Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 8, Issue 4, 22 January 2004

In mid-December 2003, a cluster of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) cases was reported to the Municipal Health Service in Rotterdam

Infectious diseases associated with injecting drug use (IDU), such as HIV and hepatitis B and C, are an important cause of mortality and morbidity among young people in Europe

Infections in injecting drug users (IDUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) are becoming a growing public health problem

In week 02/2004, widespread influenza activity (that is, activity above seasonal baseline levels in one or more regions comprising 50% or more of the country’s population) was reported in Norway and Switzerland

The outbreak of tetanus in injecting drug users (IDUs) in England first reported in November 2003 is ongoing, and has spread to Scotland and Wales.

In 1988, the World Health Assembly established the goal of eradication of poliomyelitis by 2000. At the time, there were approximately 350 000 cases in 125 countries

On 3 June 2003, a 58 year old man was accidentally injected (intra-muscularly) with oral polio vaccine (OPV).