A summary report from Amsterdam: increase in sexually transmitted diseases and risky sexual behaviour among homosexual men in relation to the introduction of new anti-HIV drugs.

abstract：:We use a time dependent modification of the Kermack and McKendrick model to study the evolution of the influenza A(H1N1)v epidemic reported in the Mexico City area under the control measures used during April and May 2009. The model illustrates how the sanitary measures postponed the peak of the epidemic and decreased...

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

authors： Cruz-Pacheco G,Duran L,Esteva L,Minzoni A,Lopez-Cervantes M,Panayotaros P,Ahued Ortega A,Villasenor Ruiz I

更新日期：2009-07-02 00:00:00

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 ...

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

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

更新日期：2008-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop a European surveillance protocol for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), existing national CDI surveillance systems were assessed in 2011. A web-based electronic form was provided for all national coordinators of the European CDI Surveillance Network (ECDIS-Net). Of 35 national coordinators approached, 3...

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

authors： Kola A,Wiuff C,Akerlund T,van Benthem BH,Coignard B,Lyytikäinen O,Weitzel-Kage D,Suetens C,Wilcox MH,Kuijper EJ,Gastmeier P,members of ECDIS-Net.

更新日期：2016-07-21 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：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an under-recognised cause of acute hepatitis in high-income countries. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of testing, diagnosis, surveillance activities, and data on confirmed cases in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). A semi-structured survey was develope...

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

authors： Aspinall EJ,Couturier E,Faber M,Said B,Ijaz S,Tavoschi L,Takkinen J,Adlhoch C,The Country Experts.

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an outbreak of invasive and non-invasive disease due to an unusual type of Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus, emm66) among a vulnerable, largely homeless population in southern England and Wales, detected in September 2016. Twenty-seven confirmed cases were subsequently identified between 5 Janua...

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

authors： Bundle N,Bubba L,Coelho J,Kwiatkowska R,Cloke R,King S,Rajan-Iyer J,Courtney-Pillinger M,Beck CR,Hope V,Lamagni T,Brown CS,Jermacane D,Glass R,Desai M,Gobin M,Balasegaram S,Anderson C

更新日期：2017-01-19 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：: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：:We report 52 cases of measles linked to music and arts festivals in England and Wales, between mid-June and mid-October 2016. Nearly half were aged 15 to 19 years. Several individuals who acquired measles at one festival subsequently attended another festival while infectious, resulting in multiple interlinked outbrea...

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

authors： le Polain de Waroux O,Saliba V,Cottrell S,Young N,Perry M,Bukasa A,Ramsay M,Brown K,Amirthalingam G

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:From 24 December to 24 July 2015, 174 cases were reported in a nationwide salmonellosis outbreak in Sweden: 108 cases were connected to a single restaurant. A spice mix, containing dried vegetables from the restaurant tested positive for the outbreak strain. Additional spice mixes with similar content from different s...

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

authors： Jernberg C,Hjertqvist M,Sundborger C,Castro E,Lofdahl M,Pääjärvi A,Sundqvist L,Löf E

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

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

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

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：: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：:In March 2014, a Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (YP) outbreak was detected by a municipal authority in southern Finland. We conducted epidemiological, microbiological and traceback investigations to identify the source. We defined a case as a person with YP infection notified to the National Infectious Disease Registry b...

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

authors： Pärn T,Hallanvuo S,Salmenlinna S,Pihlajasaari A,Heikkinen S,Telkki-Nykänen H,Hakkinen M,Ollgren J,Huusko S,Rimhanen-Finne R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) became available in Portugal in mid-2009 and the 13-valent vaccine (PCV13) in early 2010. The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in patients aged under 18 years decreased from 8.19 cases per 100,000 in 2008–09 to 4.52/100,000 in 2011–12. However, IPD i...

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

authors： Aguiar SI,Brito MJ,Horacio AN,Lopes JP,Ramirez M,Melo-Cristino J,Portuguese Group for the Study of Streptococcal Infections.,Portuguese Study Group of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease of the Paediatric Infectious Disease Society.

更新日期：2014-03-27 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：:BackgroundProgress towards HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination requires local prevalence estimates and linkage to care (LTC) of undiagnosed or disengaged cases.AimWe aimed to estimate seroprevalence, factors associated with positive blood-borne virus (BBV) serology and numbers needed t...

