Health Protection Scotland - E Weekly ReportCopyright (C) Health Protection ScotlandHealth Protection Scotlandhttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=51262General outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease reported to HPS in the fourth quarter of 2011 ObSurv is the surveillance system established in 1996 for all general outbreaks of infectious intesti25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=51037 In this quarter (Q4 2011), 344 new cases of CDI were identified in patients aged =>65, which represents an overall incidence rate for Scotland of 0.28 cases per 1000 total occupied bed days. In comp04 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50977Incidence of Clostridium perfringens, Listeria monocytogenes, Shigella and Yersinia in 2011 Clostridium perfringens While C. perfringens is a ubiquitous spore-forming bacillus often found in the gas28 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50706Incidence of viral and protozoal infections reported to HPS in 2011 Norovirus Norovirus (NV) is the current name for the virus first recognised in 1968 in an outbreak of winter vomiting virus in a s29 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50437Escherichia coli O157 A provisional total of 253 culture positive cases of Escherichia coli O157 were reported to HPS during 2011, an increase of 41 (19%) compared to 212 in 2010. Although this was a01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50383Introduction The protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium is a common cause of gastrointestinal illness (cryptosporidiosis), and is the third most commonly reported non-viral cause of infectious intestinal25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50226Executive summary In this quarter (Q3 2011), 387 new cases of CDI were identified in patients aged =>65, which represents to an overall incidence rate for Scotland of 0.32 cases per 1000 total occu11 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50162General outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease reported to HPS in the third quarter of 2011 ObSurv is the surveillance system established in 1996 for all general outbreaks of infectious intestina05 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49955Norovirus During the first 44 weeks of 2011, 1386 reports of norovirus (NV) were received at HPS, a decrease of 1354 (49%) compared to the same period in 2010 when there were 2740 reports. During the07 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49693E. coli O157 and other verotoxigenic serogroups of E. coli (VTEC) Reports of culture positive Escherichia coli O157 infections in weeks 1-40 of 2011 were 15% higher compared to the same period in 20109 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49417General outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease reported to HPS in the second quarter of 2011 ObSurv is the surveillance system established in 1996 for all general outbreaks of infectious intestin12 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49303Executive summary In this quarter (Q2 2011), 378 new cases of CDI were identified in patients aged =>65, which represents an overall incidence rate for Scotland of 0.31 cases per 1000 total occupie05 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49062Norovirus During the first 32 weeks of 2011, 1277 reports of norovirus (NV) were received at HPS, a decrease of 1377 (52%) compared to the same period in 2010 when there were 2654 reports. During th14 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48804E. coli O157 and other verotoxigenic serogroups of E. coli (VTEC) To the end of week 28 in 2011, 140 culture positive cases of Escherichia coli O157 infection were reported to HPS (Figure 1), an incr17 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48705ObSurv is a voluntary surveillance system established in 1996 for all general outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease (IID) in Scotland. For the purpose of ObSurv an outbreak is defined as an incid10 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48506General outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease reported to HPS in the first quarter of 2011 ObSurv is the surveillance system established in 1996 for all general outbreaks of infectious intestina20 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48411Executive summary This report provides a summary of S. aureus bacteraemia data for the first quarter of 2011 (January to March 2011) in 15 NHS boards. This includes data on both meticillin resistan06 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48412Executive summary In this quarter (January-March 2011), 355 new cases of CDI were identified in patients aged =>65, which corresponds to an overall incidence rate for Scotland of 0.28 cases per 10006 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48412Executive summary In this quarter (January-March 2011), 355 new cases of CDI were identified in patients aged =65, which corresponds to an overall incidence rate for Scotland of 0.28 cases per 100006 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48412Executive summary ? In this quarter (January-March 2011), 355 new cases of CDI were identified in patients aged =65, which corresponds to an overall incidence rate for Scotland of 0.28 cases per 100006 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT