Communicable disease epidemiology training in Northern Europe

Communicable Disease Control in Basic Training: Programmatic Aspects

Bluetongue in northern Europe.

This publication was also sponsored by the European Commission (Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General), the Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Brussels The Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp the Notre-Dame de la Paix University Faculties of Namur, the Federal Public Service of Public Health, Food Chain Security and Environment, Brussels and the Federal Agency for the...

The Survey Effectiveness of Active Method in Communicable Disease Surveillance

Background and purpose: Surveillance is a system of continuing health checks, is considered as a critical part of public health practice for planning and implantation of effective prevention and control interventions for communicable diseases in the region. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of an active method of data collection on the improvement of these d...

Epidemiology of severe Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Europe.

The past 2 decades have brought worrying increases in severe Streptococcus pyogenes diseases globally. To investigate and compare the epidemiological patterns of these diseases within Europe, data were collected through a European Union FP-5-funded program (Strep-EURO). Prospective population-based surveillance of severe S. pyogenes infection diagnosed during 2003 and 2004 was undertaken in 11 ...

The epidemiology of Huntington's disease in Northern Ireland.

A survey of Huntington's disease (HD) in Northern Ireland, with a population of 1.5 million, has shown a 1991 prevalence rate of 6.4/100,000. Virtually complete ascertainment was achieved, enabling prevalence rate estimates and age statistics to be calculated over the last 20 years. The prevalence rate is similar to the high prevalence rates of HD found in most European populations, suggesting ...