Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 8, Issue 33, 12 August 2004

A norovirus outbreak at an international scout summer camp in the Netherlands has affected approximately 250 people

An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium definitive phage type (DT) 104 infections linked to a food shop is currently being investigated

In July 2004, the health inspectorate of the Flemish community observed a sharp increase in reports of cases of hepatitis A

At least 27 confirmed and 3 probable cases of legionnaires’ disease have been so far linked to a community outbreak in the city of Zaragoza in Spain

The prevalence of resistance to ciprofloxacin in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in England and Wales has stabilised after a rapid increase observed in 2002

During 2003, information on 45 outbreaks of gastrointestinal infections in people returning to Scotland from abroad was circulated by the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health