Healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance

Trend in healthcare-associated infections in hospitals in the Netherlands 2007-2009
Infectieziekten Bulletin 21(7)
September 2010, the Netherlands
http://www.rivm.nl/cib/publicaties/bulletin/jaargang_21/bull_2107/trend-in-prevalentie-van-ziekenhuisinfecties-in-nederland-2007-2009.jsp

Food- and waterborne diseases

Outbreak of Shigella in primary school in Gothenburg
EPI-aktuellt 2010;9(37)
16 September, Sweden
http://www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se/publikationer/smis-nyhetsbrev/epi-aktuellt/epi-aktuellt-2010/epi-aktuellt-vol-9-nr-37-16-september2010-/#p18268

Epidemiology of Verotoxigenic E.coli in Ireland, 2009
Epi-Insight 2010;11(9)
September 2010, Ireland
http://ndsc.newsweaver.ie/epiinsight/1dwzvxu28mb

Fresh unpasteurised fruit juice: how a healthy habit caused a country-wide outbreak of gastro-enteritis cased by Salmonella Panama
Infectieziekten Bulletin 21(7)
September 2010, the Netherlands
http://www.rivm.nl/cib/publicaties/bulletin/jaargang_21/bull_2107/vers-vruchtensap-hoe-een-gezonde-gewoonte-kan-leiden-tot-een-landelijke-uitbraak-van-gastro-enteritis-door-salmonella-panama.jsp

Sexually transmitted diseases

Numbers of gonorrhoea cases on the rise
EPI-aktuellt 2010;9(35)
2 September, Sweden
http://www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se/publikationer/smis-nyhetsbrev/epi-aktuellt/epi-aktuellt-2010/epi-aktuellt-vol-9-nr-35-2-september-2010-/#p18221

Increased number of syphilis cases in Denmark
EPI-NYT 35, 2010
1 September  2010, Denmark
http://www.ssi.dk/Aktuelt/Nyhedsbreve/EPI-NYT/2010/~/media/Indhold/DK%20-%20dansk/Aktuelt/Nyhedsbreve/EPI-NYT/2010/2010%20PDF/EPI-NYT%20-%202010%20-%20uge%2035.ashx

Increase in the number of gonorrhoea cases in Denmark
EPI-NYT 36, 2010
8 September  2010, Denmark
http://www.ssi.dk/Aktuelt/Nyhedsbreve/EPI-NYT/2010/Uge%2036%20-%202010.aspx

Zoonoses and vector-borne diseases

New recommendations for malaria prophylaxis
EPI-aktuellt 2010;9(35)
2 September, Sweden
http://www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se/publikationer/smis-nyhetsbrev/epi-aktuellt/epi-aktuellt-2010/epi-aktuellt-vol-9-nr-35-2-september-2010-/#p18231

Leishmaniasis in metropolitan France
Bulletin épidémiologique hebdomadaire Hors-série
14 September  2010, France
http://www.invs.sante.fr/beh/2010/hs/index.htm#4

Report on the West Nile virus situation in Europe and the Mediterranean basin
Epidemiologisches Bulletin 37/2010
20 September  2010, Germany
http://www.rki.de/cln_151/nn_1759378/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2010/37__10,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/37_10.pdf

Respiratory diseases

Special issue – Influenza A(H1N1)2009 epidemic: role of surveillance and investigation of clustered cases
Bulletin épidémiologique hebdomadaire 34-35-36
21 September  2010, France
http://www.invs.sante.fr/beh/2010/34_35_36/index.htm

Vaccine-preventable diseases

Outbreak of tuberculosis among refugees in Sweden
EPI-aktuellt 2010;9(37)
16 September, Sweden
http://www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se/publikationer/smis-nyhetsbrev/epi-aktuellt/epi-aktuellt-2010/epi-aktuellt-vol-9-nr-37-16-september2010-/#p18265

New recommendations for rabies prophylaxis following exposure
EPI-NYT 37, 2010
15 September  2010, Denmark
http://www.ssi.dk/Aktuelt/Nyhedsbreve/EPI-NYT/2010/~/media/Indhold/DK%20-%20dansk/Aktuelt/Nyhedsbreve/EPI-NYT/2010/2010%20PDF/EPI-NYT%20-%202010%20-%20uge%2037.ashx

Other

Increased number of cases of adenoviral conjunctivitis
Epidemiologisches Bulletin 37/2010
20 September  2010, Germany
http://www.rki.de/cln_151/nn_1759378/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2010/37__10,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/37_10.pdf

SSI has a new homepage
EPI-NYT 35, 2010
1 September  2010, Denmark
http://www.ssi.dk/English/News/News/2010/New%20website.aspx