Invasive meningococcal disease with fatal outcome in a Swiss student visiting Berlin.

Abstract:

:Following the fatal invasive meningococcal disease in a Swiss student who had been visiting Berlin, several public health institutions on local, regional and national level cooperated to ensure that the appropriate measures such as contact tracing and post exposure prophylaxis were taken to prevent further cases. The incidence highlighted the importance of early disease notification and showed that if an infectious disease requiring public health action occurs in an international context, it is vital that relevant information is communicated to all levels of the public health systems of the countries involved.

journal_name

Euro Surveill

authors

Zuschneid I,Witschi A,Quaback L,Hellenbrand W,Kleinkauf N,Koch D,Krause G

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-11-06 00:00:00

pages

pii: 19031

issue

45

eissn

1025-496X

issn

1560-7917

journal_volume

13

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v viruses currently circulating in New Zealand are sensitive to oseltamivir.

    abstract::New Zealand, like other southern hemisphere countries with a temperate climate, has been in the winter period with seasonal influenza activity. New Zealand has also experienced a dramatic increase in the number of cases of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v virus. Early reports from the northern hemisphere at the beginning o...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/ese.14.30.19282-en

    authors: Hall RJ,Peacey MP,Ralston JC,Bocacao J,Ziki M,Gunn W,Quirk A,Huang QS

    更新日期:2009-07-30 00:00:00

  • Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry as a tool for rapid diagnosis of potentially toxigenic Corynebacterium species in the laboratory management of diphtheria-associated bacteria.

    abstract::The rapid identification of the potentially toxigenic Corynebacterium species, C. diphtheriae, C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis is essential for diagnosis and treatment of diphtheria and diphtheria-like diseases. We used matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDIT-OF MS) i...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/ese.15.43.19699-en

    authors: Konrad R,Berger A,Huber I,Boschert V,Hörmansdorfer S,Busch U,Hogardt M,Schubert S,Sing A

    更新日期:2010-10-28 00:00:00

  • National surveillance of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) infection-related admissions to intensive care units during the 2009-10 winter peak in Denmark: two complementary approaches.

    abstract::Surveillance of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in Denmark was enhanced during the 2009–10 winter season with a system monitoring the burden of the pandemic on intensive care units (ICUs), in order to inform policymakers and detect shortages in ICUs in a timely manner. Between week 46 of 2009 and week 11 of 2010, all ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/ese.15.49.19743-en

    authors: Gubbels S,Perner A,Valentiner-Branth P,Molbak K

    更新日期:2010-12-09 00:00:00

  • Large and ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, May 2011.

    abstract::Since early May 2011, an increased incidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea related to infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been observed in Germany, with most cases in the north of the country. Cases reported from other European countries had travelled to this a...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:

    authors: Frank C,Faber MS,Askar M,Bernard H,Fruth A,Gilsdorf A,Hohle M,Karch H,Krause G,Prager R,Spode A,Stark K,Werber D,HUS investigation team.

    更新日期:2011-05-26 00:00:00

  • Evidence for more cost-effective surveillance options for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie in Great Britain.

    abstract::Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are an important public health concern. Since the emergence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) during the 1980s and its link with human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, active surveillance has been a key element of the European Union's TSE control strategy. Success of ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.32.30594

    authors: Wall BA,Arnold ME,Radia D,Gilbert W,Ortiz-Pelaez A,Stärk KD,Van Klink E,Guitian J

    更新日期:2017-08-10 00:00:00

  • Surveillance of Zika virus infection in the EU/EEA, June 2015 to January 2017.

    abstract::Surveillance of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) was implemented in 2016 in response to the large outbreak reported in the Americas in 2015 associated with an increased number of infants born with microcephaly. Between June 2015 and January 2017, 21 EU/EEA countries rep...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.41.17-00254

    authors: Spiteri G,Sudre B,Septfons A,Beauté J,The European Zika Surveillance Network.

