Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 12, Issue 45, 08 November 2007

In late June 2007, the Epidemiological Surveillance Network in Castilla y León, northern Spain, reported a series of cases in a rural area in the province of Palencia and in the provincial capital city of León, labelled as “fever of unknown origin”. Subsequent epidemiological investigation confirmed an outbreak of tularaemia.

On 18 October 2007, the first case of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027-associated disease was detected in Finland.

Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA), may cause a wide range of infections involving skin and soft tissue, as well as bone, airways, and endovascular grafts.