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Eurosurveillance Editions 2009,  Volume 14:
Dec: 17 | 10 | 03 |
Nov: 26 | 19 | 12 | 05 |
Oct: 29 | 22 | 15 | 08 | 01 |
Sep: 24 | 17 | 10 | 03 |
Aug: 27 | 20 | 13 | 06 |
Jul: 30 | 23 | 16 | 09 | 02 |
Jun: 25 | 18 | 11 | 04 |
May: 28 | 21 | 14 | 07 |
Apr: 30 | 23 | 16 | 09 | 02 |
Mar: 26 | 19 | 12 | 05 |
Feb: 26 | 19 | 12 | 05 |
Jan: 29 | 22 | 15 | 08 |

Eurosurveillance Quarterly Releases 2009,  Volume 14:
  Issue 10-12, October - December 2009
  Issue 7-9, July - September 2009
  Issue 4-6, April - June 2009
  Issue 1-3, January - March 2009
Eurosurveillance Special Editions 2009,  Volume 14:
HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men December 2009
Tracking the influenza H1N1 pandemic May – October 2009 October 2009
The H1N1 influenza pandemic in the southern hemisphere October 2009

Eurosurveillance releases:
Eurosurveillance Edition: 17 December 2009
Approaching measles and rubella elimination in the European Region – need to sustain the gains R Martin et al.
Quantifying the risk of pandemic influenza in pregnancy and Indigenous people in Australia in 2009 H Kelly et al.
An update on an ongoing measles outbreak in Bulgaria, April-November 2009 L Marinova et al.
Mumps outbreak in Jerusalem affecting mainly male adolescents C Stein-Zamir et al.
First human case of Usutu virus neuroinvasive infection, Italy, August-September 2009 M Pecorari et al.
Usutu virus infection in a patient who underwent orthotropic liver transplantation, Italy, August-September 2009 F Cavrini et al.
Large measles epidemic in Switzerland from 2006 to 2009: consequences for the elimination of measles in Europe JL Richard et al.
Rubella seroprevalence in children in Dogankent, a rural area of Adana province in Turkey, January-February 2005 N Aytac et al.
WHO criteria for measles elimination: a critique with reference to criteria for polio elimination H Kelly et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins – a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 10 December 2009
Public perceptions in relation to intention to receive pandemic influenza vaccination in a random population sample: evidence from a cross-sectional telephone survey V Sypsa et al.
Behaviours regarding preventive measures against pandemic H1N1 influenza among Italian healthcare workers, October 2009 G La Torre et al.
Behaviour of the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in Andalusia, Spain, at the onset of the 2009-10 season JM Mayoral Cortés et al.
Prolonged shedding of influenza A(H1N1)v virus: two case reports from France 2009 H Fleury et al.
Detection of human norovirus from frozen raspberries in a cluster of gastroenteritis outbreaks L Maunula et al.
Single-nucleotide polymorphism in the SCCmec-orfX junction distinguishes between livestock-associated MRSA CC398 and human epidemic MRSA strains U Reischl et al.
Viral hepatitis, HIV, human herpes virus and Treponema pallidum infection in haemodialysis patients from Kosovo, 2005 GL Quaglio et al.
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(48)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 03 December 2009
Symptomatic primary HIV infection in a 49-year-old man who has sex with men: beware of the window phase HE van Oosten et al.
Recently acquired HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) in France, 2003-2008 C Semaille et al.
HIV/STI co-infection among men who have sex with men in Spain A Diaz et al.
Lymphogranuloma venereum in Europe, 2003-2008 EJ Savage et al.
HIV bio-behavioural survey among men who have sex with men in Barcelona, Bratislava, Bucharest, Ljubljana, Prague and Verona, 2008-2009 M Mirandola et al.
HIV risk behaviour knowledge, substance use and unprotected sex in men who have sex with men in Tallinn, Estonia A Tripathi et al.
The effectiveness of behavioural and psychosocial HIV/STI prevention interventions for MSM in Europe: A systematic review R Berg
Health Protection Agency publishes Annual Evidence Update focussing on HIV in children and adolescents F Hansraj


Eurosurveillance Edition: 26 November 2009
HIV/AIDS and other STI in men who have sex with men – a continuous challenge for public health MJ van de Laar
HIV and AIDS in the European Union, 2008 MJ van de Laar et al.
Incidence of non-B subtypes of HIV-1 in Galicia, Spain: high frequency and diversity of HIV-1 among men who have sex with men MT Cuevas et al.
HIV and STI behavioural surveillance among men who have sex with men in Europe J Elford et al.
Sexual risk behaviour and its determinants among men who have sex with men in Catalonia, Spain C Folch et al.
