Blystad
Travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Europe: 2006 KD Ricketts et al.
Study links genetic polymorphism to susceptibility to HIV infection Editorial team
Eurosurveillance has a vacancy for an Assistant Editor
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Eurosurveillance Edition: 10 July 2008
Large ongoing outbreak of infection with Salmonella Typhimurium U292 in Denmark, February-July 2008 S Ethelberg et al.
Isolating Asian enterovirus 71 subgenogroup C4 in two Austrian clinical samples from 2004 HP Huemer et al.
Publication of report on chlamydia control activities in Europe N Low et al.
Situation of hantavirus infections and haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in European countries as of December 2006 P Heyman et al.
EpiNorth Data updated for 2007 Editorial team
Eurosurveillance and EpiNorth Journal sign Memorandum of Understanding Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 03 July 2008
Onychomadesis outbreak in Valencia, Spain, June 2008 A Salazar et al.
A cluster of hepatitis B infections associated with incorrect use of a capillary blood sampling device in a nursing home in the Netherlands, 2007 HM Götz et al.
Measles once again endemic in the United Kingdom Editorial team
Mumps Vaccination in the Czech Republic M Kubínyiová et al.
Authors' correction for: Euro Surveill 2008;13(26)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 26 June 2008
Increased mumps incidence in the Netherlands: Review on the possible role of vaccine strain and genotype P Kaaijk et al.
Update on the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis: Prevalence and diagnostics B Herrmann
Tick-borne encephalitis in Europe and beyond – the epidemiological situation as of 2007 J Süss
The surveillance of communicable diseases in the European Union – a long-term strategy (2008-2013) A Amato-Gauci et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2008;13(25)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 19 June 2008
Local brucellosis outbreak on Thassos, Greece: a preliminary report R Vorou et al.
Outbreak of lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in Barcelona 2007/08 – an opportunity to debate sexual health at the EuroGames 2008 M Vall Mayans et al.
Validation of a syndromic surveillance system using a general practitioner house calls network, Bordeaux, France C Flamand et al.
Antibiotic use in Sweden – the SWEDRES report 2007 has been published Editorial team
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2008;13(5)
Author's correction for Euro Surveill. 2008;13(24)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 12 June 2008
Outbreak of salmonellosis in a kindergarten in Estonia, May 2008 I Dontšenko et al.
Mumps in a community with low vaccination coverage in the Netherlands I Karagiannis et al.
European network cooperation to identify hotel as source for pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 2 P Lück et al.
Salmonella infections associated with reptiles: the current situation in Europe Editorial team et al.
Multiple exposures during a norovirus outbreak on a river-cruise sailing through Europe, 2006 L Verhoef et al.
Ethnic differences in HSV1 and HSV2 seroprevalence in Amsterdam, the Netherlands M Kramer et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 05 June 2008
WHO publishes the third edition of guidelines for the prevention and control of air-travel-associated tuberculosis I Abubakar et al.
Imported falciparum malaria in Europe: 2007 data from TropNetEurop T Jelinek
Surveillance of air-travel-related tuberculosis incidents, England and Wales: 2007-2008 I Abubakar et al.
A local outbreak of quinolone-resistant gonorrhoea in Norway, January 2008 I Jakopanec et al.
Letter: Prevention of the spread of infection – the need for a family-centred approach to hygiene promotion K Pollock et al.
Authors reply: Prevention of the spread of infection – the need for a family-centred approach to hygiene promotion S Bloomfield et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 29 May 2008
Outbreak of imported trichinellosis in Verona, Italy, January 2008 A Angheben et al.
Preparations for the European football championship (EURO 2008) in Switzerland A Dreyfus et al.
A food-borne outbreak of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection in a secondary school in Upper Normandy, France, in November 2006 NG Schwarz et al.
Prevalence of hepatitis C and hepatitis B infection in the HIV-infected population of France, 2004 C Larsen et al.
Prevention of the spread of infection – the need for a family-centred approach to hygiene promotion S Bloomfield et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Erratum for Eurosurveillance vol. 13, issue 21

