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Preparing the European Union for the next pandemic – half way there
Samedi 05 Janvier 2008 - 07:11 - 11 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance In early 2005, the institutions and member states of the European Union (EU), together with the other European Economic Area (EEA) member states of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, started preparing in a concerted manner for the next influenza pandemic.... |
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Zoonotic infections in Europe: trends and figures - a summary of the EFSA-ECDC annual report
Samedi 05 Janvier 2008 - 07:11 - 11 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance The 2006 annual Community Summary Report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) was released this week with the latest trends and figures on the occurrence of zoonotic infections and agents, antimicrobial resistance and food-b... |
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Training fellowships for intervention epidemiology in Europe
Samedi 05 Janvier 2008 - 07:11 - 11 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is recruiting for the 14th cohort of fellows in the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), which will start in September 2008.... |
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ECDC recruiting scientific experts
Samedi 05 Janvier 2008 - 07:11 - 11 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is inviting applications for the position of: Senior Expert for Respiratory Diseases in the Surveillance Unit Expert in Surveillance Unit – Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-associated Infections... |
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Why a burden of disease study?
Samedi 05 Janvier 2008 - 07:11 - 11 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance From the time I was appointed as Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in 2005, I and the ECDC Governing and Advisory Bodies faced the task of tackling the 46 diseases under mandatory notification in the European Union (EU), as well as severe acute respiratory syn... |
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The burden of infectious diseases in Europe: a pilot study
Samedi 05 Janvier 2008 - 07:11 - 11 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance The main objectives of this pilot study were to test the potential use of the disease burden concept in the field of infectious diseases, including data quality and availability; to recommend future studies; and to stimulate a debate.... |
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Exploration of cost effectiveness of active vaccination in the control of a school outbreak of hepatitis A in a deprived community in the United Kingdom
Samedi 05 Janvier 2008 - 07:11 - 11 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance In January 2006, an outbreak of hepatitis A occurred in a socio-economically deprived area of Liverpool, in the United Kingdom (UK), where extensive community outbreaks of hepatitis had previously occurred.... |
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Legionnaires’ disease in Europe: 2005-2006
Samedi 05 Janvier 2008 - 07:11 - 11 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance Once a year, every country that participates in the European Surveillance Scheme for Travel Associated Legionnaires’ Disease (EWGLINET) is asked to submit a dataset comprising all cases of Legionnaires’ disease (not only travel-associated) with date of onset in the previous year.... |
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DIPNET – establishment of a dedicated surveillance network for diphtheria in Europe
Samedi 05 Janvier 2008 - 07:11 - 11 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance The ninth international meeting of the European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria (ELWGD) and the first annual meeting of the Diphtheria Surveillance Network (DIPNET) was held in Vouliagmeni, Greece, in November 2006.... |
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Pilot scheme for monitoring sickness absence in schools during the 2006/07 winter in England: can these data be used as a proxy for influenza activity?
Samedi 05 Janvier 2008 - 07:11 - 11 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Eurosurveillance During influenza epidemics, school-aged children are amongst the first affected patients. They frequently then spread the virus within their families.... |