Health Protection Scotland - E Weekly ReportCopyright (C) Health Protection ScotlandHealth Protection Scotlandhttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=24213The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand confirmed a further case of human infection with H5N1 avian influenza on 4 October 2004. The case, which was fatal, was a 9-year-old girl from the northern pr05 Oct 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=22655Summary The success of the 1999/2000 meningococcal conjugate C vaccine (MCC) campaign for those aged under 20 throughout the UK led to an extension of the programme to include those aged 20 to 24 fro23 Mar 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=22350Background Routine vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease was introduced into the UK childhood immunisation schedule, with doses at two, three and four months in 1992. There 02 Mar 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=19622Introduction An enhanced surveillance scheme for measles mumps and rubella, using saliva samples from notified cases has operated in Scotland since 1999. The scheme aims to provide detailed epidemiol26 Aug 2003 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=16239Background In 1999 the Scottish schools BCG programme was suspended because of a lack of supply of vaccine. With the re-establishment of vaccine supplies the programme restarted in autumn 2001. The t24 Sep 2002 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=16122Chickenpox, the disease which results from primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV), has traditionally been seen as an inevitable, but generally mild, infection of childhood. The developmen03 Sep 2002 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=14864Surveillance for vaccine uptake has traditionally relied upon quarterly cross-sectional coverage at ages one, two and six years, using data submitted from individual Health Boards to the Information a12 Mar 2002 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=14737Introduction Rabies remains a worldwide public health problem even though means to control the disease are known. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates as many as 70,000 human rabies deaths a26 Feb 2002 12:00:00 GMT