The SSI has performed a questionnaire survey among children who are not registered as having received the 5-year vaccination (DTaP-IPV revaccination).
Department of Epidemiology changed its name to Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology.
The fox dwarf tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis, was recently detected in a South Jutland fox.
In 2010 a total of seven persons were notified with ornithosis which is caused by the zoonotic bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci.
The Danish National Board of Health's Guideline on infectious diseases in children and adolescents has recently been updated.
NAT screening of donor blood was introduced in 2009. NAT screening has revealed infection with lowly virulent hepatitis B in several donors who had not been identified at previous screenings.
The Workshop will bring together some of the most active researchers within the field of human disease and small RNAs.
A new interactive webpage giving access to surveillance data on the vaccination coverage of the childhood vaccination programme and the publicly financed seasonal influenza vaccination programme will go live by mid-May at www.ssi.dk/data.
This week the WHO celebrates “European Immunization Week”.
SSI’s annual report for 2011 has been published today. SSI achieved a positive overall result, with impressive research efforts. SSI is, however, still challenged by budget constraints from the State, and by regionalisation of diagnostic services.