Current childhood vaccination schedules are the result of historical tradition, compliance with provision of health services and national vaccine registration. They have been designed on the basis of different needs related to how the healthcare system – but also the education system – is organised at national level.
This report shows information submitted by European Union Member States on the occurrence of zoonoses and food-borne outbreaks in 2006, analysed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Food Safety Authority.