Eleventh EPIET Scientific Seminar
Mahon, Menorca, Spain, 12–14 October 2006
We would like to thank the following groups and institutions for
their contribution: Consell Insular de Menorca, Ajuntament de Maó, Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Instituto de Salud Carlos III,
EPIET Alumni Network, Canadian Field Epidemiology Program, TEPHINET, Sanofi Pasteur MSD and GSK Biologicals.
Session 1 - Outbreaks I
Session 2 - Avian Influenza
Session 3 - Gastro-intestinal infections
Session 4 - Surveillance and methods
Session 5 - Outbreaks II
Session 6 - Round table "Zoonoses: the need for an integrated approach to drive Public Health intervention"
Session 7 - Posters
Session 8 - Vaccine preventable diseases
Session 9 - Respiratory diseases
Session 10 - Measles
Session 11 - International health
For presentations please contact the EPIET Programme Office who will contact the author.
Thursday 12 October 2006
09:00 Introduction & Welcome Mike Catchpole, Chairman, EPIET Steering CommitteeJosep Borrás Atienza, Tinent de batlle i regidor de serveis a les persones, Ajuntament de Maó
Catalina Florit, Consellera de servicios generales, Consell Insular de Menorca
09:20 Session 1 - Outbreaks I Moderator: P. Aavitsland, FHI, Norway
| A national outbreak of Escherichia
coli O103 infections in Norway caused by cured sausages containing contaminated
sheep meat. B. Schimmer. |
| Hepatitis A outbreak due to contaminated food, Ceuta, Spain, February
2006 M. Ortega-Maján |
| Secondary household transmission of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia
coli O157 infection. An opportunity for prevention? D. Werber |
| Don't forget to ask about food! An unusual outbreak of group A streptococcal
throat infection, Denmark, June 2006 G. Falkenhorst |
Moderator: P Horby, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
| Outbreak of Avian Influenza H7N3
in poultry farms, England April 2006 O. Morgan |
| Investigations
of two human avian influenza (H5N1) cases in Guangzhou and Shanghai, China
2006 H. Yang |
| Two
clusters of influenza A/H5N1 in humans in the Republic of Azerbaijan, February
- March 2006 N. Boxall |
| "Don't
forget to..........! Missed opportunities in H5N1 field investigations" P. Horby |
14:15 Session 3 - Gastro-intestinal infections Moderator: H De Valk, InVS, France
| Risk factors for Salmonella
Enteritidis and Typhimurium (DT104 and non-DT104) infections in the
Netherlands: predominant roles for raw eggs in Enteritidis and sand
boxes in Typhimurium infections Y. Doorduyn |
| First results of case-control study of risk factors for sporadic infection
with Verocytotoxin-producing E. coli in Denmark S. Ethelberg |
| Risk factors for sporadic Campylobacter infection in France: undercooked
beef and a lack of hygiene practices in the kitchen A. Gallay |
| The largest norovirus food poisoning outbreak associated with contaminated
ready-to-eat food, Sui Mei & Lo Mei in Hong Kong C. Chau. |
16:05 Session 4 - Surveillance and methods Moderator: M Catchpole, HPA, United Kingdom
| Surveillance systems for early detection of disease outbreaks U. Pedersen. |
| Evaluation
of the tuberculosis surveillance system in Extremadura region, Spain, 2004 L. Gerstel. |
| Modelling
the spread of influenza & a basic and visual model for simulation of epidemic
disease spread M. Jepsen. |
| Test-seeking
behaviour in HIV infected blood donors in Germany (preliminary results) A. Guignard |
| Investigation
of a hepatitis A outbreak in a primary school by sequential saliva testing,
Auvergne (France), December 2004 P. Santa-Olalla Peralta |
17:25 Introduction to poster session
Speaker: A Rose, Epicentre, France
17:35 Free time
18:00 EPIET Alumni Network (EAN) General Assembly
19:00 Free time
20:30 Diploma dinner at "Club Marítimo"
Friday 13 October 2006
09:00 Session 5 - Outbreaks II Moderator: G Krause, RKI, Germany| Outbreak of Escherichia coli
O157:H7 infection linked to consumption of ground beef, France, 2005 L. King. |
| A beef-associated outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium definitive
phage type 104 in the Netherlands September - November 2005 with
bearing on national and international policy M. Kivi. |
| Risk factors for heat-related mortality, Bari, Italy, 2005 B. Ciancio |
| Circulation of hepatitis C in HIV positive men who have sex with men
in London and Brighton, 2006 I. Giraudon. |
11:00 Session 6:
Roundtable “Zoonoses: the need for an integrated approach to drive Public Health intervention”
Guest speaker:Andrea Ammon, European Center for Prevention and Disease Control, Sweden (moderator)
Patrick Wall, UCD School of Public Health & Population Science, Ireland
Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Denmark
12:30 Lunch at "Club Marítimo"
13:45 Session 7 - Posters
