Eurosurveillance - Volume 3, Issue 10, 01 October 1998

The aim of the European Sero-Epidemiology Network (ESEN) is to coordinate and harmonise the serological surveillance of immunity to vaccine preventable diseases in eight countries in Europe (Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Finla

In 1996, about 15% of all reported cases of hepatitis A (n=8651) in Italy were from the Campania region, with Naples reporting the region’s highest incidence (34.9/100 000). Almost a half of all cases were between 15 and 24 years of age. In recent years,

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of lower respiratory tract disease in humans, particularly among older children, adolescents, and young adults. Infections are endemic in cities and epidemic increases are observed at intervals of 4 to 7 years. M. p