Do men who have sex with men use serosorting with casual partners in France? Results of a nationwide survey (ANRS-EN17-Presse Gay 2004) A Velter et al.
Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus types 2 and 1 amongst men who have sex with men attending sexual health clinics in England and Wales: implications for HIV prevention and management C Hill et al.
Syphilis and gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men: a European overview EJ Savage et al.
Disproportionate and increasing burden of HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Slovenia: surveillance data for 1999-2008 I Klavs et al.
HIV infections and STI co-infections in men who have sex with men in Belgium: sustained increase in HIV diagnoses A Sasse et al.
Viral hepatitis among men who have sex with men, epidemiology and public health consequences AT Urbanus et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 19 November 2009
Differentiation of two distinct clusters among currently circulating influenza A(H1N1)v viruses, March-September 2009 SR Fereidouni et al.
“RAISIN” – a national programme for early warning, investigation and surveillance of healthcare-associated infection in France The RAISIN Working Group
Oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) viruses detected in Europe during season 2007-8 had epidemiologic and clinical characteristics similar to co-circulating susceptible A(H1N1) viruses BC Ciancio et al.
Introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Belgium, 2007-2008 C Simoens et al.
EMCDDA Annual report 2009: cocaine and heroin maintain firm hold on Europe’s drug scene L Wiessing et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins – a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 12 November 2009
Antibiotic resistance in Europe: the challenges ahead ECDC Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections Programme et al.
Experience of European intensive care physicians with infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, 2009 A Lepape et al.
Decrease of hypervirulent Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in the Netherlands MP Hensgens et al.
A simple mathematical approach to deciding the dosage of vaccine against pandemic H1N1 influenza H Nishiura et al.
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v: Human to pig transmission in Norway? M Hofshagen et al.
Assessing the impact of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic on reporting of other threats through the Early Warning and Response System A Cox et al.
Botulism and hot-smoked whitefish: a family cluster of type E botulism in France, September 2009 LA King et al.
First report of a North American invasive mosquito species Ochlerotatus atropalpus (Coquillett) in the Netherlands, 2009 EJ Scholte et al.
Clostridium difficile ribotypes 001, 017, and 027 are associated with lethal C. difficile infection in Hesse, Germany M Arvand et al.
First set-up meeting for Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children (ARPEC) KL Henderson et al.
The economic crisis and infectious disease control M Suhrcke et al.
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(44)
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(44)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 05 November 2009
Syndromic surveillance: the next phase of public health monitoring during the H1N1 influenza pandemic? AJ Elliot
Surveillance of the first 205 confirmed hospitalised cases of pandemic H1N1 influenza in Ireland, 28 April – 3 October 2009 G Cullen et al.
Measures against transmission of pandemic H1N1 influenza in Japan in 2009: simulation model H Yasuda et al.
Interpreting “Google Flu Trends” data for pandemic H1N1 influenza: The New Zealand experience N Wilson et al.
Trichinellosis acquired in Nunavut, Canada in September 2009: meat from grizzly bear suspected S Houzé et al.
Genome sequence analysis of the first human West Nile virus isolated in Italy in 2009 L Barzon et al.
“I-MOVE” towards monitoring seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccine effectiveness: lessons learnt from a pilot multi-centric case-control study in Europe, 2008-9 E Kissling et al.
Influenza-like illness surveillance using a deputising medical service corresponds to surveillance from sentinel general practices M Coory et al.
Rhinoviruses, A(H1N1)v, RSV: The race for hivernal pandemics, France 2009-2010 JS Casalegno et al.
Authors’ reply M Brytting

Eurosurveillance Edition: 29 October 2009
Building capacity in field epidemiology: lessons learned from the experience in Europe HT Walke et al.
The European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) - selected papers from the conference 2008 The ESCAIDE Scientific Committee
Differences and Commonalities of National Field Epidemiology Training Programmes in Europe G Krause et al.
Contribution of EPIET to public health workforce in the EU, 1995-2008 A Bosman et al.
New perspectives after the transition of EPIET to ECDC – the future of the programme V Bremer et al.
Applied epidemiology training in Europe: quite a success - but more to be done G Krause et al.
An outbreak of hospital-acquired Staphylococcus aureus skin infection among newborns, Nan Province, Thailand, January 2008 V Pawun et al.
Estimating diagnostic accuracy of tests for latent tuberculosis infection without a gold standard among healthcare workers E Girardi et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins – a selection from current issues
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(42)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 22 October 2009
Pandemic H1N1 influenza lessons from the southern hemisphere MG Baker et al.
Preliminary analysis of the pandemic H1N1 influenza on Réunion Island (Indian Ocean): surveillance trends (July to mid-September 2009) F Thouillot et al.
Interim report on pandemic H1N1 influenza virus infections in South Africa, April to October 2009: Epidemiology and factors associated with fatal cases BN Archer et al.