    更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00

  • Genetic diversity of Streptococcus suis clinical isolates from pigs and humans in Italy (2003-2007).

    abstract::Streptococcus suis, a major porcine pathogen, is emerging as a zoonotic agent capable of causing severe invasive disease in humans exposed to pigs or pork products. S. suis infection is rare in industrialised countries and usually arises as sporadic cases, with meningitis the most common clinical presentation in human...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/ese.14.33.19310-en

    authors: Princivalli MS,Palmieri C,Magi G,Vignaroli C,Manzin A,Camporese A,Barocci S,Magistrali C,Facinelli B

    更新日期:2009-08-20 00:00:00

  • Investigating the link between the presence of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli and infectious intestinal disease in the United Kingdom, 1993 to 1996 and 2008 to 2009.

    abstract::There are an estimated 17 million human diarrhoea cases annually in the United Kingdom. In 2008 and 2009, enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) were identified in 1.9% of stools. However, it remains unclear whether there is a causal link between presence of EAEC and disease. This study used bacterial load, the presence of ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.37.20582

    authors: Chattaway MA,Harris R,Jenkins C,Tam C,Coia JE,Gray J,Iturriza-Gomara M,Wain J

    更新日期:2013-09-12 00:00:00

  • Prolonged colonisation with Escherichia coli O25:ST131 versus other extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing E. coli in a long-term care facility with high endemic level of rectal colonisation, the Netherlands, 2013 to 2014.

    abstract::The extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli clone ST131 (ESBL-ST131) has spread in healthcare settings worldwide. The reasons for its successful spread are unknown, but might include more effective transmission and/or longer persistence. We evaluated the colonisation dynamics of ESBL-produci...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.42.30376

    authors: Overdevest I,Haverkate M,Veenemans J,Hendriks Y,Verhulst C,Mulders A,Couprie W,Bootsma M,Johnson J,Kluytmans J

    更新日期:2016-10-20 00:00:00

  • High incidence of Plasmodium vivax malaria in newly arrived Eritrean refugees in Sweden since May 2014.

    abstract::Since May 2014, an increase in Plasmodium vivax malaria has been observed in Sweden. As of 31 August 2014, 105 malaria cases have been reported in newly arrived Eritrean refugees, 84 of them P. vivax. The patients were mainly young men and reported migration through Ethiopia and/or Sudan. Severe anaemia and long sympt...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.35.20890

    authors: Sonden K,Castro E,Törnnberg L,Stenstrom C,Tegnell A,Farnert A

    更新日期:2014-09-04 00:00:00

  • West Nile virus outbreak in humans and epidemiological surveillance, west Andalusia, Spain, 2016.

    abstract::In Andalusia, Spain, West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance takes place from April to November, during the active vector period. Within this area seroconversion to this virus was evidenced in wild birds in 2004, affecting horses and two humans for the first time in 2010. Since 2010, the virus has been isolated every year ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.14.17-00261

    authors: López-Ruiz N,Montaño-Remacha MDC,Durán-Pla E,Pérez-Ruiz M,Navarro-Marí JM,Salamanca-Rivera C,Miranda B,Oyonarte-Gómez S,Ruiz-Fernández J

    更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00

  • Absence of infection in asymptomatic contacts of index SARS case in France.

    abstract::The first case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in France was diagnosed in March 2003. We conducted a serological survey to assess whether or not asymptomatic persons who had been in contact with this patient during his infectious stage had been infected. They were interviewed and asked to provide a blood s...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:

    authors: Le Vu S,Yazdanpanah Y,Bitar D,Emmanuelli J,Bonmarin I,Desenclos JC

    更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00

  • The incidence of pertussis in the Netherlands has remained high since an outbreak occurred in 1996.

    abstract::The incidence of pertussis throughout the Netherlands, determined by notifications, rose suddenly in 1996 to reach 27.2 cases per 100 000 population, compared with 2.3/100 000 on average from 1989 to 1995. Earlier increases in 1989-1990 and 1994 reflected ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/esm.04.12.00052-en

    authors: Neppelenbroek SE,De Melker HE,Schellekens JF,Conyn-Van Spaendonck MA

    更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00

  • Factors influencing the spread of pertussis in households: a prospective study, Catalonia and Navarre, Spain, 2012 to 2013.

    abstract::We aimed to investigate transmission rates of pertussis in household contacts of cases and factors associated with transmission. A prospective epidemiological study was conducted in 2012 and 2013 to determine the incidence of pertussis among household contacts of reported cases in Catalonia and Navarre, Spain. An epid...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.45.30393

    authors: Godoy P,García-Cenoz M,Toledo D,Carmona G,Caylà JA,Alsedà M,Àlvarez J,Barrabeig I,Camps N,Plans P,Company M,Castilla J,Sala-Farré MR,Muñoz-Almagro C,Rius C,Domínguez À,Transmission of Pertussis in Households Working Group

