Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Comite Editorial / Editorial Committee.
The recent union of the monthly bulletin Eurosurveillance and its all-electronic sister Eurosurveillance Weekly into a unique project marked the start of a new stage in their development. Eurosurveillance began publication in 1996 and Eurosurveillance Wee
In order to give a European overview, members of the editorial board of Eurosurveillancewere asked a few questions about the surveillance of Q fever in the countries they represent and the possible occurrence of similar outbreaks in recent years. We rece
Concern about possible transfer of bacterial resistance to antibiotics from animals to humans is growing at an international level. This is illustrated by the ban of avoparcin use as a growth promoter in livestock which will take effect in the European Un
Since publishing the editorial note on antimicrobial resistance ( Eurosurveillance 1997; 2(3): 21-2) we have received replies from Austria, Belgium, Greece, and Italy. Austria does not monitor antimicrobial resistance. The National Institute for Veterinar
Following the receipt of the articles on diphtheria from Poland published in this issue of EuroSurveillance, members of the editorial board were asked about the occurrence of diphtheria cases in their country in the last ten years (mid 1987 to mid 1997),
Outbreaks of Salmonella enteritidis associated with raw eggs continue to be common, despite the risk of using raw eggs being well known. In many cases S. enteritidis isaself-limitingillnessbut- particularlyinvery young and very old people - it can be seve
Eurosurveillance this month presents European liaisons for the surveillance and control of communicable diseases at different stages of development. HELICS - the scheme for standardising the data collected about hospital acquired infections - has come and
Eurosurveillance is available electronically for readers with access to the internet on the world wide web at the home page of the European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS. At the site a menu describes the bulletin and lists the particip
Thirty-five European countries contributed surveillance data to the fourth annual report of the King's European Meningococcal Surveillance Unit in London, which gathers and shares information about the epidemiology of meningococcal disease to inform publi
Over 30 years ago, AD Langmuir defined surveillance as the ongoing systematic collection, collation and analysis of data and the prompt dissemination of the resulting information to those who need to know so that an action can result. The countries of t