title: [Communicable diseases in Norway. Epidemiological status and future challenge for prevention of the most important diseases].
abstract: The authors briefly review the incidence of some of the more important communicable diseases in Norway today. Thanks to extensive use of vaccines, effective preventive measures and useful antibiotics, many of these diseases are no longer a threat to public health, as was the rule up to the latter half of this century. However, constant vigilance is needed to sustain this positive situation.
authors.affiliation: Avdeling for bakteriologi, Statens institutt for folkehelse, Oslo.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lystad
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Flugsrud
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines
vernacular_title: Smittsomme sykdommer i Norge. Epidemiologisk status og fremtidige smittevernmessige utfordringer overfor de viktigste sykdommene.