    更新日期:2016-11-10 00:00:00

  • The European Sero-Epidemiology Network.

    abstract::The purpose of serological surveillance is to monitor levels of immunity to particular diseases within a population in order to enhance the quality of information on which public health measures, such as vaccination programmes, are based. Serological surv ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/esm.02.04.00167-en

    authors: Osborne K,Weinberg J,Miller E

    更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00

  • New epidemiological features of meningococcal disease in Belgium.

    abstract::SCIENTIFIC EDITOR In Belgium, after the epidemic of the early 1970s caused by Neisseria meningitidis B:2b:P1.2 (highest incidences in 1971 and 1972 with 5 cases per 100 000 population per year), the incidence of meningococcal disease fell to normal inter ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/esm.02.10.00152-en

    authors: Carion F,Van Looveren M,Goossens H

    更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00

  • How to prevent transmission of MRSA in the open community?

    abstract::In the past 20 to 30 years, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains have been present in hospitals and have become a major cause of hospital-acquired infection. Methicillin resistance rates of S. aureus vary considerably between countries, with a high prevalence in the United States, and southern Eu...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/esm.09.11.00483-en

    authors: Vandenesch F,Etienne J

    更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00

  • VIM-1 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli isolated from retail seafood, Germany 2016.

    abstract::Carbapenems belong to the group of last resort antibiotics in human medicine. Therefore, the emergence of growing numbers of carbapenemase-producing bacteria in food-producing animals or the environment is worrying and an important concern for the public health sector. In the present study, a set of 45 Enterobacteriac...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.43.17-00032

    authors: Roschanski N,Guenther S,Vu TTT,Fischer J,Semmler T,Huehn S,Alter T,Roesler U

    更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00

  • Presence of mcr-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae in retail chicken meat but not in humans in the Netherlands since 2009.

    abstract::Recently, the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene mcr-1 was found in Enterobacteriaceae from humans, pigs and retail meat in China. Several reports have documented global presence of the gene in Enterobacteriaceae from humans, food animals and food since. We screened several well-characterised strain collections...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.9.30149

    authors: Kluytmans-van den Bergh MF,Huizinga P,Bonten MJ,Bos M,De Bruyne K,Friedrich AW,Rossen JW,Savelkoul PH,Kluytmans JA

    更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00

  • HIV-1 outbreak among injecting drug users in Greece, 2011: a preliminary report.

    abstract::A significant increase (more than 10-fold) in the number of newly diagnosed HIV-1 infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) was observed in Greece during the first seven months of 2011. Molecular epidemiology results revealed that a large proportion (96%) of HIV-1 sequences from IDUs sampled in 2011 fall within phy...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/ese.16.36.19962-en

    authors: Paraskevis D,Nikolopoulos G,Tsiara C,Paraskeva D,Antoniadou A,Lazanas M,Gargalianos P,Psychogiou M,Malliori M,Kremastinou J,Hatzakis A

    更新日期:2011-09-08 00:00:00

  • Estimating the asymptomatic proportion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Yokohama, Japan, 2020.

    abstract::On 5 February 2020, in Yokohama, Japan, a cruise ship hosting 3,711 people underwent a 2-week quarantine after a former passenger was found with COVID-19 post-disembarking. As at 20 February, 634 persons on board tested positive for the causative virus. We conducted statistical modelling to derive the delay-adjusted a...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.10.2000180

    authors: Mizumoto K,Kagaya K,Zarebski A,Chowell G

    更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00

  • Sporadic cases of chikungunya, Réunion Island, August 2009.

    abstract::On 28 August 2009, French authorities reported five cases of chikungunya fever on Reunion Island: three confirmed, one probable, and one suspected case under investigation. All three confirmed patients presented with an acute febrile syndrome, arthralgia, myalgia and cutaneaous rash. All live in the same area on the w...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:

    authors: D'Ortenzio E,Grandadam M,Balleydier E,Dehecq JS,Jaffar-Bandjee MC,Michault A,Andriamandimby SF,Reynes JM,Filleul L

    更新日期:2009-09-03 00:00:00

  • Setting up an enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis C infection in men who have sex with men: a pilot in London and South East region of England.

    abstract::Preliminary findings suggest ongoing HCV transmission among MSM infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and that enhanced surveillance for newly acquired HCV in MSM is feasible. ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:

    authors: Ruf M,Cohuet S,Maguire H,Brant LJ,Ramsay M,Lattimore S,Delpech V,SNAHC Steering Group.

    更新日期:2008-11-20 00:00:00

  • Preparedness for the prevention and control of influenza outbreaks on passenger ships in the EU: the SHIPSAN TRAINET project communication.

    abstract::Passenger ships carry a large number of people in confined spaces. A case of the new influenza A (H1N1) virus aboard a passenger ship is an expected event and would lead to rapid spread of the virus, if preventive measures are not in place. However, many cruise lines have detailed policies and procedures to deal with ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/ese.14.21.19219-en

    authors: Mouchtouri V,Black N,Nichols G,Paux T,Riemer T,Rjabinina J,Schlaich C,Menel Lemos C,Kremastinou J,Hadjichristodoulou C,SHIPSAN TRAINET project.

    更新日期:2009-05-28 00:00:00

  • Targets for the reduction of antibiotic use in humans in the Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance (TATFAR) partner countries.

    abstract::Unnecessary and inappropriate use of antibiotics in human healthcare is a major driver for the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance; many countries are implementing measures to limit the overuse and misuse of antibiotics e.g. through the establishment of antimicrobial use reduction targets. We performed ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.28.1800339

    authors: D'Atri F,Arthur J,Blix HS,Hicks LA,Plachouras D,Monnet DL,The European Survey On Transatlantic Task Force On Antimicrobial Resistance Tatfar Action Group.

    更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00

  • Evaluation of a point-of-care blood test for identification of Ebola virus disease at Ebola holding units, Western Area, Sierra Leone, January to February 2015.

    abstract::Current Ebola virus disease (EVD) diagnosis relies on reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) technology, requiring skilled laboratory personnel and technical infrastructure. Lack of laboratory diagnostic capacity has led to diagnostic delays in the current West African EVD outbreak of 2014 and 2015, compromising outbreak ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.12.21073

    authors: Walker NF,Brown CS,Youkee D,Baker P,Williams N,Kalawa A,Russell K,Samba AF,Bentley N,Koroma F,King MB,Parker BE,Thompson M,Boyles T,Healey B,Kargbo B,Bash-Taqi D,Simpson AJ,Kamara A,Kamara TB,Lado M,Johnson O,

    更新日期:2015-03-26 00:00:00

  • The epidemiology of severe Streptococcus pyogenes associated disease in Europe.

    abstract::Several European countries reported outbreaks of severe disease caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in the late 1980s. This marked a departure from the previous decades, where very few such outbreaks were noted. These changes in disease occurrence formed part of a global phenomenon, the reasons for which have yet to be e...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:

    authors: Lamagni TL,Efstratiou A,Vuopio-Varkila J,Jasir A,Schalén C,Strep-EURO.

    更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00

  • Outbreak of Salmonella gastroenteritis among attendees of a restaurant opening in Grece, June 1998.

    abstract::Until recently the system for reporting infectious diseases in Greece was inadequate, but a new laboratory reporting system was introduced in 1998, in which collaborating laboratories throughout Greece report each week by e-mail or fax using standard form ...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/esm.04.06.00069-en

    authors: Hadjichristodoulou C,Nikolakopoulou E,Karabinis K,Karakou E,Markogiannakis A,Panoulis C,Lampiri M,Tassios P

    更新日期:1999-06-01 00:00:00

  • Incubation period for campylobacteriosis and its importance in the estimation of incidence related to travel.

    abstract::Differentiation between travel-related and domestic cases of infectious disease is important in managing risk. Incubation periods of cases from several outbreaks of campylobacteriosis in Canada, Europe, and the United States with defined exposure time of less than 24 hours were collated to provide information on the i...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.40.20602

    authors: Horn BJ,Lake RJ

    更新日期:2013-10-03 00:00:00

  • Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a scoping review.

    abstract::BackgroundIn December 2019, a pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China and has rapidly spread around the world since then.AimThis study aims to understand the research gaps related to COVID-19 and propose recommendations for future research.MethodsWe undertook a scoping review of CO...

    journal_title:Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.15.2000125

    authors: Lv M,Luo X,Estill J,Liu Y,Ren M,Wang J,Wang Q,Zhao S,Wang X,Yang S,Feng X,Li W,Liu E,Zhang X,Wang L,Zhou Q,Meng W,Qi X,Xun Y,Yu X,Chen Y,On Behalf Of The Covid-Evidence And Recommendations Working Group

    更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00