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With the EUR02012 underway in Poland and the Ukraine, and the London Olympics set to begin in a little over a month, a lot of attention will be paid to public health surveillance and reporting out of Europe this summer.
On Friday, in How The ECDC Will Spend Your Summer Vacation, I described some of these monitoring efforts. One of the products of this surveillance effort is the ECDC’s weekly Communicable Disease Threat Report.
We’ve the latest version of this report available this morning, which includes reports on multistate outbreaks of measles in the EU, an update on the Legionnaires outbreak in Scotland (see my blog Legionella Update From NHS Lothian), and a new section on enhanced surveillance for the EURO2012 games ( described below):
New! UEFA EURO 2012 - MG enhanced surveillance (weekly update)
Opening date: 7 June 2012From 8 June, the CDTR includes a section on threats related to the UEFA Euro 2012. It contains information gathered through epidemic intelligence activities concerning health events or public health measures relevant for the football tournament. The information is classified regarding host countries (Poland and Ukraine), other participating countries (Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Russian Federation, Spain and Sweden) and other bordering countries (Belarus, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia).
This report also contains information on non-EU threats, such as H5N1, polio, dengue, malaria, and other diseases around the globe.
Surveillance reports - 08 Jun 2012
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The World Health Organization today released a 5-page FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) document providing health information to people traveling to the EURO2012 games.
This PDF covers a wide range of topics, including the signs and symptoms of measles and rubella, how to survive a stampede, and how call for emergency services in Poland and the Ukraine on your cell phone.
Questions answered: health advice for travellers to EURO 2012
11-06-2012
WHO/Europe has produced detailed health advice for those attending the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship (EURO 2012). It includes information on how to prepare before leaving home, stay safe in crowds, seek emergency health care, and avoid, recognize the symptoms of and treat common travellers’ illnesses.
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While there are some legitimate public health threats involved anytime hundreds of thousands of people from around the world congregate in a small region, the individual risks to one’s health and safety are generally quite small.
Perhaps the best advice to anyone planning a holiday, regardless of the destination, is to make sure their immunizations are up-to-date. Many of the health threats one might encounter in their travels are vaccine-preventable.
That and being smart about consumption of local food and water, the prevention of tick and mosquito bites, and knowing about specific health threats that may exist along your route, will go a long ways towards making any trip a safe and healthy one.
The CDC maintains an extensive Traveler’s Health Website, which includes the 2012 Yellow Book, and travel health information to more than 200 international destinations.
