Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 8, Issue 43, 21 October 2004

As of 18 October 2004, 150 cases of hepatitis A have so far this year been reported to the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in England, and is also common in many European countries

Globally, women now account for 50% of those infected with HIV.

To the end of September 2004, 149 people in the United Kingdom have been clinically diagnosed with variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease