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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 51 (21 December 2006)

• New guidelines on malaria prevention for travellers from the United Kingdom
• Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in England and Wales: 2004 to 2005
• Outbreak of pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 in a primary school in North Tyneside - an update
• Hepatitis C in England - An Update 2006
• The Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC) - vacancies for three expert members
• From communicable disease to health protection – the changing face of CDR Weekly

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 50 (14 December 2006)

• Hospital-associated transmission of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) positive community-associated MRSA in the West Midlands
• New variant of Chlamydia trachomatis reported in Sweden: implications for diagnostic laboratories in the United Kingdom
• Confidential study of deaths following healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) and linkage of surveillance and mortality data – first year update
• Imported chikungunya in the United Kingdom
• Changing face of CDR Weekly
• Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (ARHAI) – vacancies for a Chair and 14/15 expert members and one lay member

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 49 (7 December 2006)

• Cases of hepatitis B associated with lancing devices
  
• Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Jamaica
  

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 48 (30 November 2006)

• World AIDS day 2006: Stop AIDS – keep the promise
  
• Focus on Tuberculosis, annual surveillance report 2006
  

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 47 (23 November 2006)

• HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in the United Kingdom – publication of annual surveillance report A complex picture
  
• Outbreak of pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 in a primary school in North Tyneside
  
• Screening for MRSA colonisation – best practice
  

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 46 (16 November 2006)

• Eye of the needle: surveillance of significant occupational exposure to bloodborne viruses in healthcare workers
  
• Health Protection Agency publishes its first migrant health report
  
• Guidelines for Hajj pilgrims 2006
  
• Survey of Salmonella contamination of non-UK produced shell eggs on retail sale in the north west of England and London
  

 

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 45 (9 November 2006)

• National increase in cases of legionnaires’ disease – update
  
• New frontiers – annual report of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme in England 2005/6

 

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 44 (2 November 2006)

• Tuberculosis in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland - 2005 figures released
  
• Suspected cases of Paecilomyces variotii pseudofungaemia

 

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 43 (26 October 2006)

• Shooting Up: infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2005

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 42 (19 October 2006)

• Leptospirosis diagnosed after a fishing holiday in France
• New HPA survey – the ethical and social aspects of a new vCJD test for blood donors

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 41 (12 October 2006)

• Confirmed case of bat rabies in Oxfordshire
• Hepatitis A cases in a travelling community in southeast England
• Laboratory confirmed case of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 Inaba biotype El Tor in a Spanish national returning to Spain from India
• The Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Programme – publication of annual report for 2005

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 40 (5 October 2006)

• Enhanced influenza surveillance: winter 2006/2007
• Food-borne botulism associated with home prepared meat products from Poland
• Cryptosporidiosis in England and Wales
• Code of practice for the prevention and control of health care associated infection
  
  

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 39 (28 September 2006)

• Two contiguous but unconnected outbreaks of Vero cytotoxin-producing E coli O157 infection in South East London
• Vaccine to prevent cervical cancer and warts is licensed for use in the UK
  
  

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 38 (21 September 2006)

 

• National increase in cases of legionnaires’ disease – update
  
  

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 37 (14 September 2006)

• National increase in cases of legionnaires’ disease
• Mixed outbreak of legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever associated with spa pool
  
  

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 36 (7 September 2006)

 

• WHO case definitions for human infections with influenza A (H5N1) virus

  
  

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 35 (1 September 2006)

 

• Updated UK meningococcal disease guidelines published
• Changes to childhood immunisation programme come into effect

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 34 (24 August 2006)

 

• Fatal case of Pasteurella multocida infection in East of England
• Probable human anthrax death in Scotland

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 33 (17 August 2006)

 

• Cluster of Vero cytotoxin-producing E. coli O157 (VTEC O157) cases linked to home paddling pools
• Update on Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 13a associated with attendees of a charity event

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 32 (10 August 2006)

 

• Fatal human case of H5N1 infection in mainland China retrospectively confirmed from November 2003
• Report of the review of NHS pathology services in England

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 31 (3 August 2006)

 

• Surveillance of Surgical Site Infection in England, October 1997 to September 2005
• National survey of needle exchange facilities in the United Kingdom

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 30 (28 July 2006)

 

• Lassa fever in Germany: follow up of possible contacts
• Annual report on mandatory surveillance of healthcare associated infection
• Healthcare Commission report on investigation into outbreaks of Clostridium difficile at Stoke Mandeville Hospital
• Draft code of practice for the prevention and control of healthcare associated infection
• Q fever in Forth Valley meat processing plant, Scotland
• Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 13a associated with attendees of a charity event

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 29 (21 July 2006)

 

• National increase in Salmonella Montevideo infections, England and Wales: March to July 2006
• Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever in Turkey

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 28 (13 July 2006)

 

• Outbreak of Vero cytotoxin-producing E. coli (O157 VTEC) associated with a producing butcher in Leeds
• National increase in Salmonella Ajiobo infection. England & Wales, June 2006: update
• Treatment outcome results for tuberculosis cases reported in 2003
• Important changes to the childhood immunisation programme: CMO Letter
• Inspector of Microbiology webpages

 

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 27 (6 July 2006)

 

• Release of sexually transmitted infections data for 2005
• National increase in Salmonella Ajiobo infection
  

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CDR Weekly Vol 16 No 26 (29 June 2006)

 

• National increase in human Salmonella Montevideo infections in England and Wales: March to June 2006 – update
• HPA view on FSA Food Alert announcing the recall of a number of confectionery products
• Cluster of heterosexual transmission of HIV in Cornwall – update

 

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