Eurosurveillance Edition: 22 May 2008
World Hepatitis Day: a timely reminder of the challenges ahead MJ van de Laar et al.
European monitoring of notifications of hepatitis C virus infection in the general population and among injecting drug users (IDUs) – the need to improve quality and comparability L Wiessing et al.
Hepatitis C Action Plan for Scotland: Phase II (May 2008-March 2011) D Goldberg et al.
Surveillance and epidemiology of hepatitis B and C in Europe – a review M Rantala et al.
The epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in Sweden A Duberg et al.
Hepatitis B virus transmission from a nurse to a patient, France, 2005 I Poujol et al.
Trends in drug consumption and risk of transmission of HIV and hepatitis C virus among injecting drug users in Switzerland, 1993-2006 F Dubois-Arber et al.
Acute hepatitis C virus infection WL Irving et al.
Authors' correction

Eurosurveillance Edition: 15 May 2008
Increase in hepatitis A cases in Latvia, in 2008, including an ongoing outbreak associated with a restaurant in Riga – preliminary report J Perevoščikovs et al.
An outbreak of measles in Algeciras, Spain, 2008 – a preliminary report J Nieto-Vera et al.
First cases of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 acquired in Austria A Indra et al.
An approach to monitoring influenza vaccination uptake across Europe M Kroneman et al.
EFSA publishes survey on prevalence of Salmonella in turkey flocks in the European Union, 2006-2007 Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 08 May 2008
Molecular typing for public health purposes A Ammon
Rabies – a recurrent danger to European countries from dogs introduced from endemic countries I Steffens et al.
Imported rabies in a quarantine centre in the United Kingdom M Catchpole et al.
HARMONY – the International Union of Microbiology Societies’ European Staphylococcal Typing Network B Cookson et al.
A European laboratory network for sequence-based typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a communication platform between human and veterinary medicine – an update on SeqNet.org AW Friedrich et al.
MLVA-NET – a standardised web database for bacterial genotyping and surveillance G Guigon et al.
Development of an online database for diphtheria molecular epidemiology under the remit of the DIPNET project T Dallman et al.
On-line Global/WHO-European Regional Measles Nucleotide Surveillance S Gnaneshan et al.
HepSEQ – an Integrated Hepatitis B Epidemiology and Sequence Analysis Platform R Myers et al.
Typing database for noroviruses E Duizer et al.
EFSA launches public consultation on food-borne antimicrobial resistance as a biological hazard Eurosurveillance editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 30 April 2008
Identification of a rabid dog illegally introduced from the Republic of the Gambia to Belgium and France The French* and Belgian** multidisciplinary investigation teams
Mumps in Ireland, 2004-2008 S Gee et al.
Falciparum malaria in a German tourist, acquired on Great Exuma, Bahamas, March 2008 A Hofer et al.
In the national bulletins

Eurosurveillance Edition: 24 April 2008
Tick-borne encephalitis: rounding out the picture F Heinz
Probable cases of Crimean-Congo-haemorrhagic fever in Bulgaria: a preliminary report A Kunchev et al.
An increase in reported cases of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Slovenia in early 2008 N Koren et al.
Web-based questionnaires – a tool used in a campylobacter outbreak investigation in Stockholm, Sweden, October 2007 B de Jong et al.
A survey on cases of tick-borne encephalitis in European countries O Donoso Mantke et al.
The measles situation in Austria: a rapid risk assessment by an ECDC team and the outcome of an international meeting in Vienna, Austria R Strauss et al.
Eurosurveillance launches a new website Editorial team
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Eurosurveillance Edition: 17 April 2008
European Immunization Week 2008 - time for reflection P Kreidl et al.
European Immunization Week 2008: Progress towards regional goals WHO
Measles is still a cause for concern in Europe M Muscat et al.
An ongoing multi-state outbreak of measles linked to non-immune anthroposophic communities in Austria, Germany, and Norway, March-April 2008 D Schmid et al.
An outbreak of measles including nosocomial transmission in Apulia, south-east Italy, January-March 2008 - a preliminary report G Caputi et al.
A cluster of rubella in Malta, December 2007 - January 2008 G Spiteri et al.
Measles and mumps immunity in Northern Greece, 2004-2007 A Fylaktou et al.
An increase in the number of mumps cases in the Czech Republic, 2005-2006 N Boxall et al.
Transmission of the L-Zagreb mumps vaccine virus, Croatia, 2005-2008 B Kaic et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 10 April 2008
Measles outbreaks in London, United Kingdom - a preliminary report R Heathcock et al.
Reptile-associated salmonellosis in residents in the south east of Ireland 2005 - 2007 AM O'Byrne et al.
Two cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease reported in Spain in 2007 and 2008 J de Pedro Cuesta
Emergence of high-level azithromycin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in England and Wales SA Chisholm et al.
(Yet) another human A/H5N1 influenza case and cluster – when should Europe be concerned? A Nicoll
Survey of European programmes for the epidemiological surveillance of congenital toxoplasmosis A Bénard et al.
Workshop on European behavioural indications for men who have sex with men Editorial team
European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE 2008)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 03 April 2008
Emerging high-level mupirocin resistance among MRSA isolates in Ireland A Rossney et al.
Continuing high levels of HIV diagnoses in men who have sex with men in the United Kingdom B Rice et al.
EURO 2008 - preparations for the football championship in Austria R Strauss et al.
Evaluation prompting transition from enhanced to routine surveillance of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in the Netherlands M Kivi et al.
Job vacancies at the ECDC
Authors' correction

