Health Protection Scotland - E Weekly ReportCopyright (C) Health Protection ScotlandHealth Protection Scotlandhttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=51405The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently published the 2012 edition of International Travel and Health. The publication can be viewed online and the hard copy should be available by mid-May 2010 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=51254To mark European Immunisation Week (EIW), 21-27 April, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is gathering public health experts, behavioural specialists and social marketing pr25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=51255Health Protection Scotland (HPS) has noted an increase in reports of pertussis (or whooping cough) in 2012. Up to 19 April, HPS had received 150 reports of laboratory confirmed cases, compared to 22 i25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50897The protocol for a cohort study into the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Scottish population has been published in BMJ Open (at http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/2/e001019.full).21 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50823The TRAVAX team has recently completed systematic reviews of its recommendations on diphtheria and tetanus (October 2011 ? February 2012) which have resulted in changes to the ways in which both are i14 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50700The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended changing two of the three strains in the 2012-13 season's influenza vaccine for the northern hemisphere, ending a period of stability in the vaccine29 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50634Since the start of the outbreak (reported last week in Current note 46/0703) there have been 37 cases of mumps (to 20 February 2012) seen at Glasgow University Medical Centre. The students are between22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50571Since 7 February 2012, Glasgow University Medical Centre has seen 26 cases of mumps in students attending Glasgow University. The students are between 18 and 22 years of old, both male and female, att15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50494The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) has informed HPS that there are current issues with the supply of certain immunoglobulins from Bio Products Laboratory (BPL): Human Tetanus I08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49996On 25 November, the UK Department of Health's Director of Immunisation issued a letter (accessible at http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digi14 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49561Baxter Healthcare is recalling all remaining stock of two batches of their split virion inactivated trivalent vaccine Preflucel (batch numbers VNV5L010C and VNV5L010A - the latter having been identifi26 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49410The Scottish Chief Medical Officer (CMO) issued a letter to the NHS in Scotland on 7 October (CMO(2011)12 at http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/cmo/CMO(2011)12.pdf; see also the Scottish Government's News Re12 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49414On 3 October, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published two concept papers for a three-month consultation period. The papers seek stakeholders' views on the need to revise: the guideline on si12 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49296Scotland?s seasonal influenza campaign was launched on Monday 3 October with at-risk Scots, including pregnant women, being encouraged to protect themselves by receiving vaccination as early as possib05 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49141A meningococcal vaccination certificate covering the A,C,Y and W135 strains is required from all travellers as a condition of entry to Saudi Arabia if attending a Hajj pilgrimage. Visas are not issued21 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48924On 15 August, the Scottish Chief Medical Officer (CMO) notified the service of the updated advice from Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) regarding the routine pneumococcal vaccin31 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48581On 21 July 2011 the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued its opinion on the review of Pandemrix? and reports on narcolepsy. The CHMP reco27 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48501On 8 July, the Scottish Chief Medical Officer issued a letter setting out the arrangements for the delivery of the HPV vaccination programme. The CMO's letter (CMO(2011)9) can be accessed at http://ww20 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48463On 4 July, the Scottish Chief Medical Officer issued a letter setting out the arrangements for the 2011-12 seasonal influenza vaccination programme. The seasonal flu programme for 2011-12 will commen13 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=48464During the first six months of 2011, 23 cases of measles have been laboratory confirmed in Scotland and one probable case. These figures compare with 11 confirmed cases in total seen in 2010. At pres13 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT