Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 8, Issue 18, 29 April 2004

Ten more countries join the European Union on Saturday 1 May, and in recognition of this expansion, Eurosurveillance is expanding to cover the ‘new’ countries

Malta’s national communicable disease surveillance centre is the Disease Surveillance Unit of the Department of Public Health.

Since 22 April, the World Health Organization has reported two people who have been classified as probable cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and seven people who remain under investigation for possible SARS infection

The glycopeptide vancomycin is, for many, currently the drug of choice for treating infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Acute gastroenteritis is a common, though often preventable illness. It is associated with substantial social and economic costs. The true burden of acute gastroenteritis is often underestimated

The Friedland immigration centre in Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) is the central primary immigration centre for Aussiedler. The term Aussiedler refers to ethnic Germans who live as ethnic minorities in the former Soviet Union