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Do you want to stay updated? Here you find all current and archived news and press releases provided by ECDC about communicable epidemiological infectious diseases.
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21 Feb 2013 Across Europe men who have sex with men (MSM) represent one of the key groups affected by HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). At present, MSM account for almost half of all syphilis cases reported in Europe – with some countries reporting almost 80% of all cases in this group. On-going outbreaks and rising trends among MSM suggest the need for reinforced prevention initiatives. 20 Feb 2013 8 230 cases of measles were reported in EU/EEA countries in 2012, and rubella cases numbered 27 276. 20 Feb 2013 For week 6, twenty countries reported concomitantly high/medium-intensity influenza transmission and wide geographic spread. 19 Feb 2013 As of 16 February 2013, twelve laboratory confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (novel CoV) have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). Six of the cases have been fatal and two others remain very ill. 14 Feb 2013 As of 3 February 2013, the Portuguese Ministry of Health has reported 2 164 cases of dengue infection from the Autonomous Region of Madeira since 3 October 2012. No deaths or cases of severe dengue have been reported. All reported cases refer to the resident population of the island. 13 Feb 2013 On 13 February 2013, the HPA announced that one family contact of the previously-confirmed case reported on 11 February was laboratory-confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus (NCoV). 12 Feb 2013 From 3 February to 9 February 2013, ECDC monitored several on-going public health threats within and outside the European Union. 12 Feb 2013 There are recognised hard-to-reach population groups within Europe who have a disproportionate risk of measles susceptibility due to under-vaccination with the MMR vaccine. 11 Feb 2013 On 11 February 2013, the UK Health Protection Agency announced that an additional case of the novel coronavirus infection has been confirmed in a UK resident. 11 Feb 2013 Influenza activity continued to increase across Europe, concludes the Weekly Influenza Surveillance Overview, Week 5, 2013. The epidemics may have passed their peaks in a few countries, although some countries experienced a resurgence of influenza-like-illness rates. 11 Feb 2013 A collection of six strains of Haemophilus influenzae were sent to 30 participating reference laboratories in the IBD-Labnet surveillance network for quality assessment testing.
The results show that the laboratories differ in the level of characterisation of strains, ranging from simple speciation to full identification and typing. All but two laboratories routinely phenotypically serotype isolates. 07 Feb 2013 In July 2012, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) initiated a Europe-wide investigation on a Salmonella Stanley outbreak, together with the affected Member States, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Reference Laboratory for Salmonella (EURL Salmonella). Cases were associated with strains showing an indistinguishable PFGE pattern not previously reported in Europe. 07 Feb 2013 Today ECDC publishes its risk assessment on the 2012/13 seasonal influenza epidemics in Europe. Epidemics started earlier than in the previous season and western Europe and Scandinavia were the first affected areas. To date, south-western European countries (Spain and Portugal) have been less affected. ECDC advises central and eastern Europe to continue preparing for a similar pattern of transmission and intensity to that seen in western Europe and Scandinavian countries. Overall, this year there is no clear dominance of any particular influenza viruses. 05 Feb 2013 On 5 February 2013, The Queen visited the premises of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm. ECDC Director Marc Sprenger introduced Queen Silvia to the work of the Centre on its mission to strengthen Europe’s defences against communicable diseases. 04 Feb 2013 The latest ECDC report on measles and rubella shows that 8 326 cases of measles were reported by 29 EU and EEA countries from January to November 2012. 04 Feb 2013 From 27 January to 1 February 2013, ECDC monitored several on-going public health threats within and outside the European Union. 30 Jan 2013 On the event of the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC (USA) in 2012, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and ECDC co-sponsored a special satellite session entitled ‘Responses to HIV and migration in western industrialised countries: current challenges, promising practices, future directions’. |
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