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21 Feb 2012 The latest European Monthly Measles Monitoring (EMMO) provides analyses of last year's measles surveillance data. In 2011, 30,567 cases of measles were reported by 29 European countries, roughly same number of cases last year but a four-fold increase compared to 2009 (7 175). Only two countries in Europe remained measles-free in 2011, Iceland and Cyprus. 21 Feb 2012 The coordination of European FWD outbreaks can be difficult to manage. In order to help Member State countries with the task, ECDC is launching an online toolkit which provides investigators with a series of tools for the investigation of an outbreak that involves at least two EU Member States. 21 Feb 2012 The risk for transmission of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) to individuals visiting FMD affected areas is extremely low, if consumption of products from infected animals or direct contact with such animals is avoided, concludes a ECDC rapid risk assessment issued today. 20 Feb 2012 The Schmallenberg virus has been recently reported in Italy and Luxembourg. 20 Feb 2012 ECDC published today its communicable disease threat report (CDTR). The ECDC communicable disease threats report is a weekly bulletin intended for epidemiologists and health professionals in the area of communicable disease prevention and control. 17 Feb 2012 Influenza activity continued to increase in week 6, though with significant variation in timing across Europe and no clear geographic progression this season. The dominant virus remains A(H3). Maisn surveillance data is now available in ECDC’s Weekly Influenza Surveillance Overview. 15 Feb 2012 Since November 2011, a newly recognised virus, provisionally named ‘Schmallenberg’ virus, has been reported in cattle, sheep and goats in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom and France. Additionally, one bison has been confirmed positive for Schmallenberg virus in Germany. 15 Feb 2012 Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are infections that occur after exposure to healthcare. Each year 4 million patients acquire a healthcare-associated infection in the European Union and about 37 000 of them die as the direct consequence of the infection. The most frequent types of HAI are surgical site infections, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, bloodstream infections and gastrointestinal infections. 13 Feb 2012 The ECDC communicable disease threat report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin intended for epidemiologists and health professionals in the area of communicable disease prevention and control. 10 Feb 2012 The latest Weekly influenza surveillance overview highlights that influenza activity continued to increase in week 5/2012, though with significant variation across Europe and no clear geographic progression. The dominant virus remain the subtype A(H3N2), but A(H1) and B viruses are also present. 06 Feb 2012 ECDC issues a rapid risk assessment on the cluster of travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease occurred over a two months period in a hotel in Calpe, Spain. 03 Feb 2012 Influenza activity was widespread in four countries in week 4 and present or increasing in the rest of Europe. The subtype A(H3N2) is dominating the season to date but A(H1) and B viruses are also present. This is reported in the latest edition of the ECDC Weekly influenza surveillance report (WISO). 03 Feb 2012 In January 2012, the ECDC conducted a rapid assessment on the status of surveillance for M. pneumoniae infection in EU and EEA countries. Available data seem to indicate that southern Europe is not yet facing an increase as important as that reported in the north. 02 Feb 2012 The Call for expression of interest for the cohort 2012 of EPIET Member state track (EPIET MS-Track) is now open and has been sent to the coordinating competent body. EU Member states with acknowledged EPIET training site can express their interest in having a fellow trained, deadline is 26 February 2012. 31 Jan 2012 ECDC Director Marc Sprenger will participate in a media seminar and in the award ceremony organised on the occasion of this year's EU health prize for journalists in Brussels. 27 Jan 2012 Influenza activity is slowly increasing in countries scattered across Europe and is currently dominated by A(H3N2) viruses though with A(H1N1) also being important in some of the severe cases. This is reported in the latest edition of the Weekly influenza surveillance report (WISO) for week 3 (16-22 Jan 2012). 25 Jan 2012 The European Public Health Microbiology Training (EUPHEM) call for fellows opens today. The programme, coordinated and funded by ECDC, will recruit 4 fellows for a two-year training programme in public health microbiology. 25 Jan 2012 Schmallenberg virus is a newly recognised Orthobunyavirus that was first detected in November 2011 in cattle in the Netherlands and Germany. As of 25 January, the disease has been detected in cattle, sheep and goats in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and more recently in sheep in the United Kingdom. |
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