Current prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in long-term care facilities in the Rhine-Main district, Germany, 2013.

abstract：:Wet cooling systems are often associated with large outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease. Several European countries have legislation for registering such systems. The authors aimed to obtain an overview of the situation in Europe. A questionnaire survey was sent to 35 of the countries that collaborate in the European W...

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

authors： Ricketts KD,Joseph C,Lee J,Wewalka G,European Working Group for Legionella Infections.

更新日期：2008-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the 2008/9 influenza season, the I-MOVE multicentre case-control study measures influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) against medically-attended influenza-like-illness (ILI) laboratory confirmed as influenza. In 2011/12, European studies reported a decline in VE against influenza A(H3N2) within the season. Using ...

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

authors： Kissling E,Nunes B,Robertson C,Valenciano M,Reuss A,Larrauri A,Cohen JM,Oroszi B,Rizzo C,Machado A,Pitigoi D,Domegan L,Paradowska-Stankiewicz I,Buchholz U,Gherasim A,Daviaud I,Horváth JK,Bella A,Lupulescu E,O Donnel

更新日期：2016-04-21 00:00:00

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

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

abstract：:On 3 April 2017, a wild poliovirus type 2 (WPV2) spill occurred in a Dutch vaccine manufacturing plant. Two fully vaccinated operators with risk of exposure were advised on stringent personal hygiene and were monitored for virus shedding. Poliovirus (WPV2-MEF1) was detected in the stool of one, 4 days after exposure, ...

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

authors： Duizer E,Ruijs WL,van der Weijden CP,Timen A

更新日期：2017-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:On 18 January 2016, the French National Reference Centre for Salmonella reported to Santé publique France an excess of Salmonella enterica serotype Dublin (S. Dublin) infections. We investigated to identify the source of infection and implement control measures. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) and multilocus variable-nu...

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

authors： Ung A,Baidjoe AY,Van Cauteren D,Fawal N,Fabre L,Guerrisi C,Danis K,Morand A,Donguy MP,Lucas E,Rossignol L,Lefèvre S,Vignaud ML,Cadel-Six S,Lailler R,Jourdan-Da Silva N,Le Hello S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since October 2008, a total of 143 cases of rubella have affected the two Austrian provinces Styria and Burgenland. The index case occurred in mid-October 2008, but was not notified to the public health authorities until February 2009, when the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety was asked to investigate a clus...

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

authors： Schmid D,Kasper S,Kuo HW,Aberle S,Holzmann H,Daghofer E,Wassermann-Neuhold M,Feenstra O,Krischka C,Allerberger F

更新日期：2009-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Colistin resistance was investigated in 1,696 isolates collected from 2007 to 2014 within the frame of the French livestock antimicrobial resistance surveillance programme. The mcr-1 gene was detected in all commensal Escherichia coli isolates with a minimum inhibitory concentration to colistin above the 2 mg/L cut-of...

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

authors： Perrin-Guyomard A,Bruneau M,Houée P,Deleurme K,Legrandois P,Poirier C,Soumet C,Sanders P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

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

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

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：:Persons with multiple syphilis reinfections may play an important role in syphilis transmission. We analysed all syphilis tests carried out for people attending the HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, from 1992 to 2012 to evaluate the extent to which...

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

authors： Kenyon C,Lynen L,Florence E,Caluwaerts S,Vandenbruaene M,Apers L,Soentjens P,Van Esbroeck M,Bottieau E

更新日期：2014-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasmid-mediated high-level tigecycline resistance gene, tet(X4), was detected in seven Escherichia coli isolates from pork in two Chinese provinces. Two isolates belonged to the epidemic spreading sequence type ST101. Tet(X4) was adjacent to ISVsa3 and concurrent with floR in all seven isolates. In addition to In...

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

authors： Bai L,Du P,Du Y,Sun H,Zhang P,Wan Y,Lin Q,Fanning S,Cui S,Wu Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversies over the effectiveness and safety of the pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccine in 2009/10 may have altered the influenza vaccination coverage in France after the pandemic season. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the pandemic affected seasonal influenza vaccination behaviours in the ge...

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

authors： Caille-Brillet AL,Raude J,Lapidus N,De Lamballerie X,Carrat F,Setbon M

更新日期：2013-11-07 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：:Between March 2010 and November 2013 eight laboratory-confirmed cases of serogroup B, invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) were identified in an extended Irish Traveller family across three Health Service Executive (HSE) areas of Ireland. Cases were aged between 5 and 46 months, and were either a cousin or sibling of ...

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

authors： O'Connor L,Ward M,Bennett D,Mulhall R,O'Lorcain P,Cunney R,McDermott R,Neville E,Heslin J,FitzGerald R,Meyler K,Conlon M,Clarke A,Corcoran B,Fitzpatrick G,O'Connor B,Flanagan P,O'Flanagan D,Cotter S

更新日期：2015-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In Italy, B and C are the predominant serogroups among meningococci causing invasive diseases. Nevertheless, in the period from 2013 to 2016, an increase in serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis (MenW) was observed. This study intends to define the main characteristics of 63 MenW isolates responsible of invasive meningoc...

