The fourth edition of the Annual Epidemiological Report on Communicable Diseases in Europe provides a comprehensive summary of surveillance data for 2008.
The meeting reviewed recent data collections for STI, including the 1990–2009 data, and discussed the data presentation, differences across the EU/EEA and trends.
This report provides findings from a review of progress made towards the Dublin Declaration on Partnership to Fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and central Asia implementation. It is based on data from 49 countries and reflects the contributions of a wide range of individuals and organisations.
Yellow fever (YF) cause a wide spectrum of symptoms, from mild to fatal. In severe cases there may be spontaneous haemorrhage. Mortality of these clinical cases can be as high as 80%, on a par with Ebola, Marburg and other haemorrhagic viral infections.
Plague is caused by the bacillus Yersinia (Y.) pestis, belonging to the family of the Enterobacteriaceae. It evolved several thousand years ago from Y. pseudotuberculosis.
Plague is caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria. Blood sucking fleas transmit the bacteria among animals, and various species of rodents can become infected.