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

authors： Bundle N,Balasegaram S,Parry S,Ullah S,Harris RJ,Ahmad K,Foster GR,Tong CY,Orkin C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV seroadaptive behaviours may have contributed to greater sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission in HIV-positive men who have sex with men(MSM) and to the global increase in STIs. Using multiple national surveillance data sources and population survey data, we estimated the risk of STIs in HIV-positive MS...

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

authors： Malek R,Mitchell H,Furegato M,Simms I,Mohammed H,Nardone A,Hughes G

更新日期：2015-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses computer-supported outbreak detection using routine surveillance data, as implemented at six institutes for infectious disease control in five European countries. We give an overview of the systems used at the Statens Serum Institut (Denmark), Health Protection Agency (England, Wales and Northern ...

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

authors： Hulth A,Andrews N,Ethelberg S,Dreesman J,Faensen D,van Pelt W,Schnitzler J

更新日期：2010-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Since January 2006, H5N1 avian influenza has affected Nigeria's poultry population causing enormous loss of resources. The current circulating virus is a potential candidate for pandemic influenza which may severely affect the human and animal population worldwide especially in the resource-poor countries. In this stu...

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

authors： Joannis TM,Meseko CA,Oladokun AT,Ularamu HG,Egbuji AN,Solomon P,Nyam DC,Gado DA,Luka P,Ogedengbe ME,Yakubu MB,Tyem AD,Akinyede O,Shittu AI,Sulaiman LK,Owolodun OA,Olawuyi AK,Obishakin ET,Fasina FO

更新日期：2008-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmaniasis is endemic in southern Europe, and in other European countries cases are diagnosed in travellers who have visited affected areas both within the continent and beyond. Prompt and accurate diagnosis poses a challenge in clinical practice in Europe. Different methods exist for identification of the infectin...

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

authors： Van der Auwera G,Bart A,Chicharro C,Cortes S,Davidsson L,Di Muccio T,Dujardin JC,Felger I,Paglia MG,Grimm F,Harms G,Jaffe CL,Manser M,Ravel C,Robert-Gangneux F,Roelfsema J,Töz S,Verweij JJ,Chiodini PL

更新日期：2016-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterised Lancefield group B streptococcal (GBS) isolates causing invasive disease among non-pregnant adults in Portugal between 2009 and 2015. All isolates (n = 555) were serotyped, assigned to clonal complexes (CCs) by multilocus sequence typing and characterised by surface protein and pilus island gene profi...

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

authors： Lopes E,Fernandes T,Machado MP,Carriço JA,Melo-Cristino J,Ramirez M,Martins ER,The Portuguese Group For The Study Of Streptococcal Infections.

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In August 2011, a case of canine rabies was notified to the French veterinary services. The dog was a three-month-old puppy illegally imported from Morocco that presented behavioural changes on 1 August and was admitted to a veterinary clinic on 6 August. It died the following day and the body was shortly sent to the ...

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

authors： Mailles A,Boisseleau D,Dacheux L,Michalewiscz C,Gloaguen C,Ponçon N,Bourhy H,Callon H,Vaillant V,Dabosville I,Morineau-Le Houssine P

更新日期：2011-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:BackgroundTick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a potentially severe neurological disease caused by TBE virus (TBEV). In Europe and Asia, TBEV infection has become a growing public health concern and requires fast and specific detection.AimIn this observational study, we evaluated a rapid TBE IgM test, ReaScan TBE, for usa...

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

authors： Albinsson B,Jääskeläinen AE,Värv K,Jelovšek M,GeurtsvanKessel C,Vene S,Järhult JD,Reusken C,Golovljova I,Avšič-Županc T,Vapalahti O,Lundkvist Å

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

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

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

abstract：:Starting from 1989 Italy experienced an increase of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases over a baseline of 10 to 30 cases reported annually. The number of cases peaked in 2000 and 2004 with more than 200 cases/year, and subsequently declined to reach on average one third of the 2000 peak value in the period after 2010. ...

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

authors： Gramiccia M,Scalone A,Di Muccio T,Orsini S,Fiorentino E,Gradoni L

更新日期：2013-07-18 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：: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：:BackgroundProtozoan enteroparasites Cryptosporidium species and Giardia duodenalis are major contributors to the burden of gastrointestinal illness in children globally, whereas the stramenopile Blastocystis species has been associated with irritable bowel syndrome and skin disorders.AimTo investigate the carriage of ...

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

authors： Reh L,Muadica AS,Köster PC,Balasegaram S,Verlander NQ,Chércoles ER,Carmena D

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

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

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