2021
2021 issues
20 July 2021
Volume: 55, Issue: 29
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic update
- WNV in Italy
- Plague in USA and DRC
- Lassa fever in Guinea and Nigeria
- Cholera in Nigeria
- Zika virus infection in India
- Outbreak of syphilis in Ireland
- Influenza virus characterisation report published
- WHO issues new recommendations on human genome editing for the advancement of public health
- WHO launches guidelines for recreational water quality
- Scottish Government publishes new air quality strategy
13 July 2021
Volume: 55, Issue: 28
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic update
- Salmonella outbreak in Finland
- WHO Europe and ECDC examines variations in antibiotic consumption in European countries between 2014 and 2018
- New WHO recommendations issued to improve access to rapid molecular tests for the detection of TB and drug-resistant TB
- High global prevalence of syphilis among MSM
- FSS and FSA risk analysis and regulated products register published
- New data on the public health impact of chemicals
- WHO publishes report on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene
- SEPA warns of low water levels across Scotland
06 July 2021
Volume: 55, Issue: 27
- Quarterly epidemiological data on CDI, ECB, SAB and SSI in Scotland published
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic update
- Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: update
- Green Book chapter on immunisation consent updated
- The WHO certifies China malaria-free
- The WHO and Global Fund sign cooperation agreement to scale-up HIV, TB and malaria interventions
- The WHO releases the first catalogue of mutation in Mycobacterium TB complex and their association with drug resistance
- Inter-agency report on antimicrobial consumption and resistance in bacteria from humans and animals
- EEA reports decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in 2020
29 June 2021
Volume: 55, Issue: 26
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic update
- Changes to international travel lists
- Hajj 2021 (1442): update
- CCHF in Spain
- EVD outbreak in Guinea ends
- New survey raises concerns around cooking practices for frozen chicken products
- Zero Waste Scotland publishes report on Scotland’s raw material consumption footprint
- Scottish Forestry reports positive progress on tree planting
- EU-OSHA publishes policy brief on climate change and agriculture health and safety
- Consultation on the use and sale of fireworks and the misuse of pyrotechnics in Scotland
22 June 2021
Volume: 55, Issue: 25
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic update
- Monkeypox in North Wales
- Review of country specific TB recommendations
- ECDC publishes influenza virus characterisation report
- EFSA publishes report on role played by the environment in the emergence and spread of AMR through the food chain
- FSS report addresses knowledge gaps in microbial quality of beef mince sold in Scotland
- ECDC publishes seventh external quality assessment scheme for Listeria monocytogenes typing
- Fairer assessment for blood donors
- WHO reports on e-waste and child health
- Scottish greenhouse gas emissions 2019