J Mossong

Summary

Affiliation: Laboratoire National de Sant
Country: Luxembourg

Publications

  1. ncbi Parvovirus B19 infection in five European countries: seroepidemiology, force of infection and maternal risk of infection
    J Mossong
    Laboratoire Nationale de Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    Epidemiol Infect 136:1059-68. 2008
  2. ncbi Estimating the impact of school closure on social mixing behaviour and the transmission of close contact infections in eight European countries
    Niel Hens
    Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, Hasselt University, Agoralaan 1, B3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
    BMC Infect Dis 9:187. 2009
  3. ncbi Emergence of oseltamivir-resistant influenza A H1N1 virus during the 2007-2008 winter season in Luxembourg: clinical characteristics and epidemiology
    Joel Mossong
    Microbiology, National Health Laboratory, PO Box 1102, L 1011 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    Antiviral Res 84:91-4. 2009
  4. ncbi Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in secondary schools, family planning and occupational health centres in Luxembourg
    J Mossong
    National Health Laboratory, L 1011 Luxembourg
    Sex Transm Infect 85:455-8. 2009
  5. ncbi Social contacts and mixing patterns relevant to the spread of infectious diseases
    Joel Mossong
    Microbiology Unit, Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    PLoS Med 5:e74. 2008
  6. ncbi Outbreaks of monophasic Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in Luxembourg, 2006
    J Mossong
    Microbiology Unit, Laboratoire National de Santé National Health Laboratory, LNS Luxembourg
    Euro Surveill 12:E11-2. 2007
  7. ncbi Substantial reduction of human Salmonella Enteritidis infections in Luxembourg in 2005
    J Mossong
    Laboratoire National de Sant, Luxembourg
    Euro Surveill 11:E060119.4. 2006
  8. ncbi Seroepidemiology of hepatitis A and hepatitis B virus in Luxembourg
    J Mossong
    Laboratoire National de Santé, LuxembourgCRP Santé, Luxembourg
    Epidemiol Infect 134:808-13. 2006
  9. ncbi Seroepidemiology of diphtheria and pertussis in Luxembourg in 2000
    J Mossong
    Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg
    Epidemiol Infect 134:573-8. 2006
  10. ncbi Seroprevalence and force of infection of varicella-zoster virus in Luxembourg
    J Mossong
    Laboratoire National de Santé, PO Box 1102, L 1011 Luxembourg
    Epidemiol Infect 132:1121-7. 2004

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Parvovirus B19 infection in five European countries: seroepidemiology, force of infection and maternal risk of infection
    J Mossong
    Laboratoire Nationale de Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    Epidemiol Infect 136:1059-68. 2008
    ..69% in England & Wales, 43.5% and 1.24% in Finland, 39.9% and 0.92% in Italy and 36.8% and 1.58% in Poland, respectively. Our study indicates substantial epidemiological differences in Europe regarding parvovirus B19 infection...
  2. ncbi Estimating the impact of school closure on social mixing behaviour and the transmission of close contact infections in eight European countries
    Niel Hens
    Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, Hasselt University, Agoralaan 1, B3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
    BMC Infect Dis 9:187. 2009
    ..Of particular interest is the potential impact of school closure as a means of controlling pandemic influenza (and potentially other pathogens)...
  3. ncbi Emergence of oseltamivir-resistant influenza A H1N1 virus during the 2007-2008 winter season in Luxembourg: clinical characteristics and epidemiology
    Joel Mossong
    Microbiology, National Health Laboratory, PO Box 1102, L 1011 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    Antiviral Res 84:91-4. 2009
    ..Following initial local seeding, oseltamivir-resistant strains spread synchronously to sensitive strains causing a similar epidemiology and clinical symptoms...
  4. ncbi Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in secondary schools, family planning and occupational health centres in Luxembourg
    J Mossong
    National Health Laboratory, L 1011 Luxembourg
    Sex Transm Infect 85:455-8. 2009
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  5. ncbi Social contacts and mixing patterns relevant to the spread of infectious diseases
    Joel Mossong
    Microbiology Unit, Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    PLoS Med 5:e74. 2008
    ..We conducted a population-based prospective survey of mixing patterns in eight European countries using a common paper-diary methodology...
  6. ncbi Outbreaks of monophasic Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in Luxembourg, 2006
    J Mossong
    Microbiology Unit, Laboratoire National de Santé National Health Laboratory, LNS Luxembourg
    Euro Surveill 12:E11-2. 2007
    ..Locally produced pork meat is strongly suspected to have been the vehicle for the outbreaks, although the precise mechanisms remain unclear...
  7. ncbi Substantial reduction of human Salmonella Enteritidis infections in Luxembourg in 2005
    J Mossong
    Laboratoire National de Sant, Luxembourg
    Euro Surveill 11:E060119.4. 2006
  8. ncbi Seroepidemiology of hepatitis A and hepatitis B virus in Luxembourg
    J Mossong
    Laboratoire National de Santé, LuxembourgCRP Santé, Luxembourg
    Epidemiol Infect 134:808-13. 2006
    ..Our study illustrates that most young people in Luxembourg are susceptible to HAV infection and that the hepatitis B vaccination programme is having a substantial impact on population immunity in children and teenagers...
  9. ncbi Seroepidemiology of diphtheria and pertussis in Luxembourg in 2000
    J Mossong
    Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg
    Epidemiol Infect 134:573-8. 2006
    ..Our study supports the recently introduced acellular pertussis vaccine booster at 6 years to reduce pertussis transmission in school-aged children and adolescents...
  10. ncbi Seroprevalence and force of infection of varicella-zoster virus in Luxembourg
    J Mossong
    Laboratoire National de Santé, PO Box 1102, L 1011 Luxembourg
    Epidemiol Infect 132:1121-7. 2004
    ..05 (95% CI 0.024-0.082) respectively. Our results indicate that transmission of VZV is highest in children below the age of 6 years and that much lower levels of VZV transmission occur in secondary schools and throughout adulthood...
  11. ncbi Modelling measles re-emergence as a result of waning of immunity in vaccinated populations
    Joel Mossong
    Laboratoire National de Santé, P O Box 1102, L 1011 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    Vaccine 21:4597-603. 2003
    ..Although waning of humoral immunity in vaccinees is widely observed, re-emergence of measles in highly vaccinated populations depends on parameters for which better estimates are needed...