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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 51 (21 December 2007)

• Recent trends in selected gastrointestinal infections

• Corrigendum: COVER data for January to March 2008

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 50 (14 December 2007)

• Hepatitis C in England 2007

• Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, 2006

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 49 (7 December 2007)

• Malaria risk for travellers

• BPSU 21st Annual Report

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 48 (30 November 2007)

• Staphylococcus aureus with Panton-Valentine Leucocidin from England and Wales: 2005-6

• Review of risks from tritium

• Consultation: Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) tests for tuberculosis (TB): position statement and Q&As for healthcare professionals and the public

• Unusual illness guidelines –- new content on the HPA Deliberate and Accidental Release web pages

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 47 (23 November 2007)

• HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in the United Kingdom, 2007

• Confirmed measles cases in England and Wales - an update to end of October 2007

• Infection Surveillance Programme Annual Report, 2006

• UNAIDS published revised HIV estimates

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 46 (16 November 2007)

• Guidelines for Hajj pilgrims, 2007

• New radon data for England and Wales

• National Chlamydia Screening Programme launches new website

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 45 (9 November 2007)

• Two outbreaks of salmonellosis in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands putatively linked to imported pasteurised egg products

• Infant botulism: report of the first treatment by Baby BIG in the UK

• Tuberculosis in the UK

• Asbestos exposures from large scale fires

• Zoonoses report for 2006 published

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 44 (2 November 2007)

• Second annual report on healthcare associated infections

• Results from the national confidential study of deaths following meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection published

• The Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Programme (GRASP) annual report

• Shooting Up: Infections among Injecting Drug Users in the United Kingdom 2006

• HPV vaccination programme to begin in the UK in Autumn 2008

• Respiratory virus activity

• The National Travel Health Network and Centre launch new web resources for health professionals and travellers

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 43 (26 October 2007)

• Health professionals are reminded of the need to consider malaria chemoprophylaxis for travellers to Goa, India

• The Health Protection Agency endorses the Government's influenza vaccine campaign

• National Knowledge Week for seasonal influenza

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 42 (19 October 2007)

• Health Protection Agency announces further research into use of WiFi

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 41 (12 October 2007)

• KPC carbapenemase from a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate in Scotland

• First case of Eastern equine encephalitis in a UK traveller

• Healthcare Commission finds failings in infection control at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

• Beginning of flu reporting season

• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella surveillance during the postal disruptions

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 40 (5 October 2007)

• Winter Flu vaccinations for poultry workers - updated DH policy and guidance

• UK Government-wide strategy for global health – report of stakeholder meetings

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 39 (28 September 2007)

• Confirmed measles cases in England and Wales - an update to 21 September 2007

• Thames Recreational Users report published

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 38 (21 September 2007)

• Q fever in Cheltenham – update

• Children's environment and health action plan

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 37 (14 September 2007)

• Survey of Salmonella contamination of raw shell eggs used in catering premises in the UK

• Improving the detection and diagnosis of HIV in non-HIV specialties including primary care

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 36 (7 September 2007)

• Chikungunya outbreak in Italy

• World Rabies Day

• Review of the basis for establishing health-based protection criteria in the areas of chemicals, ionising radiation, and non-ionising radiation

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 35 (31 August 2007)

• Confirmed measles cases in England and Wales - an update

• Exercise Winter Willow –  lessons learned

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 34 (24 August 2007)

• New report published on travel-associated illness

• Radiation doses due to medical x-rays continue to fall

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 33 (17 August 2007)

• HPA/LACORS Study on sandwiches from hospitals and residential/care homes with a focus on Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria spp.