Eurosurveillance Edition: 27 March 2008
An outbreak of measles in Reims, eastern France, January-March 2008 - a preliminary report S Thierry et al.
Mumps outbreak ongoing since October 2007 in the Republic of Moldova H Bernard et al.
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST8 ("USA300") in an HIV-positive patient in Cologne, Germany, February 2008 W Witte et al.
Increase in the spread of human immunodeficiency virus in Sweden, 2007 M Arneborn et al.
Human Listeria monocytogenes infections in Europe - an opportunity for improved European surveillance J Denny et al.
In the national bulletins

Eurosurveillance Edition: 18 March 2008
Tackling tuberculosis: progress made and challenges remaining for the European Union Z Jakab
Stopping TB in Europe: some progress but still not there D Falzon et al.
A Framework Action Plan to fight Tuberculosis in the European Union K Fernandez de la Hoz et al.
Demographic features and trends in tuberculosis cases in the European Region, 1995-2005 D Falzon et al.
The added value of a European Union tuberculosis reference laboratory network – analysis of the national reference laboratory activities FA Drobniewski et al.
World Health Organization reports highest rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis to date Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 13 March 2008
Identification of a rabid dog in France illegally introduced from Morocco French multidisciplinary investigation team
Identification of a rabid dog in France illegally introduced from Morocco: comment L Payne et al.
Isolation of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus pandemic strain from a marine water sample obtained in the northern Adriatic G Caburlotto et al.
A quarterly update on food- and waterborne diseases in Europe - summary of data for the third quarter of 2007 J Denny et al.
Reflections on an evaluation of the Dutch infectious diseases surveillance information system BH van Benthem et al.
The role of public health officers in preparedness planning and management of health crises R Strauss et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 06 March 2008
Is there room for improving case management for contacts of meningococcal disease in the European Union? PL Lopalco
Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) - a threat for Switzerland? MN Wymann et al.
The detection of meningococcal household clusters and their prophylaxis in the changing epidemiological situation of invasive meningococcal disease in Poland, 2003-2006 P Stefanoff et al.
A European survey on public health policies for managing cases of meningococcal disease and their contacts M Hoek et al.
Meningococcal disease in an ambulance worker
Authors' reply: Meningococcal disease in an ambulance worker
Job vacancies at the ECDC
Conference on Global Health: Current Issues, Future Trends and Foreign Policy
Author's correction for: Euro Surveill 2008;13(8)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 28 February 2008
A cluster of measles cases in Denmark following importation, January and February 2008 M Muscat et al.
First outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in a Dutch hospital, June 2007 MW Wulf et al.
The first report on Campylobacter coli family outbreak detected in Poland in 2006 S Wardak et al.
Looking for tips to find icebergs - surveillance of haemolytic uraemic syndrome to detect outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection
Author's reply: Looking for tips to find icebergs - surveillance of haemolytic uraemic syndrome to detect outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection
In the national bulletins
Erratum for: Euro Surveill 2008;13(8)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 21 February 2008
Measles outbreak in Switzerland - an update relevant for the European football championship (EURO 2008) JL Richard et al.
Measles in south-west Germany imported from Switzerland - a preliminary outbreak description G Pfaff et al.
An outbreak of measles in an ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Jerusalem, Israel, 2007 - an in-depth report C Stein-Zamir et al.
The introduction of the SENTINEL influenza surveillance system in Poland - experiences and lessons learned from the first three epidemic seasons M Romanowska et al.
Progressive inflammatory neuropathy (PIN) among swine slaughterhouse workers in Minnesota, United States, 2007-2008 Eurosurveillance editorial team
International Summer School on Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill 2008;13(7)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 14 February 2008
Three cases of tularaemia in southern Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, November 2007 W Schätzle et al.
Imported schistosomiasis in Europe: preliminary data for 2007 from TropNetEurop T Jelinek et al.
Excess mortality as an epidemic intelligence tool in chikungunya mapping SK Ramchurn et al.
Vector-related risk mapping of the introduction and establishment of Aedes albopictus in Europe M Straetemans et al.
Outbreak of verocytotoxin-producing E. coli O145 and O26 infections associated with the consumption of ice cream produced at a farm, Belgium, 2007 K De Schrijver et al.
Mumps outbreak in young adults following a festival in Austria, 2006 D Schmid et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 07 February 2008
Epidemic intelligence in the European Union: strengthening the ties D Coulombier
High rates of fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter in Portugal - need for surveillance A Vicente et al.
Oseltamivir resistance in human seasonal influenza viruses (A/H1N1) in EU and EFTA countries: an update Influenza Project Team
The value of ProMED-mail for the Early Warning Committee in the Netherlands: more specific approach recommended ME Zeldenrust et al.
Strengthening Europe's epidemic intelligence capacity: the first collaboration between a European Union Member State and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control D Coulombier et al.
Swiss study suggests condom use not necessary for some HIV-positive patients Eurosurveillance editorial team
Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling and its Applications, 14-25 July 2008