Pandemic H1N1 influenza in Brazil: Analysis of the first 34,506 notified cases of influenza-like illness with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) WK Oliveira et al.
Pandemic influenza in a southern hemisphere setting: the experience in Peru from May to September, 2009 J Gómez et al.
Progression and impact of the first winter wave of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza in New South Wales, Australia New South Wales public health network
Pandemic H1N1 influenza surveillance in Victoria, Australia, April – September, 2009 JE Fielding et al.
Early transmission characteristics of influenza A(H1N1)v in Australia: Victorian state, 16 May – 3 June 2009 ES McBryde et al.
The 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza and indigenous populations of the Americas and the Pacific G La Ruche et al.
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(41)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 15 October 2009
Use of an inactivated vaccine in mitigating pandemic influenza A(H1N1) spread: a modelling study to assess the impact of vaccination timing and prioritisation strategies V Sypsa et al.
Pandemic H1N1 influenza: predicting the course of a pandemic and assessing the efficacy of the planned vaccination programme in the United States S Towers et al.
Resistance of turkeys to experimental infection with an early 2009 Italian human influenza A(H1N1)v virus isolate C Terregino et al.
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 vaccines in the European Union K Johansen et al.
A foodborne outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with a Christmas dinner in Porto, Portugal, December 2008 JR Mesquita et al.
Interference between outbreaks of respiratory viruses G Ånestad et al.
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(40)


Eurosurveillance Edition: 08 October 2009
Does viral interference affect spread of influenza? A Linde et al.
West Nile virus transmission with human cases in Italy, August - September 2009 C Rizzo et al.
First isolations of KPC-2-carrying ST258 Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Finland, June and August 2009 M Österblad et al.
Measles outbreak in Styria, Austria, March-May 2009 S Kasper et al.
Progress in the surveillance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Europe: 2001-2008 TJ Meerhoff et al.
Legionnaires’ disease cluster linked to a metal product aqueous pre-treatment process, Staffordshire, England, May 2008 N Coetzee et al.
Google Flu Trends includes 14 European countries Eurosurveillance editorial team
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(35)
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(39)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 01 October 2009
Residual immunity in older people against the influenza A(H1N1) – recent experience in northern Spain E Pérez-Trallero et al.
Early estimates of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus activity in general practice in France: incidence of influenza-like illness and age distribution of reported cases C Turbelin et al.
Ongoing rubella outbreak in Bosnia and Herzegovina, March-July 2009 - preliminary report A Novo et al.
Results of a vaccination campaign against human papillomavirus in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy, March-December 2008 J Lugarini et al.
Laboratory support for the diagnosis and surveillance of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Eastern Europe M Domeika et al.
ECDC in collaboration with the VAESCO consortium to develop a complementary tool for vaccine safety monitoring in Europe Eurosurveillance editorial team


Eurosurveillance Edition: 24 September 2009
Accepted for the impact factor – what is the impact of Eurosurveillance? I Steffens et al.
Enhanced surveillance of initial cases of pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza in Ireland, April - July 2009 J Martin et al.
Oseltamivir susceptibility in south-western France during the 2007-8 and 2008-9 influenza epidemics and the ongoing influenza pandemic 2009 S Burrel et al.
Trichinellosis outbreak in Lithuania, Ukmerge region, June 2009 A Bartuliene et al.
Molecular characterisation of PFGE non-typable methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Netherlands, 2007 XW Huijsdens et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins – a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 17 September 2009
Sub-optimal hand sanitiser usage in a hospital entrance during an influenza pandemic, New Zealand, August 2009 R Murray et al.
Economic consequences to society of pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009 – preliminary results for Sweden L Brouwers et al.
Multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae with reduced cefotaxime susceptibility is increasingly common in men who have sex with men, Amsterdam, the Netherlands HJ de Vries et al.
Biogeographical origin and varicella risk in the adult immigration population in Catalonia, Spain (2004-2006) L Valerio et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 10 September 2009
First identification of tick-borne encephalitis in Denmark outside of Bornholm, August 2009 A Fomsgaard et al.
Imported human African trypanosomiasis in Europe, 2005-2009 P Gautret et al.
Detection of influenza A(H1N1)v virus by real-time RT-PCR M Panning et al.
Tuberculosis in a child – search for the infected adult nearby; case report, Portugal, 2007 R Duarte et al.
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(35)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 03 September 2009
Assessment of secondary attack rate and effectiveness of antiviral prophylaxis among household contacts in an influenza A(H1N1)v outbreak in Kobe, Japan, May–June 2009 F Odaira et al.
Epidemiological analysis of the influenza A(H1N1)v outbreak in Bolivia, May-August 2009 A Gianella et al.
Sporadic cases of chikungunya, Réunion Island, August 2009 E D’Ortenzio et al.
Finland introduces rotavirus vaccine into the national vaccination programme in September 2009 H Nohynek et al.
Universal varicella vaccination in the Sicilian paediatric population: rapid uptake of the vaccination programme and morbidity trends over five years G Giammanco et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 27 August 2009
Influenza A(H1N1)v in Germany: the first 10,000 cases A Gilsdorf et al.
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in New Zealand: the experience from April to August 2009 MG Baker et al.
An analysis of a short-lived outbreak of dengue fever in Mauritius SK Ramchurn et al.
Struggling with recurrent Clostridium difficile infections: is donor faeces the solution? E van Nood et al.
Increase in reported gonorrhoea cases in Sweden, 2001 - 2008 I Velicko et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins – a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 20 August 2009
Epidemiology of fatal cases associated with pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009 L Vaillant et al.
The importance of school and social activities in the transmission of influenza A(H1N1)v: England, April – June 2009 I Kar-Purkayastha et al.
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of influenza A(H1N1)v infection in children: The first 45 cases in Cyprus, June – August 2009 M Koliou et al.
Genetic diversity of Streptococcus suis clinical isolates from pigs and humans in Italy (2003-2007) MS Princivalli et al.
Repeated prevalence studies on antibiotic use in Latvia, 2003-2007 E Dimiņa et al.
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(32)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 13 August 2009
Cases of influenza A(H1N1)v reported in Turkey, May-July 2009 MA Ciblak et al.
Epidemiological and transmissibility analysis of influenza A(H1N1)v in a southern hemisphere setting: Peru CV Munayco et al.
What will the next influenza season bring about: seasonal influenza or the new A(H1N1)v? An analysis of German influenza surveillance data H Uphoff et al.
The Swedish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (nvCT) remains undetected by many European laboratories as revealed in the recent PCR/NAT ring trial organised by INSTAND e.V., Germany U Reischl et al.
Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 outbreak in Wrexham, North Wales, July 2009 J Hart et al.
Vibrio cholerae non-O1 non-O139 infection in an immunocompromised patient returning from Spain, July 2009 W Rozemeijer et al.
Changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection following the implementation of immunisation programmes in northeastern Greece G Zacharakis et al.
EMCDDA publishes updated version of the drug-related infectious diseases testing guidelines in July 2009 Editorial team
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(31)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 06 August 2009
Description of the early stage of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Germany, 27 April-16 June 2009 Novel influenza A(H1N1) investigation team et al.
Interim analysis of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 in Australia: surveillance trends, age of infection and effectiveness of seasonal vaccination H Kelly et al.
A preliminary analysis of the epidemiology of influenza A(H1N1)v virus infection in Thailand from early outbreak data, June-July 2009 UC de Silva et al.
Public health preparedness for two mass gathering events in the context of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 - Serbia, July 2009 G Loncarevic et al.
Community transmission of influenza A (H1N1)v virus at a rock festival in Belgium, 2-5 July 2009 I Gutiérrez et al.
West Nile virus infection in Veneto region, Italy, 2008-2009 L Barzon et al.
Meningococcal disease in a backpackers’ hostel in Scotland: a risk assessment for prophylaxis LC Davis et al.
Outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Muenster infections associated with goat's cheese, France, March 2008 D van Cauteren et al.
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(29)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 30 July 2009
Oseltamivir adherence and side effects among children in three London schools affected by influenza A(H1N1)v, May 2009 – an internet-based cross-sectional survey A Kitching et al.
Compliance and side effects of prophylactic oseltamivir treatment in a school in South West England A Wallensten et al.
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v viruses currently circulating in New Zealand are sensitive to oseltamivir RJ Hall et al.
Epidemiologic analysis of the laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1)v in Colombia MÁ Castro-Jiménez et al.
How the media reported the first days of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009: results of EU-wide media analysis B Duncan
Validity of routine surveillance data: a case study on Swedish notifications of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus M Stenhem et al.
European Antibiotic Awareness Day, 2008 – the first Europe-wide public information campaign on prudent antibiotic use: methods and survey of activities in participating countries S Earnshaw et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins – a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 23 July 2009
Modified surveillance of influenza A(H1N1)v virus infections in France Influenza A(H1N1)v investigation teams et al.
Enhanced surveillance of influenza A(H1N1)v in Greece during the containment phase T Lytras et al.
Clinical features of cases of influenza A (H1N1)v in Osaka prefecture, Japan, May 2009 N Komiya et al.
A case of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 from a private barbecue in South East England AR Shipman et al.
An outbreak of viral gastroenteritis linked to municipal water supply, Lombardy, Italy, June 2009 C Scarcella et al.
Europe’s initial experience with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - mitigation and delaying policies and practices A Nicoll et al.
Call for papers for a special issue on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men
New issue of EpiNorth is online

Eurosurveillance Edition: 16 July 2009
Influenza A(H1N1)v virus infections in Belgium, May-June 2009 Belgian working group on influenza A(H1N1)v et al.
An outbreak of Shigella dysenteriae in Sweden, May–June 2009, with sugar snaps as the suspected source M Löfdahl et al.
A foodborne outbreak due to Cryptosporidium parvum in Helsinki, November 2008 A Pönka et al.
Sequence-based and monoclonal antibody typing of Legionella pneumophila isolated from patients in Portugal during 1987-2008 MJ Chasqueira et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 09 July 2009
Epidemiology and control of influenza A(H1N1)v in the Netherlands: the first 115 cases S Hahné et al.
Enhanced epidemiological surveillance of influenza A(H1N1)v in Italy C Rizzo et al.
An outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)v in a boarding school in South East England, May-June 2009 A Smith et al.
Preliminary descriptive epidemiology of a large school outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)v in the West Midlands, United Kingdom, May 2009 Health Protection Agency West Midlands H1N1v Investigation Team et al.
Outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)v without travel history in a school in the Toulouse district, France, June 2009 A Guinard et al.
Foresight Infectious Diseases China Project - A novel approach to anticipating future trends in risk of infectious diseases in China: methodology and results from an initial application A Nicoll et al.
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(26)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 02 July 2009
An ongoing measles outbreak in Bulgaria, 2009 L Marinova et al.
Plague outbreak in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya A Tarantola et al.
Modelling of the influenza A(H1N1)v outbreak in Mexico City, April-May 2009, with control sanitary measures G Cruz-Pacheco et al.
The emerging influenza pandemic: estimating the case fatality ratio N Wilson et al.
StatFlu - a static modelling tool for pandemic influenza hospital load for decision makers M Camitz et al.
ECDC guidance on chlamydia control in Europe: next steps MJ van de Laar et al.
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(23)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 25 June 2009
Chikungunya infection confirmed in a Belgian traveller returning from Phuket (Thailand) E Bottieau et al.
Trends in the epidemiology of dengue fever and their relevance for importation to Europe T Jelinek
Clinical and epidemiological aspects of parvovirus B19 infections in Ireland, January 1996-June 2008 N Nicolay et al.
Short Summary of Swedres 2008, a report on antimicrobial utilisation and resistance in humans in Sweden J Struwe et al.
Now available: German annual epidemiological report on notifiable diseases 2008 Editorial team
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 18 June 2009
Influenza A(H1N1)v in the southern hemisphere - lessons to learn for Europe? E Depoortere et al.
Shigella sonnei infections in Norway associated with sugar peas, May – June 2009 BT Heier et al.
Imported fresh sugar peas as suspected source of an outbreak of Shigella sonnei in Denmark, April – May 2009 L Müller et al.
Virological surveillance of human cases of influenza A(H1N1)v virus in Italy: preliminary results Surveillance Group for New Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Investigation in Italy et al.
Epidemiology of influenza A(H1N1)v virus infection in Japan, May - June 2009 T Shimada et al.
School closure is currently the main strategy to mitigate influenza A(H1N1)v: a modeling study V Sypsa et al.
A variety of respiratory viruses found in symptomatic travellers returning from countries with ongoing spread of the new influenza A(H1N1)v virus strain P Follin et al.
Invitation to become part of the European Travel Medicine Inventory P Schlagenhauf et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 11 June 2009
Preliminary analysis of influenza A(H1N1)v individual and aggregated case reports from EU and EFTA countries ECDC working group on influenza A(H1N1)v et al.
Enhanced influenza surveillance on Réunion Island (southern hemisphere) in the context of the emergence of influenza A(H1N1)v E D’Ortenzio et al.
A methodological approach to investigating a nationwide clinical specimen contamination problem in England L Pezzoli et al.
Application of RT-PCR for diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus infections in Bulgaria, 2006-7 and 2007-8 S Pavlova et al.
Pandemic alert level 6: Scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic fulfilled* Eurosurveillance editorial team
Updated risk areas for tick borne encephalitis in Germany Editorial team
Call for papers – Eurosurveillance special issue on socio-economic determinants and infectious diseases in Europe

Eurosurveillance Edition: 04 June 2009
Transmission potential of the new influenza A(H1N1) virus and its age-specificity in Japan H Nishiura et al.
Epidemiology of new influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, United Kingdom, April – June 2009 Health Protection Agency, Health Protection Scotland, National Public Health Service for Wales, HPA Northern Ireland Swine influenza investigation teams et al.