• Outbreak of gastrointestinal illness in tourists visiting the Dominican Republic

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 32 (10 August 2007)

• Healthcare Commission report on healthcare-associated infection
  

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 31 (3 August 2007)

• Outbreak of respiratory infection on a cruise ship

• National increase in cases of legionnaires' disease

• National outbreak of Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 infection, England and Wales: June to July 2007

• Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood Tissues and Organs – vacancies for Chair and up to 19 Members
  

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 30 (27 July 2007)

• MRSA bacteraemia, Clostridium difficile and GRE bacteraemia data published

• HIV guidance on post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) - update
  

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 29 (20 July 2007)

• Sexually transmitted infection diagnoses and services provided in genitourinary medicine clinics in the UK in 2006

• Q Fever cluster in Cheltenham
  

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 28 (13 July 2007)

• Guidance for the management of norovirus infection in cruise ships

• First overarching report on antimicrobial usage and bacterial resistance published

• Saving Lives tools revised

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 27 (6 July 2007)

• Lyme borreliosis (Lyme disease): recent UK and European trends
  
  
• Healthcare Commission publishes findings of a review of data on sexual health
  

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 26 (29 June 2007)

• HPA response to flooding
  
  
• HPV vaccine
  
  
• New Enhanced Surveillance Test (Oral Fluid Antibody) For Pertussis: Clarification of Services Offered
  
  

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 25 (22 June 2007)

• New enhanced surveillance test for pertussis
  
  
• Confirmed measles cases in the United Kingdom – an update
  
  
• New moth causes health problems

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 24 (15 June 2007)

• New International Health Regulations come into force
  
  
• National Strategy for Young People addressing Sex, Drugs and Alcohol

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 23 (8 June 2007)

• ECDC publishes annual report on communicable diseases epidemiology in the European Union

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 22 (1 June 2007)

• Avian influenza H7N2 in Wales and the Northwest of England
  
  
• An national outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg in England and Wales: April to May 2007
  
  
• Malaria cases in São Paulo area of Brazil, South America

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 21 (25 May 2007)

• Measles outbreak in the traveller community
  
  
• Increased incidence of listeriosis in England and Wales, 2007
  
  
• New action plan on reducing drug-related harm in England
  
  
• World health statistics 2007

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 20 (18 May 2007)

• A poultry outbreak of avian influenza H5N1 in Ghana
  
  

• International travel and health 2007
  
  
• Food incidents report published

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 19 (11 May 2007)

• The Health Effects of Climate Change in the United Kingdom
  
  
• Assessment of disposal of very low level radioactive waste in landfill sites
  
  
• New WHO online tool to improve clinical trial transparency
  
  

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 13 (30 March 2007)

• Listeria contamination of sandwiches – an update
  
  
• National launch of the renal pages on the HCAI data capture system
  
  
• Renaming of State Veterinary Service

Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 12 (23 March 2007)

• World TB Day: TB anywhere is TB everywhere
  
  
• National electronic Library of Infection hosts National Knowledge Week on TB
  

• Listeria contamination of sandwiches
  
  
• New guidance on health clearance for healthcare workers
  

Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 11 (16 March 2007)

• An outbreak of Salmonella Schwarzengrund in England and Wales November 2006 to February 2007
  
  
• Consultation on proposals for the development of a national network for the delivery of food, water and environmental microbiology services

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 10 (9 March 2007)

• Laboratory confirmed case of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans
  
  
• Cluster of malaria cases from northern Goa – update
  

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 9 (2 March 2007)

• New HPA report on scalp ringworm: epidemiology diagnosis and management
  
  
• Update on investigation of workers involved in the Holton avian flu outbreak
  
  
• NICE guidance on preventing sexually transmitted infections and reducing unwanted under-18 conceptions
  
  
• CJD reporting and surveillance

 

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 2 (12 January 2007)

 

• Cluster of malaria cases from northern Goa
  
  
• Seasonal flu vaccination offered to poultry workers
  
  
• The NBS/HPA Infection Surveillance Annual Report, 2005

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Health Protection Report Vol 1 No 1 (5 January 2007)

• Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Jamaica - update
  
  
• Public health issues related to Polonium-210 incident
  
  
• Health Protection Report goes live
  

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