Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 10, Issue 43, 27 October 2005

The European Commission has banned the import of live birds into the European Union (EU) from outside countries.

Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in poultry and wild birds

By 27 October 2005, 32 cases of gastroenteritis due to Salmonella Goldcoast had been detected in tourists

An outbreak of cryptosporidium infections occurred among employees at a large private company in Denmark in late August 2005.

A female assistant at a nursery in a wealthy suburb of Stockholm was diagnosed with smear positive advanced pulmonary tuberculosis in August 2005.

The possible west-east spread of influenza across Europe during the influenza seasons of the previous few years was mapped in 2004 using data from the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme