Fifth annual report of the antenatal infection screening surveillance programme in the East of England.

This document concentrates on surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, promotion of optimal antimicrobial use and education of professionals and the public. It makes use of microbiological data collected using the Cosurv system of communicable disease reporting. The strategy aims to (a) minimise morbidity and mortality due to antimicrobial resistant infections in the East of England. (b) maintain the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents in the treatment and prevention of antimicrobial infection

Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillance commenced on 1 January 1999 in England and Wales following on from 5 yearly national tuberculosis surveys completed previously. Its aim was to provide more detailed and comparable information on the epidemiology of tuberculosis, looking in more detail at the incidence and risk factors in subgroups of the population.

Annual Report comprising data up to the end of 2006. Includes chapters on Respiratory infections, vaccine preventable diseases

Neisseria gonorrhoea is the second most common bacterial STI in the United Kingdom. The infection rate in the East of England remains well below that of England, but the persistence of gonorrhoea, its association with poor reproductive and sexual health outcomes, and the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance have made it a major public health concern.