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Eurosurveillance Editions 2012,  Volume 17:
Dec: 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: 23 | 16 | 09 | 02 |
Jan: 26 | 19 | 12 | 05 |

Eurosurveillance Special Editions 2012,  Volume 17:
Zoonotic diseases September 2012 November 2012
Immunisation registers in Europe and elsewhere August 2012
Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila May 2012
Q fever January 2012

Eurosurveillance releases:
Eurosurveillance Edition: 13 December 2012
Detection of Usutu virus infection in a healthy blood donor from south-west Germany, 2012 L Allering et al.
First detection of livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in bulk tank milk in the United Kingdom, January to July 2012 GK Paterson et al.
Cluster of invasive Neisseria meningitidis infections on a cruise ship, Italy, October 2012 P Stefanelli et al.
Measles virus genotyping an important tool in measles outbreak investigation in Norway, 2011 K Vainio et al.
Probable imported rather than autochthonous Plasmodium vivax cases in Italy E Nicastri
Reply: Probable imported rather than autochthonous Plasmodium vivax cases in Italy G Rezza et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 06 December 2012
Assays for laboratory confirmation of novel human coronavirus (hCoV-EMC) infections VM Corman et al.
Laboratory capability for molecular detection and confirmation of novel coronavirus in Europe, November 2012 D Palm et al.
Ongoing outbreak of dengue type 1 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal: preliminary report CA Sousa et al.
Use of a geographic information system to map cases of measles in real-time during an outbreak in Dublin, Ireland, 2011 G Fitzpatrick et al.
The application of geographic information systems and spatial data during Legionnaires’ disease outbreak responses M Bull et al.
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(26)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 29 November 2012
HIV and AIDS in the European Union, 2011 G Likatavicius et al.
Sequencing and phylogenetic characterisation of a fatal Crimean – Congo haemorrhagic fever case imported into the United Kingdom, October 2012 B Atkinson et al.
Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus due to TR46/Y121F/T289A mutation emerging in Belgium, July 2012 E Vermeulen et al.
Probable autochthonous introduced malaria cases in Italy in 2009–2011 and the risk of local vector-borne transmission R Romi et al.
New issue of EpiNorth Journal is online
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 22 November 2012
Increase in malaria cases imported from Pakistan to Germany in 2012 K Stark et al.
Malaria in Greece, 1975 to 2010 A Vakali et al.
Ensuring safety of home-produced eggs to control salmonellosis in Poland: lessons from an outbreak in September 2011 A Zielicka-Hardy et al.
Two outbreaks of diarrhoea in nurseries in Norway after farm visits, April to May 2009 J Møller-Stray et al.
The ‘2012 European guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhoea in adults’ recommends dual antimicrobial therapy M Unemo et al.


Eurosurveillance Edition: 15 November 2012
Fifth European Antibiotic Awareness Day on 18 November - joining forces to reduce antibiotic resistance Eurosurveillance editorial team
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use P Zarb et al.
Haemophilus influenzae serotype B (Hib) seroprevalence in England and Wales in 2009 SN Ladhani et al.
Two geographically separated food-borne outbreaks in Sweden linked by an unusual Cryptosporidium parvum subtype, October 2010 A Gherasim et al.
EMCDDA publishes 2012 report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe Eurosurveillance editorial team
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(45)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 08 November 2012
Ongoing outbreak of an acute muscular Sarcocystis-like illness among travellers returning from Tioman Island, Malaysia, 2011-2012 DH Esposito et al.
Recurrent pyelonephritis due to NDM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a patient returning from Serbia, France, 2012 C Flateau et al.
Hospitalisation associated with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and seasonal influenza in Hong Kong, 2005 to 2010 L Yang et al.
Assessment of the bio-preparedness and of the training of the French hospital laboratories in the event of biological threat A Mérens et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 01 November 2012
ST93-Queensland community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone in France: outbreak in a scout camp and sporadic cases, July to August 2012 TX Nhan et al.
An unusual transmission event of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 type 2a in a healthcare setting, England, 2012 R Puleston et al.
Atlas of health and climate: joint publication by WHO and WMO Eurosurveillance editorial team
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 25 October 2012
Outbreak of Salmonella Thompson in the Netherlands since July 2012 IH Friesema et al.
An invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus found in the Czech Republic, 2012 O Šebesta et al.
Sequence-based typing of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 clinical isolates from Belgium between 2000 and 2010 E Vekens et al.
Open Access Week 22–28 October 2012

