Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), full PDF document: (LINK). Extract.]
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE THREATS REPORT
Week 32, 4-10 August 2013
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Pertussis -Multistate (EU) - Monitoring European outbreaks
Opening date: 11 July 2013 Latest update: 8 August 2013
Epidemiological summary
Ireland has reported 133 cases so far in 2013; for the same time period last year there were 263 cases. According to Health Protection Scotland, a high incidence of pertussis has continued during the first 24 weeks of 2013: 772 notifications in the first 24 weeks of 2013 compared with 655 during the same period in 2012. In the first 24 weeks of 2013 there have been 842 laboratory-confirmed cases of Bordetella pertussis compared with 536 during the same period in 2012. The large increase in both notifications and laboratory reports of B. pertussis in 2012 started in the spring, with lower numbers in the first 12 weeks of 2012, explaining why the total number for the first 24 weeks of 2013 is higher than the same period last year.
In England there were 1 633 laboratory-confirmed cases of pertussis reported to the Health Protection Agency in the first quarter of 2013, from January to March. This was a 53% decrease on the number of cases reported in the previous quarter (3481 in October to December 2012). The number of cases reported in the first quarter of 2013 was more than double than the same quarter in the previous year (702 cases between January and March 2012). There were 84 laboratory-confirmed cases reported in Wales which was more than four times higher than the 19 cases reported in the first quarter of 2012 and almost half of the 158 cases reported in the fourth quarter of 2012.
In Finland 26 cases have been notified in 2013. In comparison there were 392 notified cases reported for the same time period in 2012.
In Austria 28 cases have been notified in 2013, the overall number of cases reported in 2012 was 571.
In Sweden 95 cases have been notified in 2013, the overall number of cases for 2012 was 289.
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ECDC assessment
No indications of major ongoing outbreaks during July 2013 were detected through media or available surveillance sources.
Actions
ECDC closely monitors pertussis transmission in Europe on a monthly basis by analysing the cases reported to the European Surveillance System and through its epidemic intelligence activities. This is the first report in the CDTR.
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE THREATS REPORT
Week 32, 4-10 August 2013
(?)
Pertussis -Multistate (EU) - Monitoring European outbreaks
Opening date: 11 July 2013 Latest update: 8 August 2013
Epidemiological summary
Ireland has reported 133 cases so far in 2013; for the same time period last year there were 263 cases. According to Health Protection Scotland, a high incidence of pertussis has continued during the first 24 weeks of 2013: 772 notifications in the first 24 weeks of 2013 compared with 655 during the same period in 2012. In the first 24 weeks of 2013 there have been 842 laboratory-confirmed cases of Bordetella pertussis compared with 536 during the same period in 2012. The large increase in both notifications and laboratory reports of B. pertussis in 2012 started in the spring, with lower numbers in the first 12 weeks of 2012, explaining why the total number for the first 24 weeks of 2013 is higher than the same period last year.
In England there were 1 633 laboratory-confirmed cases of pertussis reported to the Health Protection Agency in the first quarter of 2013, from January to March. This was a 53% decrease on the number of cases reported in the previous quarter (3481 in October to December 2012). The number of cases reported in the first quarter of 2013 was more than double than the same quarter in the previous year (702 cases between January and March 2012). There were 84 laboratory-confirmed cases reported in Wales which was more than four times higher than the 19 cases reported in the first quarter of 2012 and almost half of the 158 cases reported in the fourth quarter of 2012.
In Finland 26 cases have been notified in 2013. In comparison there were 392 notified cases reported for the same time period in 2012.
In Austria 28 cases have been notified in 2013, the overall number of cases reported in 2012 was 571.
In Sweden 95 cases have been notified in 2013, the overall number of cases for 2012 was 289.
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ECDC assessment
No indications of major ongoing outbreaks during July 2013 were detected through media or available surveillance sources.
Actions
ECDC closely monitors pertussis transmission in Europe on a monthly basis by analysing the cases reported to the European Surveillance System and through its epidemic intelligence activities. This is the first report in the CDTR.
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