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Session 8 - Vaccine preventable diseases Moderator: R Pebody, HPA, United Kingdom
| Dose-response effect of the
MMR vaccine in a cohort of school aged children during a mumps
outbreak in Madrid, Spain .A. Caro Murillo |
| High burden of rotavirus infection in WHO European region C. Williams. |
| Rubella outbreak in the Netherlands: new rubella genotype spread to
Canada and led to congenital rubella infections S. Hahné |
| Is unexpected death associated with childhood vaccinations? L. Pastore Celentano. |
| Infant varicella vaccination in France: Modelling predicts increase
in adult disease P. Santa Olalla Peralta. |
Saturday 14 October 2006
09:00 Session 9 - Respiratory diseases Moderator: V Prikaszky, NIPH, Czech Republic| Transmission of tuberculosis
at a public school in Sweden L. Ledet- Müller. |
| As overall tuberculosis incidence drops in the EU, cases aggregate
in special groups F. Aït-Belghiti |
| Large Q fever outbreak due to sheep farming near residential areas
in Germany 2005 A. Gilsdorf. |
| Unusual influenza activity in Europe during the 2005-2006 winter .J. Paget |
| Methodological errors in nutrition and mortality surveys in humanitarian
emergencies P. Spiegel |
| Low vaccine effectiveness during measles
outbreak in Ukraine, September 2005 - May 2006 I. Velicko. |
| Large outbreak of measles despite high vaccination coverage in
Duisburg, Germany, 2006 O. Wichmann, |
| Investigation of risk factors for developing measles and for
non-vaccination in children, Romania, June 2006 S. Lyons |
| "Designing outbreak investigations to influence health policy --
some measles examples" J. Spika. |
13:45 Session 11 - International health Moderator: A Moren, EPICONCEPT, France
| Largest Neisseria
meningitides Outbreak in the Philippines, 2004-2005 G. Samonte. |
| High prevalence of hospital-acquired infections and antimicrobial
use in a paediatric hospital in Northwestern Russia A. Hajdu, |
| Epidemiological aspects of the Niger 2005 nutritional crisis N. Nombela |
Dionisio HERRERA GUIBERT, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
15:30 End
Poster Guide
Outbreaks in Europe| Norovirus - a distinct hazard
for canteen kitchen? Results and experience following an outbreak in
summer 2005 in Hamburg .G. Fell |
| An outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica O:9
caused by Christmas brawn in Norway B. Schimmer. |
| Outbreak of streptococcal toxic shock-like
syndrome in a nursery - Cantabria, Spain, March 2006 L. Gerstel |
| Recurrent Campylobacter coli outbreaks in
British Columbia, Canada: Epidemiology and ecology K. Laberge |
| From Farm to Fork: Salmonella Schwarzengrund
in Pasteurized Cheese in Ontario, Canada, 2005 to 2006 K. Zinszer. |
| Food and diffuse outbreaks of Norovirus:
utility of a European surveillance database L. Verhoef |
| Was it the baker or the custard? An outbreak
of Salmonella Enteritidis related to bakery products, Märkisch-Oderland,
Germany, October-November 2005 A. Guignard |
| (Avian) Influenza |
|---|
| H5N1 surveillance: a 2 years
experience I. Bonmarin |
| No evidence of infection in personnel of
German laboratories that received quality control samples containing
influenza A/H2N2 virus U. Buchholz |
| Building a Surveillance System for Human Avian
Influenza in the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2006Rising incidence of Giardiasis in
Germany, 2001-2005 N. Boxall |
| Health Care Associated Infections/Anti-microbial resistance |
| Identification of determinants
for surgical site infections in the Netherlands 1996–2004 to improve
comparison of infection occurrence between hospitals .M. Kivi |
| Denmark introduces nationwide mandatory
surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) G. Falkenhorst |
| An Investigation into the Importance of
Nursing Homes in the Epidemiology of ESBL producing E. coli. M. O'Leary |
| Incidence of surgical site infections after
prosthetic replacement of hip joint – first results of a new mandatory
surveillance system in Norway, 2005 A. Hajdu |
| Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections in
Long-term Care Facilities in NorwayThe development of a dynamic transmission
model to assess the potential impact of a prophylactic quadrivalent HPV
vaccine A T. Madssen |
| Hepatitis |
| Unexplained circulation of
hepatitis E virus in the Netherlands K. Borgen |
| Could hospital discharge data be used to strengthen the
surveillance for acute hepatitis C infection in Scotland? N. Meyer |
| Hepatitis B screening of pregnant women in Denmark: universal or
selective?Assessment of information presented
on internet by the Surveillance Networks of the European Union J. Bagdonaite |
| HIV/STI |
| STI surveillance in England:
Meeting the requirements of the 21st century? C. Ihekweazu |
| Identifying outbreaks of sexually transmitted infection in Wales:
Who cares? D. Werber |
| Methods and first results of a new cross-border sentinel system for
sexually transmitted infections A. Gilsdorf |
| Place of origin of a cohort of HIV infected individuals without previous
treatment in Spain. Distribution by transmission group M. Caro Murillo |
| Evolution of knowledge about HIV/AIDS: Results from Belgian Health
Interview Surveys, 1997-2004 J. Buziarsist |
| International Health |
| Disease early warning and
response system in earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan. October 2005-
February 2006 A. Lenglet |
| Measles vaccination coverage among displaced children in a camp
following the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan G. Spiteri |
| Implications of the newly revised International Health Regulations for
communicable disease (CD) surveillance systems: Tunisia's experience,
2005 L S. Lyons |
| A Malaria Outbreak in a Malaria-free Municipality, Philippines (2005) G. Samonte |
| Impact of a mass vaccination campaign on low routine measles coverage in
an outbreak setting, Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 2006 L. King |
| A Malaria Outbreak in a Metropolitan Area in Southern Philippines, 2006 J. Pabellon |
| Fungal Opportunistic Infections Surveillance in Chiang Rai Province,
Thailand, 2005-2006 W.Kitisakronnakorn |
| Changing Epidemiology of Dengue in Thailand: Evidence from the
Outbreak Investigation in Rural Villages of Sukhothai Province,
April-May 2006 R. Buathong |
| Is mass vaccination campaign useful in controlling a measles outbreak in
an African urban context? Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
March - April 2006 R. Pastore |
| Study of congenital malformations within Amerindian children from Upper
Maroni - French Guyana S. Boyer |
| Characteristics of measles resurgence in EUVAC.NET countries, 2006Earlier HIV diagnoses and treatment
may prevent some of the AIDS related deaths during the HAART era in UK M. Muscat |
| Non-Communicable Disease |
| Determinants of attendance to Cervix Cancer Screening estimated from the
Health Interview Survey, Belgium, 2004 M. Puddu |
| Epidemic rash after exposure to dicyclohexylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate
during an art classBreast cancer screening programme
evaluation in Belgium, 2001-2004 N. Asur |
| Surveillance and Methods |
| Epidemiologic surveillance
system implemented in the Hautes-Alpes district during the Winter
Olympic Games Torino 2006 C. Renaudat |
| Detecting threats to the EU: do current internet-based tools cover all
Member States? T. ZOMER |
| Risks from infectious diseases for travellers visiting Greece K. Gkolfinopoulou |
| Pre-travel health consultation in Greece: the quality of preventive
intervention for travel related infectious diseases S. Hatzianastasiuo |
| Integrated Surveillance System for the 2006 Winter Olympic and
Paralympic Games in Piemonte-Italy L. Sodano |
| Diagnosis delay and treatment of tuberculosis in Germany, 2001-2004 D. Sagebiel |
| Do pharmacies have a role in surveillance for Influenza-like
illness? G. Spitetri |
| Setting up a surveillance system for severe cases during the large
outbreak of Chikungunya in Reunion Island, 2006 A. Economopoulou |
| Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
| Pertussis outbreak in
Ludwigslust, Germany, October 2005 until March 2006 - a cohort study in
schools to estimate vaccine effectiveness M. Abu Sin |
| Vaccination of household contacts of a sporadic case of meningococcal
disease: a cost-effective intervention? M. Hoek |
| An Outbreak of Rubella Among Thai Police Academy Students K. Bumrungsena |
| Measles outbreak in Greece, 2005-2006 T. Georgakopoulou |
| First year results of the German Varicella Sentinel Surveillance Project M. Muehlen |
| Mid-term Evaluation of Hib Vaccine Booster Campaign, Ireland, 2006 J. Mereckiene |
| Protection against rubella in unvaccinated young women H. Ruijs |
| Survey of the deaths due to acute gastro-enteritis avoidable with the
rotavirus vaccine, France, November 2004 – March 2005 TRAN MINH NN. |
| Value of a descriptive study on the identification of a mumps outbreak
in ahealth area in the Madrid Community A. Villaverde Hueso |
|
Zoonoses |
| Anthrax in South Tyrol, Italy P. Kreidl |
| Unmasking seasonal variations of Puumala virus infection in different
areas of Finland, 1995-2005 P. Makary |
| Leptospirosis associated with urban wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Berlin,
Germany A. Jansen |
| The presence of Tick-borne encephalitis in an endemic area for
tick-borne diseases, Turkey A. Gozalan |
| Underreporting of Echinococcus multilocularis in Germany, 2003-2005 P. Jørgensen |