Browsing by Subject "Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data"
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2008-04-24ZeitschriftenartikelA survey on cases of tick-borne encephalitis in European countries The European Network for Diagnostics of “Imported” Viral Diseases (ENIVD) is finalising a project to improve the diagnostic and monitoring of encephalitis viruses in Europe. Part of this study was to analyse the present ...
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2008-10-01ZeitschriftenartikelAutomatic outbreak detection algorithm versus electronic reporting system. To determine efficacy of automatic outbreak detection algorithms (AODAs), we analyzed 3,582 AODA signals and 4,427 reports of outbreaks caused by Campylobacter spp. or norovirus during 2005-2006 in Germany. Local health ...
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2010-04-22ZeitschriftenartikelChanges to the varicella and pertussis immunisation schedule in Germany 2009: Background, rationale and implementation In July 2009, the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) modified its recommendations for varicella and pertussis vaccination, based on newly available data on disease epidemiology, vaccine effectiveness (VE) ...
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2009-01-22ZeitschriftenartikelCluster of hepatitis A cases among travellers returning from Egypt, Germany, September through November 2008 From September to November 2008, 34 cases of hepatitis A imported from Egypt were reported to the German public health authorities. Investigations point to a continuing common source of infection, most likely linked to ...
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2008-03-27ZeitschriftenartikelCommunity-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST8 ("USA300") in an HIV-positive patient in Cologne, Germany, February 2008.
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2013-02-14ZeitschriftenartikelEarly estimates of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness in Europe: results from the i-move multicentre case–control study, 2012/13 We conducted a test-negative case–control study based in five European sentinel surveillance networks. The early 2012/13 adjusted influenza vaccine effectiveness was 78.2% (95% CI: 18.0 to 94.2) against influenza B, 62.1% ...
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2011-03-08ZeitschriftenartikelElectronic Outbreak Surveillance in Germany: A First Evaluation for Nosocomial Norovirus Outbreaks Background: In Germany, surveillance for infectious disease outbreaks is integrated into an electronic surveillance system. For 2007, the national surveillance database contains case-based information on 201,224 norovirus ...
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2008-11-20ZeitschriftenartikelEmergence and spread of vancomycin resistance among enterococci in Europe Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) first appeared in the late 1980s in a few European countries. Nowadays, six types of acquired vancomycin resistance in enterococci are known; however, only VanA and to a lesser extent ...
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2014-03-06ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiology of tuberculosis in big cities of the European Union and European Economic Area countries This cross-sectional survey aimed to examine the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) cities with populations greater than 500,000. National TB programme managers were ...
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2015-06-25ZeitschriftenartikelEvent-based surveillance of food- and waterborne diseases in Europe: ‘urgent inquiries’ (outbreak alerts) during 2008 to 2013 During 2008 to 2013, 215 outbreak alerts, also known as ‘urgent inquiries’ (UI), for food- and waterborne diseases were launched in Europe, the majority of them (135; 63%) being related to salmonellosis. For 110 (51%) UI, ...
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2011-03-24ZeitschriftenartikelHigh time to tackle childhood tuberculosis
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2010-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelHousehold transmissibility and other characteristics of seasonal oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) viruses, Germany, 2007-8 During the influenza season 2007-8, the proportion of seasonal influenza A(H1N1) viruses resistant to the neuraminidase inhibitor oseltamivir increased worldwide. We conducted an investigation to compare patients ...
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2009-08-27ZeitschriftenartikelInfluenza A(H1N1)v in Germany: the first 10,000 cases The analysis of the first 10,000 cases of influenza A(H1N1)v in Germany confirms findings from other sources that the virus is currently mainly causing mild diseases, affecting mostly adolescents and young adults. Overall ...
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2008-11-06ZeitschriftenartikelInvasive meningococcal disease with fatal outcome in a Swiss student visiting Berlin Following the fatal invasive meningococcal disease in a Swiss student who had been visiting Berlin, several public health institutions on local, regional and national level cooperated to ensure that the appropriate measures ...
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2011-05-26ZeitschriftenartikelLarge and ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, May 2011 Since early May 2011, an increased incidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea related to infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been observed in Germany, with most cases ...
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2008-02-28ZeitschriftenartikelLooking for tips to find icebergs - surveillance of haemolytic uraemic syndrome to detect outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection
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2009-12-03ZeitschriftenartikelLymphogranuloma venereum in Europe, 2003-2008 Lymphogranuloma venereum, caused by the L serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis, emerged in Europe in 2003 and a series of outbreaks were reported in different countries. The infection presents as a severe proctitis in men who ...
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2009-06-18ZeitschriftenartikelMassive outbreak of viral gastroenteritis associated with consumption of municipal drinking water in a European capital city On 24 August 2008, an outbreak alert regarding cases of acute gastroenteritis in Podgorica triggered investigations to guide control measures. From 23 August to 7 September, 1699 cases were reported in Podgorica (population ...
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2008-02-21ZeitschriftenartikelMeasles outbreak in Switzerland - an update relevant for the European football championship (EURO 2008).
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2015-03-13ZeitschriftenartikelOutbreak of Trichinellosis Due to Wild Boar Meat and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Post Exposure Prophylaxis, Germany, 2013 Background: Food safety authorities discovered that wild boar meat products contaminated with Trichinella spiralis had entered the food chain in Germany in March 2013. Public health authorities issued guidelines for health ...