POSTER SESSION B WedNESDAY, October 28: 13.15 – 14.15 B1 Public health methodology and new approaches · B1.1: New perspectives after the transition of EPIET to ECDC – looking into the future of the programme Ms Viviane Bremer · B1.2: Outbreak analysis with MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry – potentials and limits – an outlook Ms Irene Burckhardt · B1.3: Disease Detectives: The Board Game Mr Florian Burckhardt · B1.4: "Spread of Staphylococcus aureus in a nursing home; prospective network study with social network methods and biological assessment." Dr Nicole Dukers-Muijrers · B1.5: Contribution of Laboratory Data and the Role of Communicable Disease Notification Committee in Improving Notifications in Ege University Hospital Dr Raika Durusoy · B1.6: The use of a web based decision support system in the management of an outbreak of E.coli O157 in England Dr Martin Schweiger · B1.7: Oral polio vaccine out of the cold chain – a possible practice for vaccination campaigns? Ms Ariane Halm · B1.8: Evaluation of serological methods used in European countries for the detection of diphtheria anti-toxin antibody in seroepidemiologic investigations Dr Paolo Di Giovine · B1.9: Mathematical analysis of malaria disease transmission model with waning immunity and optimal control applications Mr Kazeem Okosun B2 Epidemic intelligence activities · B2.1: An investigation into the potential of social networking sites to predict disease outbreak Mr Ed de Quincey · B2.2: The Improvement Of The Early Warning and Response System Dr Ali Goktepe · B2.3: The use of International Epidemic Intelligence to guide public health decisions during the A(H1N1) crisis in France, April 21 – July 1, 2009 Miss Marie-Amélie Degail · B2.4: Epidemic intelligence activities during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Ms Wei Cai B3 Outbreaks · B3.1: Recurrent Candida albican infection among female students in a dormitory in Adventist Technical Secondary school in Ebem-Ohafia Nigeria. Dr Moses Akhimien · B3.2: Large long-lasting monophyletic outbreak of Hepatitis A occurred in 2008-2009 in Rome, Italy, involving HIV-infected men who have sex with men Dr Maria Rosaria Capobianchi · B3.3: Mumps outbreak in school P, Nonthaburi province, June-September 2008 Miss Kanlaya Jongcherdchootrakul · B3.4: A Rubella Outbreak in Austria 2008-2009 Ms Sabine Kasper · B3.5: A foodborne outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis in Porto, Portugal. Dr João Mesquita · B3.6: Outbreak of Hepatitis A in Northern Ireland among men who have sex with men, October 2008-May 2009 Dr Otilia Sfetcu · B3.7: Foodborne gastroenteritis outbreak in a restaurant caused by Salmonella enteritidis in tiramisu Mrs Henriëtte ter Waarbeek · B3.8: Outbreak of hepatitis A among men who have sex with men in Barcelona, Spain. Dr Cecilia Tortajada · B3.9: Outbreak investigation in two groups of bus passengers with gastro-enteritis travelling from Germany to Holland in February 2009. Mr Henk Visser B4 Surveillance · B4.1: Pilot Denominator Study for Virological Surveillance of Acute Respiratory Infections in the United Kingdom Dr Laurence Calatayud · B4.2: Effect of PrP polymorphisms on the susceptibility to classical and atypical scrapie in the Italian sheep population Miss Giovanna Ciaravino · B4.3: Survey of existing systems for monitoring excess mortality in Europe: A EuroMOMO initiative Dr Susanna Conti · B4.4: Workforce analysis for the Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases in Provinces of Turkey Dr Raika Durusoy · B4.5: An evaluation of the surveillance system for influenza in Norway Dr Siri Helene Hauge · B4.6: Retrospective analysis of notified cases of infectious diseases in Western Greece Dr Eleni Jelastopulu · B4.7: Resurgence of group A streptococcal disease in England, 2008/09 Dr Theresa Lamagni · B4.8: Evaluation of human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer burden for evidence-based immunization in the North-West Russia Dr Liudmila Lyalina · B4.9: Early Results of a Surveillance Program of Bloodstream Infections Associated with Short- and Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Use Mr Héctor Rolando Martínez · B4.10: Trend evaluation of meningococcal disease and impact of vaccine strategy in children 1-4 years in Italy, 2000-2008 Dr Emanuela Mollo · B4.11: Results from a pilot surveillance programme of Intensive Care Associated Infections conducted in Scotland Mrs Abigail Mullings · B4.12: Excess incidence of aseptic neuroinfections as an indicator of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) endemic areas in Poland ? Dr Hana Orlikova · B4.13 Evaluation of the Performance of Brucella