Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 8, Issue 2, 08 January 2004

All class A eggs sold in the EU must have their shells stamped with a distinguishing code from 1 January 2004

A case of SARS in a 32 year old man from Guangdong has been confirmed

The two new European Union laws on monitoring zoonotic agents came into force at the end of 2003

A number of recommendations covering scientific, clinical and political areas of research and activity to combat antimicrobial resistance were developed