Evaluation of four real-time PCR assays for detection of influenza A(H1N1)v viruses J Ellis et al.
Origins of the new influenza A(H1N1) virus: time to take action GM Nava et al.
Norwegians approve of the health authorities’ strategy to communicate worst case pandemic scenarios G Wøien et al.
Autochthonous cystic echinococcosis in patients who grew up in Germany J Richter et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 28 May 2009
To baptise a virus and its disease Editorial team
Cluster of new influenza A(H1N1) cases in travellers returning from Scotland to Greece – community transmission within the European Union? T Panagiotopoulos et al.
New influenza A(H1N1) virus infections in France, April – May 2009 New influenza A(H1N1) investigation teams* et al.
Cluster analysis of the origins of the new influenza A(H1N1) virus A Solovyov et al.
Trichinellosis acquired in Senegal from warthog ham, March 2009 J Dupouy-Camet et al.
Preparedness for the prevention and control of influenza outbreaks on passenger ships in the EU: the SHIPSAN TRAINET project communication VA Mouchtouri et al.
KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in Greek hospitals are mainly due to a hyperepidemic clone P Giakkoupi et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues
New issue of EpiNorth Journal is online

Eurosurveillance Edition: 21 May 2009
An outbreak caused by hantavirus in the Black Sea region of Turkey, January – May 2009 M Ertek on behalf of the Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency et al.
Influenza A(H5N1): an overview of the current situation A Melidou et al.
Rapid spread of drug-resistant influenza A viruses in the Basque Country, northern Spain, 2000-1 to 2008-9 D Vicente et al.
Clinical laboratory practices for the detection of rotavirus in England and Wales: can surveillance based on routine laboratory testing data be used to evaluate the impact of vaccination? CJ Atchison et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 14 May 2009
Why are Mexican data important? D Coulombier et al.
New influenza A(H1N1) virus infections in Spain, April-May 2009 Surveillance Group for New Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Investigation and Control in Spain et al.
Epidemiology of new influenza A(H1N1) in the United Kingdom, April – May 2009 Health Protection Agency and Health Protection Scotland new influenza A(H1N1) investigation teams* et al.
A preliminary estimation of the reproduction ratio for new influenza A(H1N1) from the outbreak in Mexico, March-April 2009 PY Boëlle et al.
Sustained intensive transmission of Q fever in the south of the Netherlands, 2009 B Schimmer et al.
Anaphylaxis following unnecessary meningococcal chemoprophylaxis of a healthcare worker F Giovanetti
Endemic hepatitis E in two Nordic countries H Norder et al.
Can the Swedish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (nvCT) be detected by UK NEQAS participants from seventeen European countries and five additional countries/regions in 2009? M Unemo et al.
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(18)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 07 May 2009
Avian influenza A(H5N1) – current situation A Melidou
First sequence-confirmed case of infection with the new influenza A(H1N1) strain in Germany H Melzl et al.
Initial epidemiological findings in the European Union following the declaration of pandemic alert level 5 due to influenza A (H1N1) ECDC Technical Emergency Team et al.
Age-specific infection and death rates for human A(H5N1) avian influenza in Egypt JP Dudley
Early estimates of the excess mortality associated with the 2008-9 influenza season in Portugal PJ Nogueira et al.
Travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Europe in 2007 CA Joseph et al.
Estimating the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases - a collaborative effort T Kuchenmüller et al.
National pneumococcal vaccination programmes for children in Europe, 2001-2007: update from Ireland S Cotter
National pneumococcal vaccination programmes for children in Europe, 2001-2007: update from Turkey U Ozdemirer
Authors’ reply: National pneumococcal vaccination programmes for children in Europe, 2001-2007 – updated table H De Carvalho Gomes et al.
European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) 2009 - call for abstracts is now open

Eurosurveillance Edition: 30 April 2009
Pandemic phase level 4: human cases of the novel influenza A/H1N1 strain confirmed in Scotland and Spain Editorial team
The global impact of hand hygiene campaigning C Kilpatrick et al.
The origin of the recent swine influenza A(H1N1) virus infecting humans V Trifonov et al.
Outbreak of Clostridium difficile 027 infection in Vienna, Austria 2008-2009 A Indra et al.
National Hand Hygiene Campaigns in Europe, 2000-2009 AP Magiorakos et al.
Investigation of the spread of brucellosis among human and animal populations in southeastern Bulgaria, 2007 V Tzaneva et al.
Pandemic phase level 5: rising number of cases in the European Union Editorial team
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Eurosurveillance Edition: 23 April 2009
European Immunization Week goes viral R Martin et al.
Outbreak of Clostridium difficile 027 in North Zealand, Denmark, 2008-2009 S Bacci et al.
Ongoing rubella outbreak in Austria, 2008-2009 D Schmid et al.
