Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 10, Issue 14, 07 April 2005

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has begun to recruit its scientific and administrative staff. Eleven temporary and auxiliary positions are currently offered.

Since October 2004, an outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever has been occurring in Angola, southwest Africa. As of 6 April 2005, 181 cases including 156 deaths have been reported by the Ministry of Health in Angola

Five more cases of avian influenza in humans have been reported by the Ministry of Health in Vietnam. Specific precautions for travellers and expatriates in countries and areas affected by avian influenza outbreaks have recently been published

Practical guidelines on the management of meningococcal disease in universities have recently been published in the United Kingdom. Universities in the UK are increasingly aware that cases of meningococcal disease cause great distress and disturbance on campuses