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Leishmaniasis emergence in Europe is reviewed, based on a search of literature up to and including 2009.

This descriptive study, based on national surveillance data of reported malaria cases, travelers’ statistics and data on malaria chemoprophylaxis prescriptions, estimates the incidence and trends of imported malaria in the Netherlands.

Between 19 January and 17 February 2011, 10 cases of measles (eight laboratory-confirmed and two probable) were reported in Oslo, with the majority of cases in a mainly unvaccinated Somali community.

This study assesses the incidence of IPD (2006–2009), the serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates.

This paper describes the epidemiology of rotavirus (RV) in Austrian children before and during universal mass campaign.

Few and limited occasions of dengue virus transmission have recently been reported in Europe, which were not unexpected considering the presence of the vector Aedes albopictus

​The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the evaluation of the pandemic in its sitting on the 8th March 2011.

This is timely comparison carried out at the end of the 2010 southern hemisphere winter.

In recent years there have been a series of arguments and findings suggesting that Statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) which used widely to lower cholesterol levels may also be important in reducing the risk associated with severe infective conditions.

Aedes aegypti is a highly specialized mosquito species feeding predominantly on humans and breeding in artificial water holding containers in urban areas, and currently restricted to subtropical and tropical areas. Williams et al. focus on the reasons why Ae. aegypti once occurred in locations where the mosquito does not occur anymore in Australia, the more temperate drier parts of the country.