Surveillance System in Terms of Sensitivity and Timeliness in Ankara and Izmir, 2005-2006 Dr Umit Ozdemirer · B4.14: Incidence and risk factors for Surgical Site Infection in Latium, Italy Dr Vincenzo Puro · B4.15: Antibiotic consumption in a university hospital displayed as defined daily doses – A challenging tool? Dr Annette Schrauder · B4.16: Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies and Antigens in Blood Donors, Germany Prof Chwan-Heng Wang B5 Tuberculosis · B5.1: A country-wide database for tuberculosis research in Portugal Mrs Ana Abecasis · B5.2: Low BCG vaccination coverage after the end of compulsory vaccination in Ile-de-France (France), a region of high tuberculosis incidence Dr Jean-Paul Guthmann · B5.3: Clinical features of Tuberculosis patients in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna (1996-2006) Mr Anna Odone · B5.4: AIDS and Tuberculosis in Italy: data from the National AIDS Registry Ms Laura Camoni · B5.5: Using a neural-network model for classification of HIV-status of tuberculosis cases in Portugal Dr Ana Cristina Paulo B6 Vaccine preventable diseases · B6.1: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of German Pupils aged 11-17y regarding Measles Vaccination Mr Florian Burckhardt · B6.2: Epidemiology of tetanus in Serbia, 2000-2008 Dr Dragana Dimitrijevic · B6.3: Validation of a commercial assay for mumps IgG detection in oral fluids to study vaccine effectiveness Dr Sabine Dittrich · B6.4: Diphtheria Surveillance Network (DIPNET): overview and results Dr Androulla Efstratiou · B6.5: Introduction booster vaccination against whooping cough to the Czech Vaccination Schedule Dr Katerina Fabianova · B6.6: Increasing the accessibility of science-based information on vaccine safety through the internet Dr Harald Heijbel · B6.7: Diphtheria in Latvia: lessons learnt from DIPNET Dr Irina Lucenko · B6.8: Hepatitis B immunisation programmes in European Union, Norway and Iceland: where we are? Mr Jolita Mereckiene · B6.9: Investigation of measles outbreak among university students--Phrae province, Thailand, 2008: Risk factors and seroprevalence of antibodies to measles Mr Vu Ngoc Long · B6.10: HPV Infection among Scottish Adolescents – Preliminary Results of a National Schools-Based Survey. Ms Maureen O'Leary · B6.11: Middle-Aged Mumps: Outbreak among Ministry of Public Health Staff who Missed National Immunization Program – Thailand, November 2008 Dr Pornpat Poonaklom · B6.12: Vaccination coverage among orthodox protestant denominations (OPD) in the Netherlands Mrs Helma Ruijs · B6.13: Re-emergence of Pertussis among new-borns in continental Portugal: time for new action? Miss Delphine Sauvageot · B6.14: Surveillance of adverse events following immunization: Slovenia, 2007 Mrs Veronika Učakar · B6.15: Free vaccination access for mobile Roma children and current spread of measles in Europe: EpiSouth project results Dr Nadezhda Vladimirova · B6.16: A review of the international issues surrounding the availability and demand for diphtheria antitoxin for therapeutic use Ms Karen Wagner B7 Vector borne diseases · B7.1: Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) – a Re-emerging Tick-born Disease in Bulgaria: Clinical, Epidemiological and Histopathological Features Dr Ivan Baltadzhiev · B7.2: The role of rodents as vectors for Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome and Leptospirosis in Albania Dr Silvia Bino · B7.3: Results of the vaccination campaign against Bluetongue virus serotype 8 in Germany Dr Jörn Gethmann · B7.4: A survey on species and prevalence rate of bacterial agents isolated from cockroaches in the hospitals Prof Ali Aakbar Karimi Zarchi · B7.5: Trends in Malaria, Finland, 1995-2008 Miss Sandra Guedes B8 Zoonoses · B8.1: Psittacosis outbreak after a participation in a bird fair, Western France, December 2008 Mr Emmanuel Belchior · B8.2: Social and demographic characteristics of VTEC infections in England, 2009 Dr Naomi Boxall · B8.3: Antibiotic therapy for Q fever in the Netherlands in 2007 and 2008 and its relation to clinical course Ms Frederika Dijkstra · B8.4: Extensive Streptococcus suis outbreak resulting of raw pork in Chiang Mai and Lamphun provinces, Thailand, in June-July 2008 Miss Ubonwan Jaturapahu · B8.5: The Prevalence of Human Cryptosporidiosis in South-Western Romania Prof Emilian Popovici · B8.6: Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in Mediterranean and Balkans countries from 2002 to 2008. Dr Arnaud Tarantola · B8.7: Large and ongoing epidemic of human Q fever linked to a single localized outbreak in goats at a goat farm Dr Christian Hoebe · B8.8: Q-fever in a province of the Netherlands Mrs Ariene Rietveld | 
