Situación de las enfermedades de declaración obligatoria (EDO) en Navarra, 2003

Abstract

Epidemiological vigilance in Navarre covers 34 transmissible diseases, whose notification is compulsory, and epidemic outbreaks of any aetiology. Notification is carried out on a weekly basis by the doctors from paediatrics, primary and specialised level who suspect or diagnose any of these diseases. In 2003, 75.0% of all the possible notification reports (a weekly report for each doctor) were received, a percentage that has improved in the last five year period. In 2003, Influenza reached a rate of 48.9 cases per 1,000 inhabitants (Epidemic Index, EI: 0.91), showing an epidemic peak in January and another in November. The rate of respiratory tuberculosis was 11.76 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, and the rate of non-respiratory tuberculosis was 1.90, with a continuous trend to decrease in both cases. Five cases of tuberculosis occurred in two small family outbreaks. Thirty percent of the cases were produced in immigrants. The cases coinfected with HIV have fallen from 21% in 1996 to 2.5% in 2003. Fifteen cases of meningococcal disease were reported, (2.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants), appearing in a sporadic form. Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B was isolated in 10 cases, and serogroup C in 5 cases. Eighty percent appeared in the form of sepsis, and death occurred in one case (6.7%). All of the cases younger than six years of age were vaccinated and belonged to serogroup B. The incidence of Legionnaire's disease was 3.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (EI: 0.92), without any epidemiological relation between them. There were 7 cases of malaria, all imported. The incidence of food borne infections has fallen (EI: 0.71).

Evaluation of the MB/BacT system compared with Middlebrook 7H11 and Lowenstein-Jensen media for detection and recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens

“…Current rates of incidence (>38.51 cases ⁄ 100 000 inhabitants) [1] place Spain among countries with the highest incidence of infection ( ‡20 ⁄ 100 000), and above the European average (33.3 ⁄ 100 000) [2]. The present study was carried out in Navarra, northern Spain, where the incidence is >17.8 cases ⁄ 100 000 inhabitants [3], with 91% of diagnoses made in microbiology laboratories.…”

Lasiodiplodia fici sp. nov., Causing Leaf Spot on Ficus altissima in China

“…Up until today, four Lasiodiplodia species have been recorded on Ficus: L. mahajangana on Ficus opposite [34], L. pseudotheobromae on Ficus racemosa [32], L. theobromae on Ficus benghalensis [35], Ficus carica [36][37][38][39], Ficus elastica [40], Ficus insipida [41], Ficus lyrata [42], Ficus nitida [35], Ficus opposita [43], Ficus sp. [37] and L. venezuelensis on Ficus insipida [41]. Moreover, 19 Botryosphaeriaceae species have been reported on Banyan trees [33].…”

Prevalencia Serológica de Salmonellaenteritidis en la Población Canina del Municipio de Tunja, Colombia

“…La existencia de portadores asintomáticos humanos y animales y la resistencia de la Salmonella a los antibióticos, son factores que tienen gran significancia epidemiológica. (3,4,10). Se estima que Salmonella spp.…”