Afebrile meningoencephalitis with transient central facial paralysis due to Toscana virus infection, southeastern France, 2014 [corrected].

abstract：:The elimination of tuberculosis (TB) is threatened by an apparent increase in the level of resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In the Netherlands, where the majority of TB patients are migrants, resistance may also be increasing. We conducted a retrospective study, using 18,294 M. tuberculosis isolates from TB c...

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

authors： Ruesen C,van Gageldonk-Lafeber AB,de Vries G,Erkens CG,van Rest J,Korthals Altes H,de Neeling H,Kamst M,van Soolingen D

更新日期：2014-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among 959 healthy employees of the Hellenic Air Force was investigated from November 2004 to October 2005. Nine participants were found to be colonised by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (SCCmec type IV). Eight of the MRSA ...

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

authors： Karapsias S,Piperaki ET,Spiliopoulou I,Katsanis G,Tseleni-Kotsovili A

更新日期：2008-10-02 00:00:00

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

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

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) transmission in a non-household setting is difficult to detect, because contact with the source case is often not obvious. Here, we report on a case of a four-year-old child who got infected through sporadic non-household exposure at a coffee shop. The source case was a woman who had suffered from we...

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

authors： Duarte R,Tavares E,Miranda A,Carvalho A

更新日期：2009-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Results from early clinical trials have shown that a single dose of pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine may generate sufficient antibody response, but the relevance of this fact to public health decision making has yet to be clarified. The present study compares the risk of clinical attack (i.e. clinical attack rate) betw...

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

authors： Nishiura H,Iwata K

更新日期：2009-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In August 2004 seven cases of Escherichia coli O157 infection were identified in children on holiday in Cornwall, southwest England, all of whom had stayed at different sites in the area. Isolates from all seven cases were confirmed as E. coli serogroup O157 phage type 21/28. We carried out a case-control study among ...

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

authors： Ihekweazu C,Barlow M,Roberts S,Christensen H,Guttridge B,Lewis DA,Painter S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for timely establishment of diagnostic assays arose when Germany was confronted with the first travel-associated outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Europe. We describe our laboratory experiences during a large contact tracing investigation, comparing previously publish...

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

authors： Konrad R,Eberle U,Dangel A,Treis B,Berger A,Bengs K,Fingerle V,Liebl B,Ackermann N,Sing A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2014, Norway became aware of potential low vaccination coverage for the second dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR2) in six of 19 counties. This was detected by comparing the national coverage (NC) for 16-year-olds extracted from the national immunisation registry SYSVAK with the annual status update for eli...

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

authors： Hagerup-Jenssen M,Kongsrud S,Riise ØR

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress has been made in influenza pandemic preparedness in Europe in the past six month. ...

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

authors： Horstick O,Kaiser R,Ciotti M,Brown C,Coulombier D,Nicoll A,Karcher F,Ganter B

更新日期：2005-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2009, an improved influenza surveillance system was implemented and weekly reporting to the World Health Organization on influenza-like illness (ILI) began. The goals of the surveillance system are to monitor and analyse the intensity of influenza activity, to provide timely information about circulating ...

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

authors： Rakocevic B,Grgurevic A,Trajkovic G,Mugosa B,Sipetic Grujicic S,Medenica S,Bojovic O,Lozano Alonso JE,Vega T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A measles outbreak is affecting the Tel Aviv district, Israel, since April 2012. As of 10 September, 99 cases were confirmed, including 63 (64%) migrants of Eritrean and Sudanese origin. All genotyped cases had the African B3 genotype*. The mean age of migrant and non-migrant cases was 6.0±9.6 and 30.2±24.2 years, res...

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

authors： Kopel E,Amitai Z,Savion M,Aboudy Y,Mendelson E,Sheffer R

更新日期：2012-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on newly diagnosed HIV infections and HIV prevalence in 2005 to 2010 suggest falling infection rates in injecting drug users (IDUs) in the European Union (EU). However, recent increases in HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates in IDUs suggest increasing injecting risks in some countries. The coverage of...

