Health Protection Scotland - E Weekly ReportCopyright (C) Health Protection ScotlandHealth Protection Scotlandhttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=54591Introduction According to Office for National Statistics data1 there were an estimated 56 million journeys from UK airports abroad in 2011. While the majority (77%) were to Europe and North America (10 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=53798Introduction As part of a wider HPS surveillance programme review, the Travel & International Health Team recently appraised and up-dated its approach to surveillance. Here we present the first repor16 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=53243Introduction Under the International Health Regulations, yellow fever is currently the only disease for which an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) may be required for ent14 Nov 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=53107Executive summary A total of 453 cases of TB were reported to the Enhanced Surveillance of Mycobacterial Infections (ESMI) scheme in 2011, a decrease of 9.9% in the number of cases compared to 2010. 31 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=52175Introduction Malaria affects Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia including the Indian Sub-Continent and the Southern and Central Americas. A recent study analysing data on malaria deaths collated between 1980 a25 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=51782Overseas outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease This report presents information on the surveillance system that HPS uses to collect and disseminate information on outbreaks of infectious intesti20 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=51101Introduction Over 30 new organisms have been discovered in the 30 years up to 20051 and with the threat of SARS and the direct effect of H1N1 the issue of emerging infections (EI) has been raised in 12 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50277Introduction TRAVAX (http://www.travax.nhs.uk) is an increasingly important resource across the UK. This is currently reflected by more than one million individual logins per year by 13000 registered18 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49765Introduction Under the International Health Regulations, yellow fever is currently the only disease for which an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) may be required for ent16 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49626Introduction National surveillance data on tuberculosis provide information on the numbers, distribution and characteristics of tuberculosis cases, drug resistance patterns and treatment outcomes. Tu02 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48586Introduction Malaria remains a risk to those large numbers of UK travellers1 venturing into malaria endemic areas or to areas where epidemics may occur. Malaria affects sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, incl27 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48219This report presents information on the surveillance system that HPS uses to collect and disseminate information on potential outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease believed to have been acquired 22 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=47580Introduction TRAVAX (http://www.travax.nhs.uk) is an increasingly important resource across the UK. This is currently reflected by an annual three quarters of a million logins per year by 3500 subscr13 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=46830Table 3 lists positive laboratory reports identified as ?imported? on the weekly returns from laboratories. Numbers in brackets represent the total number of reports to HPS. It has been assumed that a19 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=46572Introduction National surveillance data on tuberculosis provide information on the numbers, distribution and characteristics of tuberculosis cases, drug resistance patterns and treatment outcomes. Tu15 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=46314Introduction Yellow fever is currently the only disease for which an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) may be required for entry into a country under the International He17 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=45366Introduction When a celebrity is infected with malaria1 and is reported as becoming seriously ill, the press coverage2,3 raises the profile of a disease that globally causes an estimated 250 million 28 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=44845This report presents information on the surveillance system that HPS uses to collect and disseminate information on outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease believed to have been acquired abroad. A 26 May 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=44436TRAVAX (http://www.travax.nhs.uk) is an increasingly important online resource across the UK. This is currently reflected by an annual three quarters of a million logins per year by 3500 subscribing i14 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://sciehdev01/hpswebsite/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=43726Introduction Schistosomiasis is a highly prevalent disease1 estimated to affect more than 200 million people in over 70 countries,2 and is one of the ten tropical diseases targeted for control by the20 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT