Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 12, Issue 39, 27 September 2007

Scotland has higher rates of Escherichia coli O157 infection than other countries in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe.

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has increasingly been noted as an emerging pathogen worldwide

Salmonellosis is a common infection estimated to affect three billion people and to cause 200,000 deaths every year.

The fourth annual World Hepatitis Awareness Day will take place on 1 October 2007.