Eurosurveillance Edition: 18 October 2012
Tick-borne encephalitis joins the diseases under surveillance in the European Union AJ Amato-Gauci et al.
Incubation period as part of the case definition of severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus H Nishiura et al.
Listeriosis outbreak caused by Latin-style fresh cheese, Bizkaia, Spain, August 2012 V de Castro et al.
Measles outbreak in Andalusia, Spain, January to August 2011 JM Mayoral Cortés et al.
New issue of EpiSouth Journal is online

Eurosurveillance Edition: 11 October 2012
Humidifier-associated paediatric Legionnaires' disease, Israel, February 2012 J Moran-Gilad et al.
The Hajj: updated health hazards and current recommendations for 2012 JA Al-Tawfiq et al.
Surveillance of travel-associated gastrointestinal infections in Norway, 2009–2010: are they all actually imported? B Guzman-Herrador et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 04 October 2012
The United Kingdom public health response to an imported laboratory confirmed case of a novel coronavirus in September 2012 RG Pebody et al.
Severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, in a patient transferred to the United Kingdom from the Middle East, September 2012 A Bermingham et al.
Epidemiological and microbiological investigation of a large outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium 4,5,12:i:- in schools associated with imported beef in Poitiers, France, October 2010 ME Raguenaud et al.
ESCAIDE 2012 – online registration open until 12 October Eurosurveillance editorial team
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(39)
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(39)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 27 September 2012
Note from the editors: A new virus bringing back memories from the past Eurosurveillance editorial team
Detection of a novel human coronavirus by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction VM Corman et al.
Novel coronavirus associated with severe respiratory disease: Case definition and public health measures N Danielsson et al.
I-MOVE: a European network to measure the effectiveness of influenza vaccines M Valenciano et al.
Survey of delivery of prophylactic immunoglobulins following exposure to a measles case A Bernier et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 20 September 2012
Usefulness of the European Epidemic Intelligence Information System in the management of an outbreak of listeriosis, Belgium, 2011 M Yde et al.
Influenza-associated hospitalisations in Finland from 1996 to 2010: unexpected age-specific burden during the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic from 2009 to 2010 A Jacks et al.
What really happens to tuberculosis patients classified as lost to follow-up in West Yorkshire? M Day et al.
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(37)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 13 September 2012
Ongoing African measles virus genotype outbreak in Tel Aviv district since April, Israel, 2012 E Kopel et al.
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease associated with a display spa pool in retail premises, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, July 2012 N Coetzee et al.
Prevalence of Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in England and Wales, 2010 KL Hopkins et al.
Importance of standardisation of HAI definitions in interpretation of international and/or multinational prevalence studies M Cotter et al.
Authors reply: Importance of standardisation of HAI definitions in interpretation of international and/or multinational prevalence studies MJ Veldman-Ariesen et al.
Health requirements for pilgrims attending the Hajj in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 24–29 October 2012 Eurosurveillance editorial team
Updated version of ECDC guidance on human papillomavirus vaccines in Europe available Eurosurveillance editorial team
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(50)
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(36)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 06 September 2012
Oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus in Dutch travellers returning from Spain, August 2012 A Meijer et al.
Azole-resistant invasive aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia in Germany A Hamprecht et al.
Clinical and virological findings in the ongoing outbreak of West Nile virus Livenza strain in northern Italy, July to September 2012 L Barzon et al.
Community cluster of meningococcal disease by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C in Andalusia, Spain, March to May 2011 JM Mayoral Cortés et al.
A report on the large measles outbreak in Lyon, France, 2010 to 2011 C Huoi et al.
ECDC guidelines for the surveillance of invasive mosquitoes in Europe L Marrama Rakotoarivony et al.
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Eurosurveillance Edition: 30 August 2012
Healthcare-associated infections in European long-term care facilities: how big is the challenge? C Suetens
Healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities (HALT) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, January to March 2011 U Heudorf et al.
Evidence for airborne infectious disease transmission in public ground transport – a literature review O Mohr et al.
Retrospective screening of serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples from patients with acute meningo-encephalitis does not reveal past Japanese encephalitis virus infection, Emilia Romagna, Italy, 2011 P Gaibani et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 23 August 2012
A cluster of meningococcal disease caused by rifampicin-resistant C meningococci in France, April 2012 I Mounchetrou Njoya et al.
Using an outbreak to study the sensitivity of the surveillance of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli and other enteropathic Escherichia coli in Bavaria, Germany, January to October 2011 H Englund et al.
Prevalence and determinants associated with healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities (HALT) in the Netherlands, May to June 2010 R Eilers et al.
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control


Eurosurveillance Edition: 16 August 2012
Carbapenem non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae from Micronet network hospitals, Italy, 2009 to 2012 A Sisto et al.
Ongoing spread of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in different wards of an acute general hospital, Italy, June to December 2011 C Mammina et al.
Estimating influenza-related sick leave in Norway: Was work absenteeism higher during the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic compared to seasonal epidemics? BF de Blasio et al.
Syphilis and the Internet M Noll-Hussong
New issue of EpiNorth Journal is online

Eurosurveillance Edition: 09 August 2012
Cutaneous infection caused by Bacillus anthracis in Larissa, Thessaly, Central Greece, July 2012 A Stefos et al.
Travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in residents from England and Wales travelling to Corfu, Greece, August to October 2011 R Maini et al.
High heterogeneity in methods used for the laboratory confirmation of pertussis diagnosis among European countries, 2010: integration of epidemiological and laboratory surveillance must include standardisation of methodologies and quality assurance Q He et al.
Does the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) represent a threat for human health in Europe? Detection of JEV RNA sequences in birds collected in Italy. AE Platonov et al.
Is Japanese encephalitis emerging in Europe? H Zeller
Addendum for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(31)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 02 August 2012
New endemic West Nile virus lineage 1a in northern Italy, July 2012 L Barzon et al.
Did public health travel advice reach EURO 2012 football fans? A social network survey J Janiec et al.
Infectious disease surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games E Severi et al.
A new surveillance system for undiagnosed serious infectious illness for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games E Heinsbroek et al.
Is the basic reproductive number (R0) for measles viruses observed in recent outbreaks lower than in the pre-vaccination era? P Plans Rubió
Authors’ reply: An ongoing large outbreak of measles in Merseyside, England, January to June 2012 R Vivancos et al.
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(29)
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(12)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 26 July 2012
Re-emergence of brucellosis in cattle in France and risk for human health A Mailles et al.
Differences in hepatitis B infection rate between ethnic groups in antenatal women in Birmingham, United Kingdom, May 2004 to December 2008 M Caley et al.
Long-term control of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium at the scale of a large multihospital institution: a seven-year experience S Fournier et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 19 July 2012
Increasing trends of gonorrhoea and syphilis and the threat of drug-resistant gonorrhoea in Europe M Van de Laar et al.
Syphilis on the rise again in Germany – results from surveillance data for 2011 V Bremer et al.
Recent trends in gonorrhoea and syphilis epidemiology in Sweden: 2007 to 2011 I Velicko et al.
Rapid increase in gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in England in 2011 EJ Savage et al.
An ongoing large outbreak of measles in Merseyside, England, January to June 2012 R Vivancos et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 12 July 2012
Japanese encephalitis virus RNA detected in Culex pipiens mosquitoes in Italy P Ravanini et al.
Public health response to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, June 2012 D McCormick et al.
Investigations and actions taken during 2011 due to the first finding of Echinococcus multilocularis in Sweden H Wahlström et al.
Surveillance of tularaemia in Kosovo*, 2001 to 2010 R Grunow et al.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control launches a public consultation. Send your comments! A Kanellopoulou et al.
European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) 2012 – call for abstracts closes 13 July Eurosurveillance editorial team
Deadline for special issue on the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Europe extended to 26 August 2012