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

authors： Wiessing L,Likatavicius G,Hedrich D,Guarita B,van de Laar MJ,Vicente J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BackgroundTo increase the acceptability of influenza vaccine, it is important to quantify the overall benefits of the vaccination programme.AimTo assess the impact of influenza vaccination in Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands, we estimated the number of medically attended influenza-confirmed cases (MAICC) in primary...

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

authors： Machado A,Mazagatos C,Dijkstra F,Kislaya I,Gherasim A,McDonald SA,Kissling E,Valenciano M,Meijer A,Hooiveld M,Nunes B,Larrauri A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current Zika virus outbreak and its potential severe health consequences, especially congenital fetal syndrome, have led to increased concern about sexual transmission, especially in pregnant women and women of reproductive age. Here we report a case of Zika virus sexual transmission, likely male-to-female, in a t...

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

authors： Fréour T,Mirallié S,Hubert B,Splingart C,Barrière P,Maquart M,Leparc-Goffart I

更新日期：2016-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:BackgroundTravel to countries with high or intermediate hepatitis A virus (HAV) endemicity is a risk factor for infection in residents of countries with low HAV endemicity. Aim: The objective of this study was to estimate the risk for hepatitis A among European travellers using surveillance and travel denominator data...

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

authors： Beauté J,Westrell T,Schmid D,Müller L,Epstein J,Kontio M,Couturier E,Faber M,Mellou K,Borg ML,Friesema I,Vold L,Severi E

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In May 2013, Italy declared a national outbreak of hepatitis A, which also affected several foreign tourists who had recently visited the country. Molecular investigations identified some cases as infected with an identical strain of hepatitis A virus subgenotype IA. After additional European Union/European Economic A...

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

authors： Severi E,Verhoef L,Thornton L,Guzman-Herrador BR,Faber M,Sundqvist L,Rimhanen-Finne R,Roque-Afonso AM,Ngui SL,Allerberger F,Baumann-Popczyk A,Muller L,Parmakova K,Alfonsi V,Tavoschi L,Vennema H,Fitzgerald M,Myrmel M,G

更新日期：2015-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight cases of psittacosis due to Chlamydia psittaci were identified in May 2013 among 15 individuals involved in chicken gutting activities on a mixed poultry farm in France. All cases were women between 42 and 67 years-old. Cases were diagnosed by serology and PCR of respiratory samples. Appropriate treatment was im...

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

authors： Laroucau K,Aaziz R,Meurice L,Servas V,Chossat I,Royer H,de Barbeyrac B,Vaillant V,Moyen JL,Meziani F,Sachse K,Rolland P

更新日期：2015-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive group A streptococcal infection has a 15% case fatality rate and a risk of secondary transmission. This retrospective study used two national data sources from England; enhanced surveillance (2009) and a case management system (2011-2013) to identify clusters of severe group A streptococcal disease. Twenty-fo...

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

authors： Mearkle R,Saavedra-Campos M,Lamagni T,Usdin M,Coelho J,Chalker V,Sriskandan S,Cordery R,Rawlings C,Balasegaram S

更新日期：2017-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Netherlands, meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is detected on pork and veal farms, and hence farmers working with MRSA-positive animals are at an increased risk of being colonised. Recently retail meat products have been found positive for MRSA. Therefore, we tested the prevalence of MRSA among ...

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

authors： de Jonge R,Verdier JE,Havelaar AH

更新日期：2010-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In countries covered by the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS), the 2000-2001 winter was marked mainly by the spread of influenza A(H1N1) viruses. Influenza B, which globally represented a minority of cases, was common later in the season and predominant in Great Britain, Ireland, and Portugal. Influenza ac...

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

authors： Manuguerra JC,Mosnier A,Paget WJ,EISS (European Influenza Surveillance Scheme).

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monophasic Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- phage type DT193 emerged as the dominant serovar in Luxembourg in 2006, when it caused two major outbreaks involving 133 laboratory-confirmed human cases, 24 hospitalisations, and one death. The outbreak strain had an uncommon pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patte...

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

authors： Mossong J,Marques P,Ragimbeau C,Huberty-Krau P,Losch S,Meyer G,Moris G,Strottner C,Rabsch W,Schneider F

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some influenza surveillance systems, timely transport to laboratories for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing is challenging.Guidelines suggest that samples can be stored at 4°Cfor up to 96 hours but the effect of longer storage times has not been systematically evaluated. We collected ...

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

authors： Caselton D,Arunga G,Emukule G,Muthoka P,Mayieka L,Kosgey A,Ochola R,Waiboci L,Feikin D,Mott J,Breiman R,Katz M

更新日期：2014-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reflects on the qualitative risk analysis framework developed for a Foresight study on the Detection and Identification of Infectious Diseases, which was coordinated in 2005 by the United Kingdom (UK) under what is now the Government Office for Science, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. Th...

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

authors： Suk J,Lyall C,Tait J

更新日期：2008-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood and plasma donations in Germany are collected by several institutions, namely the German Red Cross, community and hospital-based blood services, private blood centres, commercial plasma donation sites and transfusion services of the army. All blood donation centres are required to report quarterly data on infect...

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

authors： Offergeld R,Faensen D,Ritter S,Hamouda O

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1), involving 81 cases with symptoms of influenza-like illness, was confirmed in June 2009 in a complex of schools in Paris, France. At that time, there was no community transmission in France. The index case, a 10-year-old girl, had travelled to the United Kingdom with her ...

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

authors： Carrillo-Santisteve P,Renard-Dubois S,Cheron G,Csaszar-Goutchkoff M,Lecuit M,Lortholary O,Bello P

更新日期：2010-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In low-incidence countries in the European Union (EU), tuberculosis (TB) is concentrated in big cities, especially among certain urban high-risk groups including immigrants from TB high-incidence countries, homeless people, and those with a history of drug and alcohol misuse. Elimination of TB in European big cities r...

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

authors： van Hest NA,Aldridge RW,de Vries G,Sandgren A,Hauer B,Hayward A,Arrazola de Oñate W,Haas W,Codecasa LR,Caylà JA,Story A,Antoine D,Gori A,Quabeck L,Jonsson J,Wanlin M,Orcau Å,Rodes A,Dedicoat M,Antoun F,van Deuteko

更新日期：2014-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral zoonotic disease with a high mortality rate in humans. The CCHF virus is transmitted to humans through the bite of Ixodid ticks or contact with blood or tissues of CCHF patients or infected livestock. In December 2008, a re-emerging outbreak of CCHF occurred in the so...

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

authors： Chinikar S,Ghiasi SM,Moradi M,Goya MM,Reza Shirzadi M,Zeinali M,Mostafavi E,Pourahmad M,Haeri A

更新日期：2010-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the introduction of various multi-drug resistant bacterial strains, including an NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, through a traveller returning from Egypt, where they had been admitted to a private hospital. All family members of the patient were colonised with one or more extended-spectrum beta-lact...

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

authors： Bathoorn E,Friedrich AW,Zhou K,Arends JP,Borst DM,Grundmann H,Rossen JW

更新日期：2013-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:BackgroundIn most countries, including France, data on clinical indications for outpatient antibiotic prescriptions are not available, making it impossible to assess appropriateness of antibiotic use at prescription level.AimOur objectives were to: (i) propose proxy indicators (PIs) to estimate appropriateness of anti...

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

authors： Thilly N,Pereira O,Schouten J,Hulscher ME,Pulcini C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portugal has been the western European country with the highest rate of notified acquired immunodeficiency [corrected] syndrome (AIDS) cases since 1999 and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection cases since 2000. Nonetheless, exact information on the magnitude and trends of recently acquired infections is missin...

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

authors： Cortes Martins H,Paixao M

更新日期：2008-09-04 00:00:00