Mumps epidemiology in the Mid-West of Ireland 2004-2008: increasing disease burden in the university/college setting D Whyte et al.
Characterisation of Neisseria meningitidis C strains causing two clusters in the north of Italy in 2007 and 2008 C Fazio et al.
VACSATC (Vaccine safety: attitudes, training and communication): Why such a project? MJ Alvarez-Pasquín et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 16 April 2009
Multilocus variable number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA) - a reliable tool for rapid investigation of Salmonella Typhimurium outbreaks M Heck
Outbreak of hepatitis A among men who have sex with men in Barcelona, Spain, September 2008 – March 2009 C Tortajada et al.
Development of a new nomenclature for Salmonella Typhimurium multilocus variable number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA) JT Larsson et al.
The emergence of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Denmark – a possible link with the increased consumption of fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins? L Søes et al.
Impact of immigration on HIV and tuberculosis epidemiology in the Euro-Mediterranean area R El Aouad et al.
Polio situation worldwide in 2008 - update on the progress towards global eradication Eurosurveillance editorial team
New issue of EpiNorth Journal is online
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Eurosurveillance Edition: 09 April 2009
Nation-wide prospective surveillance of Clostridium difficile infections in hospitals in Belgium, July 2007-June 2008 ML Lambert et al.
Evaluation of a patient referral contact tracing programme for hepatitis B and C virus infection in drug injectors DD Brewer et al.
Prevention of congenital rubella and congenital varicella in Europe RM Martin
Authors’ reply: Prevention of congenital rubella and congenital varicella in Europe E Pandolfi

Eurosurveillance Edition: 02 April 2009
Internet surveillance systems for early alerting of health threats JP Linge et al.
First identification of class A carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Republic of Ireland C Roche et al.
Is there a need for anti-rabies vaccine and immunoglobulins rationing in Europe? H Bourhy et al.
Implementation of a national electronic reporting system in Lithuania M Domeika et al.
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(11)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 26 March 2009
Use of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in Europe, 2001-2007 H De Carvalho Gomes et al.
Compliance with boil water advice following a water contamination incident in the Netherlands in 2007 I Karagiannis et al.
International network for capacity building for the control of emerging viral vector-borne zoonotic diseases: ARBO-ZOONET J Ahmed et al.
VENICE II: Go on combining our efforts towards a European common vaccination policy! F D'Ancona et al.
World Health Organization publishes 2009 edition of International Travel and Health Editorial team
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 19 March 2009
Tuberculosis in the European Union – ongoing commitment needed to control the disease Z Jakab
Tuberculosis in the EU and EEA/EFTA countries - what is the latest data telling us? V Hollo et al.
Marked decrease in reporting incidence of salmonellosis driven by lower rates of Salmonella Enteritidis infections in Germany in 2008 – a continuing trend C Frank et al.
Trends in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Scotland, 2000-7 LF Anderson et al.
Substantial underreporting of tuberculosis in West Greece - implications for local and national surveillance E Jelastopulu et al.
Effectiveness of tuberculosis contact tracing among migrants and the foreign-born population C Mulder et al.
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(6)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 12 March 2009
The first case of Lassa fever imported from Mali to the United Kingdom, February 2009 S Atkin et al.
Where is West Nile fever? Lessons learnt from recent human cases in northern Italy F Gobbi et al.
An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, 2008 T Bruun et al.
An oyster-associated hepatitis A outbreak in France in 2007 Y Guillois-Bécel et al.
Hepatitis A seroprevalence in Tuscany, Italy C Gentile et al.
Executive Agency for Health and Consumers launched call for proposals in the field of health Editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 05 March 2009
Prevention of congenital and perinatal infections M Forsgren
Surveillance for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women in Greece shows high rates of chronic infection among immigrants and low vaccination-induced protection rates: preliminary results of a single center study IS Elefsiniotis et al.
Antenatal screening and prevalence of infection: surveillance in London, 2000-2007 I Giraudon et al.
Prevalence of human cytomegalovirus congenital infection in Portuguese newborns P Paixão et al.
Prevention of congenital rubella and congenital varicella in Europe E Pandolfi et al.
Factors affecting the adherence to an antenatal screening programme: an experience with toxoplasmosis screening in France C Cornu et al.
Epidemiological impact and disease burden of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Europe A Ludwig et al.
Drug use and pregnancy – challenges for public health VA Gyarmathy et al.
The 2008 congenital cytomegalovirus conference, 5-7 November, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta A Vossen et al.
Web-based information on infectious diseases during pregnancy – INFPREG in Sweden M Forsgren
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(8)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 26 February 2009
Nationwide outbreak of STEC O157 infection in the Netherlands, December 2008-January 2009: continuous risk of consuming raw beef products K Greenland et al.