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

authors： Fazio C,Neri A,Vacca P,Ciammaruconi A,Arghittu M,Barbui AM,Vocale C,Bernaschi P,Isola P,Galanti IA,Mencacci A,De Nittis R,Chironna M,Giammanco A,Pagani E,Bisbano A,Stefanelli P

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BackgroundSurveillance of tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcome, for which reporting has been mandatory in France since 2007, is a key component of TB control.AimWe aimed to present surveillance data for non-multidrug-resistant (MDR) cases reported between 2008 and 2014, and identify factors associated with potentially ...

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

authors： Guthmann JP,Léon L,Antoine D,Lévy-Bruhl D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 9 May and 4 June 2009, a total of 401 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1)v virus were reported in Japan, from 16 of the 47 Japanese prefectures. The two areas most affected were Osaka prefecture and Kobe city where outbreaks in high schools occurred leading to school closures. To date all cases hav...

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

authors： Shimada T,Gu Y,Kamiya H,Komiya N,Odaira F,Sunagawa T,Takahashi H,Toyokawa T,Tsuchihashi Y,Yasui Y,Tada Y,Okabe N

更新日期：2009-06-18 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

abstract：:We report a case of meningoencephalitis caused by Toscana virus (TOSV) with central facial paralysis lasting over two days acquired in south-eastern France. The patient was not febrile either before or during the course of the disease. The diagnosis was established by both real-time RT-PCR and virus isolation with com...

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

authors： Marlinge M,Crespy L,Zandotti C,Piorkowski G,Kaphan E,Charrel RN,Ninove L

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance is important to get insight into the burden of disease and epidemic pattern of RSV infection. This information is useful for healthcare resource allocation as well as the timing of preventive messages and palivizumab prophylaxis. For influenza surveillance the European In...

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

authors： Meerhoff TJ,Mosnier A,Schellevis F,Paget WJ,EISS RSV Task Group.

更新日期：2009-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In October 2011 in Finland, two persons fell ill with symptoms compatible with botulism after having eaten conserved olives stuffed with almonds. One of these two died. Clostridium botulinum type B and its neurotoxin were detected in the implicated olives by PCR and mouse bioassay, respectively. The olives were traced...

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

authors： Jalava K,Selby K,Pihlajasaari A,Kolho E,Dahlsten E,Forss N,Bäcklund T,Korkeala H,Honkanen-Buzalski T,Hulkko T,Derman Y,Järvinen A,Kotilainen H,Kultanen L,Ruutu P,Lyytikaïnen O,Lindström M

更新日期：2011-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel genotype of H5N6 influenza viruses was isolated from migratory birds in South Korea during November 2016. Domestic outbreaks of this virus were associated with die-offs of wild birds near reported poultry cases in Chungbuk province, central South Korea. Genetic analysis and animal studies demonstrated that the...

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

authors： Si YJ,Lee IW,Kim EH,Kim YI,Kwon HI,Park SJ,Nguyen HD,Kim SM,Kwon JJ,Choi WS,Beak YH,Song MS,Kim CJ,Webby RJ,Choi YK

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite concerns about infection risks of floating tanks, outbreaks have rarely been reported. In May 2017, an outbreak of skin rash occurred among visitors of a floating tank open for the public in Norway. We assessed the extent and cause of the outbreak and the risk factors for infection in a retrospective cohort st...

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

authors： Hyllestad S,Lange H,Guzman-Herrador B,MacDonald E,Lund V,Aavitsland P,Vold L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the study of outbreaks of an acute exanthematous disease among children of three schools in the municipality of Braga (Portugal). Laboratory tests were performed for five cases, showing that the disease was not due to infection by measles or rubella virus, and infection with parvovirus B19 was confi...

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

authors： Gonçalves G,Correia AM,Palminha P,Rebelo de Andrade H,Alves A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis linked to municipal drinking water in a town in northern Italy in June 2009. Over one month we identified 299 probable cases of whom 30 were confirmed for at least one of the following viruses: norovirus, rotavirus, enterovirus or astrovirus. Water samples and filters fro...

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

authors： Scarcella C,Carasi S,Cadoria F,Macchi L,Pavan A,Salamana M,Alborali GL,Losio MM,Boni P,Lavazza A,Seyler T

更新日期：2009-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In a rapidly changing environment, national institutions in charge of health security can no longer rely only on traditional disease reporting mechanisms that are not designed to recognise emergence of new hazards. Epidemic intelligence provides a conceptual framework within which countries may adapt their public heal...

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

authors： Paquet C,Coulombier D,Kaiser R,Ciotti M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Osborne K,Weinberg J,Miller E

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On 16 April 2011, a working group of World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed on a pandemic influenza preparedness framework. It regulates the sharing of viruses within the WHO Laboratory Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN) and the access to vaccines, antiviral drugs, diagnostic kits, and other be...

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

authors： Eurosurveillance editorial team.

更新日期：2011-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1994, the incidence of gonorrhoea in Østfold county, Norway, has remained within the range of 1-8 cases per year, with 40% of cases being imported from abroad. On 20 January 2008, a general practitioner in the county diagnosed two seemingly unrelated domestic cases of gonorrhoea in three days and started contact...

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

authors： Jakopanec I,Hassfjord JJ,Nilsen O,Larsen AL,Aavitsland P

更新日期：2008-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In March 2014, an infection with the nematode Dirofilaria repens was diagnosed in a German citizen in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. The patient had developed an itching subcutaneous nodule containing a female worm, which was identified as D. repens by 12S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene sequencing. Autoch...

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

authors： Tappe D,Plauth M,Bauer T,Muntau B,Dießel L,Tannich E,Herrmann-Trost P

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00