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Tackling tuberculosis: progress made and challenges remaining for the European Union
Mittwoch, 19. März 2008, 19:37 Uhr - 8 Monate, 2 Wochen her - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March commemorates the date in 1882 when Robert Koch presented his findings on the causing agent of tuberculosis (TB) - Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This celebration provides a good opportunity to take stock of the achievements in controlling the disease so far - and the ... |
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Stopping TB in Europe: some progress but still not there
Mittwoch, 19. März 2008, 19:37 Uhr - 8 Monate, 2 Wochen her - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance The latest available information from countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region carries important signals about the tuberculosis (TB) situation in this part of the world. The total number of TB cases reported in the Region was slightly lower in 2006 than in 2005 (422,830 versu... |
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A Framework Action Plan to fight Tuberculosis in the European Union
Mittwoch, 19. März 2008, 19:37 Uhr - 8 Monate, 2 Wochen her - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance In March 2007 the EU Health Commissioner called on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) to work on a proposal for an action plan to fight TB in the EU. Following the call, the ECDC has developed a 'Framework Action Plan to fight Tuberculosis in the European Union'. T... |
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Demographic features and trends in tuberculosis cases in the European Region, 1995-2005
Mittwoch, 19. März 2008, 19:37 Uhr - 8 Monate, 2 Wochen her - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance In the enlarged European Union (EU-27) and other western countries - where 19% of cases were of foreign origin in 2005 (>50% in 13 countries) - overall TB notification rates decreased by 2.4% yearly between 2000 and 2005, compared to 1.6% in 1995-2000, reflecting a declining incidence in all age ... |
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The added value of a European Union tuberculosis reference laboratory network – analysis of the national reference laboratory activities
Mittwoch, 19. März 2008, 19:37 Uhr - 8 Monate, 2 Wochen her - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance National reference laboratories (NRL) and other laboratories are the cornerstones of well-functioning tuberculosis programmes and surveillance activities. However, the scope and activity of NRL services for mycobacterial identification and drug susceptibility testing (DST) has not been examined in d... |
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World Health Organization reports highest rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis to date
Mittwoch, 19. März 2008, 19:37 Uhr - 8 Monate, 2 Wochen her - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance On 26 February 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its fourth report on the global situation regarding drug resistance in tuberculosis (TB). The report, based on information collected between 2002 and 2006 on 90,000 TB patients in 81 countries, found that 5.3% of the nine million new... |
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Eurosurveillance – a look back at 2007
Samstag, 05. Januar 2008, 07:11 Uhr - 11 Monate her - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance This year has been a very important milestone in the history of Eurosurveillance. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) took over the funding and production of the journal in March with the result that, for the first time since its launch in 1995, the whole editorial team beg... |
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Multinational Salmonella Paratyphi B variant Java (Salmonella Java) outbreak, August – December 2007
Samstag, 05. Januar 2008, 07:11 Uhr - 11 Monate her - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance Salmonella Paratyphi B and Java are biovars of common serotype 1,4,[5], 12:b:1,2 which respectively cause human paratyphoid fever and gastroenteritis. The d-tartrate fermenting variant S. enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B dT+ (formerly called and referred to in this report as S. Java)... |
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Identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase in Sweden
Samstag, 05. Januar 2008, 07:11 Uhr - 11 Monate her - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance A Klebsiella pneumoniae expressing carbapenemase type 2 (KPC-2) enzyme has been identified in Sweden. The patient, who had a history of chronic obstructive lung disease, developed a respiratory tract infection while on holiday in Greece. After initial intensive care treatment in Greece, the patient ... |
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Ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A in Nis, Serbia: a preliminary report
Samstag, 05. Januar 2008, 07:11 Uhr - 11 Monate her - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance Hepatitis A is still a great problem in developing countries, especially those in which vaccination is not obligatory. It is well known that hepatitis A is associated with risk factors such as poor sanitation and inadequate hygiene. However, some investigations (e.g. in Spain and Greece) showed that... |