Eurosurveillance Edition: 31 January 2008
Observed oseltamivir resistance in seasonal influenza viruses in Europe interpretation and potential implications A Nicoll et al.
Emergence of resistance to oseltamivir among influenza A(H1N1) viruses in Europe A Lackenby et al.
Public health response to an avian influenza A (H5N1) poultry outbreak in Suffolk, United Kingdom, in November 2007 S Munasinghe et al.
Continuing importation of falciparum malaria from Goa into Europe T Jelinek et al.
In the national bulletins

Eurosurveillance Edition: 24 January 2008
A secondary case of meningococcal disease in an ambulance worker, Berkshire, November 2007 A Petsas et al.
The influenza season has started in a number of European countries JM Arkema et al.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issues guidance for the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in European Union countries FF Hamers
High rates of metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece - a review of the current evidence A Vatopoulos
HIV testing in Europe: from policies to effectiveness some highlights from the meeting Eurosurveillance editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 17 January 2008
Multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain in a men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) community in the United States: comment MJ van de Laar et al.
Autochthonous chikungunya virus transmission may have occurred in Bologna, Italy, during the summer 2007 outbreak T Seyler et al.
Creating an online atlas of Salmonella serotypes in Europe M Rudbeck Jepsen et al.
Analysis of the surveillance situation for viral encephalitis and meningitis in Europe O Donoso Mantke et al.
International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers, 14-17 May 2008

Eurosurveillance Edition: 10 January 2008
Fatal case of human rabies (Duvenhage virus) from a bat in Kenya: the Netherlands, December 2007 PP van Thiel et al.
Outbreak of serogroup C meningococcal disease in Veneto region, Italy A Ferro et al.
Food-borne viruses in Europe network report: the norovirus GII.4 2006b (for US named Minerva-like, for Japan Kobe034-like, for UK V6) variant now dominant in early seasonal surveillance J Siebenga et al.
An interactive central database of vaccinations in Iceland T Gudnason et al.
First confirmed cases of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Norway A Ingebretsen et al.
Trends in hepatitis B incidence in Romania, 1989-2005 D Pitigoi et al.
Unusual brain disease death in the United Kingdom: possible implications for variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease Editorial team
Applications for ECDC traineeship programme now accepted until 30 January

Eurosurveillance Edition: 03 January 2008
Eurosurveillance moves on… K Ekdahl et al.
Ongoing measles outbreak in southern Bavaria, Germany H Bernard et al.
Chikungunya virus in north-eastern Italy: a consequence of seasonal synchronicity
Author's reply - Chikungunya virus in north-eastern Italy: a consequence of seasonal synchronicity
Eurosurveillance Reviewers in 2007
Vacancy notice - Robert Koch-Institute recruiting scientific experts
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