Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 7, Issue 46, 13 November 2003

There has been a rise in the number of cases of meningococcal meningitis in Moscow

Five cases of typhoid fever were reported in France during October 2003

There are 12 confirmed cases legionnaires’ disease

Twelve suspected cases of acute haemorrhagic fever, including 9 deaths, have been reported in Mbomo district

A human case of rabies was reported by the Institut de Veille Sanitaire on 22 October 2003, in a three year old child who was admitted to hospital with encephalitis