A swimming pool-related outbreak of pharyngoconjunctival fever in children due to adenovirus type 4, Gipuzkoa, Spain, 2008 J Artieda et al.
Nosocomial measles cluster in Denmark following an imported case, December 2008-January 2009 C Groth et al.
Salmonellosis cases caused by a rare Salmonella Enteritidis PT6c associated with travel to Bulgaria, June-July 2008 P Petrov et al.
Epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis in Ireland, 2004-2006: analysis of national notification data P Garvey et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 19 February 2009
A human case of swine influenza virus infection in Europe – implications for human health and research K Van Reeth et al.
Human case of swine influenza A (H1N1), Aragon, Spain, November 2008 B Adiego Sancho et al.
Mumps outbreak among the military in Luxembourg in 2008: epidemiology and evaluation of control measures J Mossong et al.
Treatment failure in case of typhoid fever imported from India to Czech Republic, December 2008 - January 2009 L Lukáčová et al.
Risk factors for sporadic Campylobacter infection: an all-Ireland case-control study K Danis et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 12 February 2009
A fatal case of Lassa fever in London, January 2009 A Kitching et al.
Measles resurgence in France in 2008, a preliminary report I Parent du Châtelet et al.
Introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Sweden A Tegnell et al.
International travels and fever screening during epidemics: a literature review on the effectiveness and potential use of non-contact infrared thermometers D Bitar et al.
Call for application for EPIET fellows

Eurosurveillance Edition: 05 February 2009
Mumps outbreak on the island of Anglesey, North Wales, December 2008-January 2009 C Roberts et al.
Increase in invasive group A streptococcal infections in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2008-9 TL Lamagni et al.
Increased number of dengue cases in Swedish travellers to Thailand A Heddini et al.
Use of oseltamivir in 12 European countries between 2002 and 2007 – lack of association with the appearance of oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) viruses P Kramarz et al.
EpiSouth: a network for communicable disease control in the Mediterranean region and the Balkans MG Dente et al.
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(4)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 29 January 2009
First identification of metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Czech Republic J Hrabák et al.
Outbreak of norovirus infection in a nursing home for the elderly in Malta, November-December 2008 A Grima et al.
Antiviral resistance of influenza A (H3N2) strains isolated in northern Greece between 2004 and 2007 A Melidou et al.
Ebola Reston virus detected pigs in the Philippines Editorial team
New issue of EpiNorth Journal is online
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Eurosurveillance Edition: 22 January 2009
Hepatitis A in the European Union: responding to challenges related to new epidemiological patterns L Payne et al.
Increase in hepatitis A cases in the Czech Republic in 2008 – an update J Cástková et al.
Community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A in Latvia in 2008 – an update J Perevoščikovs et al.
Hepatitis A outbreak in a Roma village in eastern Slovakia, August-November 2008 L Hrivniaková et al.
Cluster of cases of hepatitis A with a travel history to Egypt, September-November 2008, France E Couturier et al.
Cluster of hepatitis A cases among travellers returning from Egypt, Belgium, September through November 2008 E Robesyn et al.
Cluster of hepatitis A cases among travellers returning from Egypt, Germany, September through November 2008 H Bernard et al.
Zoonotic infections in Europe in 2007: a summary of the EFSA-ECDC annual report T Westrell et al.
Start of the influenza season 2008-9 in Europe - increasing influenza activity moving from West to East dominated by A(H3N2) N Goddard et al.
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(2)
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2009;13(42)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 15 January 2009
Legionnaires’ disease in a neonatal unit of a private hospital, Cyprus, December 2008: preliminary outbreak report Unit for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases
Rebound of overdose mortality in the European Union 2003-2005: findings from the 2008 EMCDDA Annual Report J Vicente et al.
Long-term Cryptosporidium typing reveals the aetiology and species-specific epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis in England and Wales, 2000 to 2003 RM Chalmers et al.
An outbreak of measles in orthodox Jewish communities in Antwerp, Belgium, 2007-2008: different reasons for accumulation of susceptibles T Lernout et al.
High rates of community-acquired, Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)- positive methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections in adult outpatients in Greece S Vourli et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 08 January 2009
Eurosurveillance achievements in 2008 and challenges for 2009 Eurosurveillance editorial team
Botulism in injecting drug users, Dublin, Ireland, November-December 2008 J Barry et al.
Imported aseptic meningitis due to Toscana virus acquired on the island of Elba, Italy, August 2008 B Sonderegger et al.
A measles outbreak in Croatia, 2008 B Kaic et al.
An outbreak of non-typeable MRSA within a residential care facility E Fanoy et al.
Eurosurveillance reviewers in 2008
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2008;13(51)
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