Healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance
Trends in mandatory Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA) and Escherichia coli bacteraemia, and Clostridium difficile infection data for England up to July-September 2012
Health Protection Report 2012;6(51)
21 December 2012, United Kingdom
http://www.hpa.org.uk/hpr/archives/2012/hpr5112.pdf
Enhanced surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in Ireland: 2011
Epi-Insight 2012;13(12)
December 2012, Ireland
http://ndsc.newsweaver.ie/epiinsight/1ja98p0ibe9?a=2&p=30084125&t=17517804
Food- and waterborne diseases
Salmonella in Scotland 2006–2010
HPS Weekly Report 2012;46(51-52)
19 December 2012, Scotland
http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/pdf2012/1251.pdf
Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium
Nyhetsbrev 2012; 56
13 December 2012, Sweden
http://www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se/nyhetsarkiv/2012/utbrott-av-salmonella/
The annual hepatitis A report 2012
EPI-NYT 49, 2012
December, 2012 Denmark
http://www.ssi.dk/Aktuelt/Nyhedsbreve/EPI-NYT/2012/Uge%2049%20-%202012.aspx
Outbreak of gastroenteritis at a scout camp in Bouillon
Vlaamse Infectieziektebulletin Nr. 2012/4
October-December 2012, Belgium
http://www.infectieziektebulletin.be/defaultSubsite.aspx?id=31868
Listeriosis: an emerging food-borne disease and advice for prevention
HCDCP e-bulletin 21/2012
November 2012, Greece
http://www.keelpno.gr/Portals/0/Newsletter/2012/HCDCP_e-Bulletin_NOVEMBER_2012.pdf
Respiratory infections
Legionnaires' disease in 2011
Epidemiologisches Bulletin 45/2012
17 December 2012, Germany
http://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2012/Ausgaben/50_12.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Respiratory bacteria quarterly report quarter three: 1 July to 30 September 2012
HPS Weekly Report 2012;46(50)
12 December 2012, Scotland
http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/pdf2012/1250.pdf
Early increase in respiratory syncytial virus infections
Nyhetsbrev 2012; 55
6 December 2012, Sweden
http://www.smi.se/nyhetsarkiv/2012/tidig-okning-av-rsv-infektioner/
Low flu activity and late season outbreaks in Ireland during 2011/2012 flu season
Epi-Insight 2012;13(12)
December 2012, Ireland
http://ndsc.newsweaver.ie/epiinsight/1f0rkohe7w7?a=2&p=30084125&t=17517804
Study determines flu vaccine uptake among staff in HSE-funded hospitals and residential units
Epi-Insight 2012;13(12)
December 2012, Ireland
http://ndsc.newsweaver.ie/epiinsight/b4l3lbej7xq?a=1&p=30084175&t=17517774
Sexually transmitted diseases
Syphilis in Germany in the years 2010 to 2011
Epidemiologisches Bulletin 48/2012
3 December 2012, Germany
http://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2012/Ausgaben/48_12.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Special issue – HIV/AIDS in France: surveillance data and surveys
Bulletin épidémiologique hebdomadaire 46-47/2012
1 December 2012, France
www.invs.sante.fr/content/download/51642/218195/version/7/file/BEH_46_47_2012.pdf
Trends in genital herpes infections, England: 2002–2011
Health Protection Report 2012;6(48)
30 November 2012, United Kingdom
http://www.hpa.org.uk/hpr/archives/2012/hpr4812.pdf
Zoonoses and vector-borne diseases
Surveillance of chikungunya and dengue cases in metropolitan France, 2011
Bulletin épidémiologique hebdomadaire 49-50/2012
18 December 2012, France
www.invs.sante.fr/content/download/53847/224291/version/7/file/BEH_49_50_2012.pdf
Incidence of dengue in metropolitan France from 2007 to 2010: estimation by a capture–recapture method
Bulletin épidémiologique hebdomadaire 49-50/2012
18 December 2012, France
www.invs.sante.fr/content/download/53847/224291/version/7/file/BEH_49_50_2012.pdf
Murine typhus: imported infection following a stay in Crete
Epidemiologisches Bulletin 49/2012
10 December 2012, Germany
http://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2012/Ausgaben/49_12.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Vaccine-preventable diseases
Invasive meningococcal disease in France, 2011: main epidemiological features
Bulletin épidémiologique hebdomadaire 49-50/2012
18 December 2012, France
www.invs.sante.fr/content/download/53847/224291/version/7/file/BEH_49_50_2012.pdf
Increase in number of pertussis cases
Nyhetsbrev 2012; 55
6 December 2012, Sweden
http://www.smi.se/nyhetsarkiv/2012/fler-smittas-av-kikhosta/
The annual tuberculosis report 2012, part II
EPI-NYT 51, 2012
December, 2012 Denmark
http://www.ssi.dk/Aktuelt/Nyhedsbreve/EPI-NYT/2012/Uge%2051a%20-%202012.aspx
The annual tuberculosis report 2012, part I
EPI-NYT 50, 2012
December, 2012 Denmark
http://www.ssi.dk/Aktuelt/Nyhedsbreve/EPI-NYT/2012/Uge%2050%20-%202012.aspx
Other
Uncommon pathogens involved in bacteraemia: England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2007-2011
Health Protection Report 2012;6(51)
21 December 2012, United Kingdom
http://www.hpa.org.uk/hpr/archives/2012/hpr5112.pdf