Eurosurveillance Edition: 05 July 2012
Our first impact factor I Steffens
First report of sandfly fever virus infection imported from Malta into Switzerland, October 2011 D Schultze et al.
Réunion, a sentinel territory for influenza surveillance in Europe L Filleul et al.
Frequency of oseltamivir resistance in Sydney, during the Newcastle outbreak of community transmitted oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus, Australia, June to August 2011 B Wang et al.
Contribution of the Portuguese Laboratory Network for the Diagnosis of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Infection during the 2009/10 and 2010/11 influenza seasons Portuguese Laboratory Network for the Diagnosis of Influenza Infection
Addendum for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(22)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 28 June 2012
Fatal anthrax infection in a heroin user from southern Germany, June 2012 T Holzmann et al.
Healthcare workers’ role in keeping MMR vaccination uptake high in Europe: a review of evidence B Simone et al.
Infectious diseases among travellers and migrants in Europe, EuroTravNet 2010 P Gautret et al.
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issue updated guidance for tackling carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae A Kallen et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 21 June 2012
Treatment failure of pharyngeal gonorrhoea with internationally recommended first-line ceftriaxone verified in Slovenia, September 2011 M Unemo et al.
Salmonella Paratyphi B var Java infections associated with exposure to turtles in Bizkaia, Spain, September 2010 to October 2011 E Hernández et al.
The case-cohort design in outbreak investigations O Le Polain de Waroux et al.
Epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis endocervical infection in a previously unscreened population in Rome, Italy, 2000 to 2009 V Marcone et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 14 June 2012
Adverse events following vaccination in the French armed forces: An overview of surveillance conducted from 2002 to 2010 A Mayet et al.
Description of measles D4-Hamburg outbreak in Hamburg, Germany, December 2008 to June 2009, which disproportionally affected a local Roma community G Hegasy et al.
Quantitative assessment of passenger flows in Europe and its implications for tracing contacts of infectious passengers M Askar et al.
ECDC public health response to the threat of resistant gonorrhoea in Europe M Van de Laar
Job vacancy at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(22)
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(22)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 07 June 2012
Outbreak of ciguatera food poisoning by consumption of amberjack (Seriola spp.) in the Canary Islands, May 2012 D Nuñez et al.
Imported laryngeal and cutaneous diphtheria in tourists returning from western Africa to Sweden, March 2012 E Lindhusen-Lindhé et al.
A large outbreak of conjunctivitis on Mayotte Island, France, February to May 2012 T Lernout et al.
European scientific conference on applied infectious disease epidemiology (ESCAIDE) 2012 – call for abstracts Eurosurveillance editorial team
Job vacancy at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Eurosurveillance Edition: 31 May 2012
Travellers returning with measles from Thailand to Finland, April 2012: infection control measures A Kantele et al.
2012 outbreak of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Indian Ocean Islands: identification of Coxsackievirus A24 in a returned traveller C Aubry et al.
Psittacosis outbreak in Tayside, Scotland, December 2011 to February 2012 CC McGuigan et al.
Mandatory and recommended vaccination in the EU, Iceland and Norway: results of the VENICE 2010 survey on the ways of implementing national vaccination programmes M Haverkate et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 24 May 2012
Rise in the number of notified human hantavirus infections since October 2011 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany I Boone et al.
Increased number of cases of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Slovenia, January to April 2012 A Kraigher et al.
W135 invasive meningococcal infections imported from Sub-Saharan Africa to France, January to April 2012 I Parent du Châtelet et al.
Emergence of West Nile virus infections in humans in Turkey, 2010 to 2011 H Kalaycioglu et al.
Letter to the editor: Australian immunisation registers: established foundations and opportunities for improvement SL Sheridan et al.
Authors’ reply: Australian immunisation registers: established foundations and opportunities for improvement LK Chin et al.
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(20)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 17 May 2012
How to define an area where transmission of arthropod-borne disease is occurring? D Domanovic et al.
Re-emergence of dengue in Réunion, France, January to April 2012 S Larrieu et al.
Epidemiological surveillance of West Nile neuroinvasive diseases in Italy, 2008 to 2011 C Rizzo et al.
WHO seeking input from health experts into ICD-11 Eurosurveillance editorial team
WHO launches the World Health Statistics 2012 Eurosurveillance editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 10 May 2012
Ongoing mumps outbreak in Novi Sad, the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, January to April 2012 S Rajčević et al.
Age-dependent prevalence of antibodies cross-reactive to the influenza A(H3N2) variant virus in sera collected in Norway in 2011 K Waalen et al.
Fatal case of human rabies imported to Italy from India highlights the importance of adequate post-exposure prophylaxis, October 2011 P De Benedictis et al.
Case registry systems for pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Europe: are there lessons for the future? J Whelan et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 03 May 2012
Hand hygiene practices in healthcare: measure and improve DL Monnet et al.
Possible contamination of organ preservation fluid with Bacillus cereus: the United Kingdom response CS Brown et al.
First estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness among severe influenza cases, France, 2011/12 I Bonmarin et al.
Four multifaceted countrywide campaigns to promote hand hygiene in Belgian hospitals between 2005 and 2011: impact on compliance to hand hygiene M Costers et al.
Influenza-related deaths - available methods for estimating numbers and detecting patterns for seasonal and pandemic influenza in Europe A Nicoll et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues


Eurosurveillance Edition: 26 April 2012
Vaccine registers – experiences from Europe and elsewhere R Pebody
The Danish vaccination register T Grove Krause et al.
Præventis, the immunisation register of the Netherlands: a tool to evaluate the National Immunisation Programme A van Lier et al.
Immunisation registers in Canada: progress made, current situation, and challenges for the future JA Laroche et al.
Estimating vaccination coverage in the absence of immunisation registers – the German experience A Siedler et al.
Immunisation registers in Italy: a patchwork of computerisation V Alfonsi et al.
Use of the vaccination register to evaluate influenza vaccine coverage in seniors in the 2010/11 influenza season, Navarre, Spain I Aguilar et al.
Ten years polio-free: anniversary in the World Health Organization European Region Eurosurveillance editorial team
Deadline for special issue on the molecular epidemiology of human pathogens extended to 30 June 2012

Eurosurveillance Edition: 19 April 2012
Immunisation registers – important for vaccinated individuals, vaccinators and public health K Johansen et al.
Measuring childhood vaccine coverage in England: the role of Child Health Information Systems G Amirthalingam et al.
The Norwegian immunisation register – SYSVAK L Trogstad et al.
Computerised vaccination register for the Murcia region, Spain, 1991 to 2011 PJ Bernal-González et al.
Australian immunisation registers: established foundations and opportunities for improvement LK Chin et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 12 April 2012
Q fever outbreak in the village of Noćaj, Srem county, Vojvodina province, Serbia, January to February 2012 S Medić et al.
Early estimates of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness in Europe among target groups for vaccination: results from the I-MOVE multicentre case–control study, 2011/12 E Kissling et al.
Health professions and risk of sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, 1965 to 2010 E Alcalde-Cabero et al.
Description and analysis of 12 years of surveillance for Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in Denmark, 1997 to 2008 S Gubbels et al.
A human metapneumovirus outbreak at a community hospital in England, July to September 2010 MA Degail et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 05 April 2012
Influenza outbreaks in nursing homes with high vaccination coverage in Navarre, Spain, 2011/12 J Castilla et al.
Excess mortality among the elderly in 12 European countries, February and March 2012 A Mazick et al.
Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in England, 2009 to 2011: a greater burden of severe illness in the year after the pandemic than in the pandemic year OT Mytton et al.
European Food Safety Authority publishes its second report on the Schmallenberg virus Eurosurveillance editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 29 March 2012
Ongoing outbreak of Shigella flexneri serotype 3a in men who have sex with men in England and Wales, data from 2009–2011 ML Borg et al.
Severe leptospirosis in a Dutch traveller returning from the Dominican Republic, October 2011 MS Arcilla et al.
Risk perception and information-seeking behaviour during the 2009/10 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in Germany D Walter et al.
An outbreak of severe respiratory tract infection caused by human metapneumovirus in a residential care facility for elderly in Utrecht, the Netherlands, January to March 2010 MJ te Wierik et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues
Job vacancy at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
New issue of EpiSouth Network Electronic Bulletin is online

