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World AIDS Day 2009
Annual epidemiological report on communicable diseases in Europe 2009 
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This third edition of the Annual Epidemiological Report on Communicable Diseases in Europe provides a comprehensive summary of surveillance data in 2007 and the threats monitored in 2008.

This year, the Annual Report gives special attention to vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation programmes in the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries.

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 Facts – Did you know that?
  • Nearly 90,000 people are infected each year in the EU
  • Tuberculosis (TB) is contagious and spreads through the air.
  • Every hour, 49 people in Europe are diagnosed with and 7 die from tuberculosis. (WHO)
  • TB and MDR-TB are very serious and, if left untreated, both can kill.
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