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Eurosurveillance invites authors to submit papers for a special issue on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) in men who have sex with men (MSM). The topic is in line with the main theme of World AIDS Day 2009 events organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and aims at drawing attention to the epidemiological importance of MSM in HIV and other STI and directing the ECDC activities to focus on main risk groups.

Eurosurveillance is planning to publish a special issue on Socio-economic determinants and infections diseases in Europe in spring 2010. For this reason Eurosurveillance invites interested scientists who have research findings in the area to submit papers for review and possible publication. The submission deadline now is 15 November.

The data from 27 European Union countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway show that considerable progress has been made in preventing and controlling the disease. The number of newly diagnosed cases and the overall notification rate declined continuously in the past decade, and the notification rate in 2007 was 12% lower than in 2003. In spite of this decline, a total of 84,917 new cases of TB were registered in 2007 and a number of challenges hamper the progress towards the elimination of TB in the EU.

A number of bacterial and viral infections in pregnant women can have serious effects on the unborn child leading to impaired mental and physical health later in life. This week’s issue of Eurosurveillance is dedicated to infectious diseases in pregnancy.

The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem in many European countries. To mark the very first European Antibiotic Awareness Day, on 18 November, the scientific journal Eurosurveillance runs a series of articles to highlight main aspects of the AMR problem in Europe. They will be published in two issues on 13 and 20 November 2008.

In preparation for the coming influenza season 2008-9, Eurosurveillance publishes a special issue on prevention of influenza by vaccination. Seasonal influenza poses a serious public health threat because of associated serious morbidity and mortality. In Europe, estimates suggest that influenza is responsible for around 40,000 to 220,000 excess deaths, depending on the severity of the epidemic.

Today Eurosurveillance is publishing a special issue dedicated to the widespread advances made in Europe in estimating the real number of newly acquired HIV infections based on an innovative approach called STARHS

To tie in with World Hepatitis Day on 19 May, the scientific journal Eurosurveillance is today publishing a special issue on viral hepatitis, highlighting issues and challenges related to hepatitis B and C.

On 17 April 2008, Eurosurveillance is publishing a special issue with articles on the measles situation in Europe. The publication is linked to European Immunisation Week which runs from 21-27 April.

World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March commemorates the date in 1882 when Robert Koch presented his findings of the causing agent of tuberculosis (TB) – Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In the run up of this day Eurosurveillance publishes a special issue on the situation of TB in Europe.

Today (6 March, 2008), Eurosurveillance, the European peer-reviewed journal of infectious diseases, publishes a special issue on meningococcal disease. It includes two in-depth articles and an editorial by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).


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