Eurosurveillance, Volume
17, Issue
40,
04 October 2012
In the national epidemiological bulletins - a selection from current issues
Healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance
Quarterly report on the surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemias in Scotland, April - June 2012
HPS Weekly Report 2012;46(40)
3 October 2012, Scotland
http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/pdf2012/1240.pdf
Quarterly report on the surveillance of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Scotland, April - June 2012
HPS Weekly Report 2012;46(40)
3 October 2012, Scotland
http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/pdf2012/1240.pdf
Increase preparedness against multi-resistant bacteria in healthcare settings
Nyhetsbrev 2012;45
27 September 2012, Sweden
http://smi.se/upload/Publikationer/SWEDRES-sammanfattning-2012_2012-15-34.pdf
Trends in mandatory Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA) and Escherichia coli bacteraemia, and Clostridium difficile infection data for England up to April-June 2012
Health Protection Report; 6(38)
21 September 2012, United Kingdom
http://www.hpa.org.uk/hpr/archives/2012/hpr3812.pdf
Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic use (PIAH) - Spring 2012
Nyhetsbrev 2012;35
28 August 2012, Norway
http://www.fhi.no/dokumenter/021f5ac997.pdf
Surveillance of MRSA in the Netherlands in 2011
Infectieziekten Bulletin 2012; 7(23)
August 2012, the Netherlands
http://www.rivm.nl/Bibliotheek/Algemeen_Actueel/Uitgaven/Infectieziekten_Bulletin/Jaargang_
23/September_2012/Inhoud_september_2012/Surveillance_van_MRSA_in_Nederland_in_2011
Food- and waterborne diseases
An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium RNDC in an Edinburgh nursery and primary school, October 2011 to January 2012 – implications for public health exclusion of Group B Salmonella cases
HPS Weekly Report 2012;46(37)
12 September 2012, Scotland
http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/pdf2012/1237.pdf
Gastro-intestinal and foodborne infections: Incidence of viral and protozoal infections reported to HPS in first 32 weeks of 2012
HPS Weekly Report 2012;46(37)
12 September 2012, Scotland
http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/pdf2012/1237.pdf
EHEC O104: H4 infections: Results of the post-outbreak surveillance by the declared end of the outbreak in the summer of 2011
Epidemiologisches Bulletin 36/2012
10 September 2012, Germany
http://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2012/Ausgaben/36_12.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in a campground, Ardèche, France, August 2008
Bulletin épidémiologique hebdomadaire 33
4 September 2012, France
www.invs.sante.fr/content/download/44752/199601/version/4/file/beh_33_2012.pdf
Use of new media during an infectious disease outbreak: An analysis of the EHEC outbreak in 2011
Infectieziekten Bulletin 2012; 7(23)
August 2012, the Netherlands
http://www.rivm.nl/Bibliotheek/Algemeen_Actueel/Uitgaven/Infectieziekten_Bulletin/Jaargang_23/September_2012/Inhoud_september_
2012/Gebruik_van_nieuwe_media_tijdens_een_infectieziekte_uitbraak_een_analyse_van_de_EHEC_uitbraak_in_2011
Sexually transmitted diseases
HIV infection and AIDS: Quarterly report to 30 June 2012
HPS Weekly Report 2012;46(38)
19 September 2012, Scotland
http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/pdf2012/1238.pdf
Genital herpes simplex, genital chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection in Scotland: laboratory diagnoses 2002 – 2011
HPS Weekly Report 2012;46(38)
19 September 2012, Scotland
http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/pdf2012/1238.pdf
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Epidemiological Surveillance
HCDPC e-bulletin, Vol. 18
August 2012, Greece
http://www.keelpno.gr/Portals/0/Newsletter/2012/HCDCP_e-bulletin_AUGUST_2012.pdf
Surveillance of gonococcal resistance to antimicrobials: the National Reference Center for Neisseria gonorrhoeae
HCDPC e-bulletin, Vol. 18
August 2012, Greece
http://www.keelpno.gr/Portals/0/Newsletter/2012/HCDCP_e-bulletin_AUGUST_2012.pdf
Zoonoses and vector-borne diseases
Is there a link between livestock management and the prevention of zoonoses in humans in the Netherlands?
Infectieziekten Bulletin 2012; 7(23)
August 2012, the Netherlands
http://www.rivm.nl/Bibliotheek/Algemeen_Actueel/Uitgaven/Infectieziekten_Bulletin/Jaargang_23/September_
2012/Inhoud_september_2012/Is_er_een_link_tussen_veehouderij_en_het_voorkomen_van_zoonosen_bij_mensen_in_Nederland
Respiratory diseases
Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children in Ireland, 2011-2012
Epi-Insight, 2012;13(9)
September 2012, Ireland
http://ndsc.newsweaver.ie/epiinsight/43cv0gd79yr?a=2&p=27172695&t=17517804
Prevention and treatment of pneumonia in the elderly
Infectieziekten Bulletin 2012; 7(23)
August 2012, the Netherlands
http://www.rivm.nl/Bibliotheek/Algemeen_Actueel/Uitgaven/Infectieziekten_Bulletin/Jaargang_23/September_
2012/Inhoud_september_2012/Preventie_en_behandeling_van_longontsteking_bij_ouderen
Vaccine-preventable diseases
DH recommends pertussis vaccination for pregnant women
Health Protection Report; 6(39)
28 September 2012, United Kingdom
http://www.hpa.org.uk/hpr/archives/2012/hpr3912.pdf
Quarterly vaccination coverage statistics for children aged up to five years in the UK (COVER programme): April to June 2012
Health Protection Report; 6(39)
28 September 2012, United Kingdom
http://www.hpa.org.uk/hpr/archives/2012/hpr3912.pdf
Other
Overview of major infectious diseases in Germany: Viral hepatitis B, C and D in 2011
Epidemiologisches Bulletin 38/2012
24 September 2012, Germany
http://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2012/Ausgaben/38_12.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Voluntary surveillance of candidaemia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2011
Health Protection Report; 6(38)
21 September 2012, United Kingdom
http://www.hpa.org.uk/hpr/archives/2012/hpr3812.pdf
Increase in “slapped cheek syndrome” activity requires heightened awareness in pregnancy
Epi-Insight, 2012;13(9)
September 2012, Ireland
http://ndsc.newsweaver.ie/epiinsight/us7879ztv6f?a=2&p=27172695&t=17517804