Eurosurveillance Edition: 22 March 2012
Can the economic crisis have an impact on tuberculosis in the EU/EEA? MJ van der Werf et al.
Epidemiology of tuberculosis in the EU/EEA in 2010 – monitoring the progress towards tuberculosis elimination A Sandgren et al.
Early estimates of the effectiveness of the 2011/12 influenza vaccine in the population targeted for vaccination in Spain, 25 December 2011 to 19 February 2012 S Jiménez-Jorge et al.
Fatal case of imported human rabies in Amadora, Portugal, August 2011 A Santos et al.
Tick-borne encephalitis transmitted by unpasteurised cow milk in western Hungary, September to October 2011 S Caini et al.
Letter to the editor: Rabid puppy-dog imported into the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain, February 2012 P Santa-Olalla Peralta et al.
Authors’ reply: Rabid puppy-dog imported into the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain, February 2012 GG van Rijckevorsel
Call for papers for a special issue on the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Europe
Job vacancy at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Eurosurveillance Edition: 15 March 2012
Ongoing measles outbreak in Elche, Spain, 29 January to 9 March 2012 JA Delgado de los Reyes et al.
Identification of OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in Greece, 2010 to 2011 A Liakopoulos et al.
Moderate influenza vaccine effectiveness in Victoria, Australia, 2011 JE Fielding et al.
Outbreak investigation of brucellosis in Thassos, Greece, 2008 I Karagiannis et al.
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii carrying the NDM-1 gene, Czech Republic, 2011 A Nemec et al.
The European Union Summary Report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2010 Eurosurveillance editorial team
Call for expression of interest for membership in EFSA’s Stakeholder Platform Eurosurveillance editorial team

Eurosurveillance Edition: 08 March 2012
Human African trypanosomiasis in travellers to Kenya F Gobbi et al.
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection in a German traveller returning from the Masai Mara area, Kenya, January 2012 T Wolf et al.
Human African trypanosomiasis in a Belgian traveller returning from the Masai Mara area, Kenya, February 2012 J Clerinx et al.
Rabid puppy-dog imported into the Netherlands from Morocco via Spain, February 2012 GG van Rijckevorsel et al.
Increased reports of Mycoplasma pneumoniae from laboratories in Scotland in 2010 and 2011 – impact of the epidemic in infants NJ Gadsby et al.
Letter to the editor: Commitment needed for the prevention of congenital rubella syndrome in Europe T Derrough et al.
The European Union summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food-borne outbreaks in 2010 Eurosurveillance editorial team
Addendum for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(9)
Authors’ correction for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(9)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 01 March 2012
Identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with a recombinant porA gene in Scotland, United Kingdom, 2010 to 2011 K Eastick et al.
Clinical Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolate with a N. meningitidis porA gene and no prolyliminopeptidase activity, Sweden, 2011 – danger of false-negative genetic and culture diagnostic results D Golparian et al.
Overrepresentation of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus among severe influenza cases in the 2011/12 season in four European countries J Beauté et al.
Gastroenteritis outbreaks in elderly homes in the east of France during winter 2009/10: aetiology research for a series of 37 outbreaks F Thouillot et al.
A norovirus outbreak triggered by copper intoxication on a coach trip from the Netherlands to Germany, April 2010 J Hoefnagel et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 23 February 2012
Increased detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children, Lyon, France, 2010 to 2011 D Eibach et al.
Ongoing epidemic of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Jerusalem, Israel, 2010 to 2012 R Nir-Paz et al.
First detection of tick-borne “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Denmark 2011 ME Fertner et al.
Preliminary report: Outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in a hotel in Calp, Spain, update on 22 February 2012 H Vanaclocha et al.
Wellness centres: an important but overlooked source of Legionnaires’ disease. Eight years of source investigation in the Netherlands, 1 August 2002 to 1 August 2010 SM Euser et al.
Surveillance of acute infectious gastroenteritis (1992–2009) and food-borne disease outbreaks (1996–2009) in Italy, with a focus on the Piedmont and Lombardy regions L Mughini-Gras et al.
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues

Eurosurveillance Edition: 16 February 2012
Ongoing rubella outbreak among adolescents in Salaj, Romania, September 2011–January 2012 D Janta et al.
Isolation of NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pnemoniae in Ireland, July 2011 H McDermott et al.
NDM-1 producing Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from a patient repatriated to the Czech Republic from Egypt, July 2011 J Hrabák et al.
Microbiological and molecular characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae endemic in a tertiary Greek hospital during 2004-2010 A Zagorianou et al.
Emergence and outbreak of carbapenemase-producing KPC-3 Klebsiella pneumoniae in Spain, September 2009 to February 2010: control measures A Robustillo Rodela et al.
Experiences from the Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak in Germany and research needs in the field, Berlin, 28–29 November 2011 STEC Workshop Reporting Group
Letter to the editor: Screening for Coxiella burnetii infection during pregnancy: pros and cons according to the Wilson and Jungner criteria E Leshem et al.
The Communicable Diseases Threat Report now published every week on the ECDC website T Mollet et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 09 February 2012
Mycoplasma pneumoniae: now in the focus of clinicians and epidemiologists E Jacobs
Increased detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children in England and Wales, October 2011 to January 2012 VJ Chalker et al.
Antibiotic prescriptions and laboratory-confirmed cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae during the epidemic in Sweden in 2011 A Linde et al.
A possible outbreak of hepatitis A associated with semi-dried tomatoes, England, July–November 2011 C Carvalho et al.
Another possible food-borne outbreak of hepatitis A in the Netherlands indicated by two closely related molecular sequences, July to October 2011 N Fournet et al.
Outbreak of salmonellosis after a wedding party, Bavaria, Germany, summer 2010: the importance of implementing food safety concepts B von Wissmann et al.
Call for expression of interest for the cohort 2012 of EPIET Member State track Eurosurveillance editorial team
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(5)
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2012;17(5)

Eurosurveillance Edition: 02 February 2012
Surveillance status and recent data for Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in the European Union and European Economic Area, January 2012 A Lenglet et al.
Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Finland, 2010–2011 A Polkowska et al.
Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Norway 2011 H Blystad et al.
Epidemic of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Denmark, 2010 and 2011 SA Uldum et al.
Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype 4,[5],12:i:- infection associated with consumption of dried pork sausage, France, November to December 2011 CM Gossner et al.
Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a child day-care centre in Gipuzkoa, Spain, October to December 2011 J Artieda et al.

Eurosurveillance Edition: 26 January 2012
Cross-reactive antibody to swine influenza A(H3N2) subtype virus in children and adults before and after immunisation with 2010/11 trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in Canada, August to November 2010 DM Skowronski et al.
Outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 among French tourists returning from Turkey, September 2011 N Jourdan-da Silva et al.
Two invasive mosquito species, Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus japonicus, trapped in south-west Germany, July to August 2011 D Werner et al.
Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccination policies and coverage in Europe J Mereckiene et al.
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Eurosurveillance Edition: 19 January 2012
Q fever: new insights, still many queries H de Valk
Applicability of evidence-based practice in public health: risk assessment on Q fever under an ongoing outbreak F Forland et al.
Relation between Q fever notifications and Coxiella burnetii infections during the 2009 outbreak in the Netherlands W van der Hoek et al.
Shifting priorities in the aftermath of a Q fever epidemic in 2007 to 2009 in the Netherlands: from acute to chronic infection W van der Hoek et al.
Screening for Coxiella burnetii infection during pregnancy: pros and cons according to the Wilson and Jungner criteria JM Munster et al.
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Eurosurveillance Edition: 12 January 2012
Lymphogranuloma venereum: a hidden emerging problem, Barcelona, 2011 H Vargas-Leguas et al.
First detection of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV biovar in the Czech Republic, 2010–2011 D Vanousova et al.
Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 antibodies after pandemic and trivalent seasonal influenza vaccination as well as natural infection in November 2010 in Hamburg, Germany JP Cramer et al.
Assessment of public health issues of migrants at the Greek-Turkish border, April 2011 E Mertens et al.
Molecular epidemiology of human pathogens: how to translate breakthroughs into public health practice, Stockholm, November 2011 D Palm et al.
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Eurosurveillance Edition: 05 January 2012
A note from the editors: 2011 in numbers and developments foreseen for 2012 Eurosurveillance editorial team
Three probable cases of cutaneous anthrax in autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, June 2011 P Đurić et al.
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