Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 11, Issue 49, 07 December 2006

In the Swedish county of Halland, it was recently reported that a proportion of sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis infections could not be detected using standard laboratory tests manufactured by Abbott and Roche

A clinical diagnosis of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease was confirmed after brain biopsy investigations in a United States resident and reported in November.

Invasive disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Europe as well as worldwide. Pneumococcal meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia are particularly frequent in children