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BBC: Swine flu could hit 1 in 3
A third of the world's population could be infected with swine flu, expert projections suggest. Researchers say swine flu has "full pandemic potential", spreading readily between people and is likely to go global in the next six to nine months.
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Influenza A (H5N1):
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EuroSurveillance: Influenza viruses continue to threaten the world with a new pandemic. While currently attention is focused on the newly emerged A(H1N1) virus, the avian influenza A(H5N1) virus is still a cause of concern.  Extended research is focused on the genetic evolution of the viruses, as well as their susceptibility to available antiviral drugs. 
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Eurosurveillance: Volume 15, Issue 30  29 July 2010
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS Spotlight on measles 2010: Ongoing measles outbreak in Greece, January–July 2010
SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK REPORTS Event-based biosurveillance of respiratory disease in Mexico, 2007–2009: connection to the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic?
RESEARCH ARTICLES Regional and age-specific patterns of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus seroprevalence inferred from vaccine clinical trials, August-October 2009
Seroprevalence of brucellosis in animals and human populations in the western mountains region in Libya, December 2006–January 2008
MEETING REPORTS Meteorological and climate change themes at the 2010 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases
MISCELLANEOUS In the national epidemiological bulletins – a selection from current issues
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BBC News: Malaria-proof mosquito engineered  16 July 2010
Scientists in the US have succeeded in genetically engineering a malaria-resistant mosquito.
Eurosurveillance: Volume 15, Issue 29  22 July 2010
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS Monitoring influenza activity in Europe with Google Flu Trends: comparison with the findings of sentinel physician networks – results for 2009-10
The influenza A(H5N1) epidemic at six and a half years: 500 notified human cases and more to come
SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK REPORTS Alarming spread of vancomycin resistant enterococci in Sweden since 2007
LETTERS Estimation of the reproduction number for 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in the presence of imported cases
Author’s reply: Estimation of the reproduction number for 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in the presence of imported cases
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Eurosurveillance: Volume 15, Issue 27  8 July 2010
This week's contents: EDITORIALS Social determinants of infectious diseases: a public health priority
Reducing health inequalities and monitoring social determinants of health in the European Union: a priority of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union 2010
RESEARCH ARTICLES Human listeriosis in England, 2001–2007: association with neighbourhood deprivation
Emergence of pregnancy-related listeriosis amongst ethnic minorities in England and Wales
Human activities predominate in determining changing incidence of tick-borne encephalitis in Europe
PERSPECTIVES Strategies to intervene on social determinants of infectious diseases
MISCELLANEOUS Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2010:15(26)
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BBC News: Malaria  Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Malaria - the disease that singer Cheryl Cole has been admitted to hospital with - kills more than a million people a year and is second only to tuberculosis in its impact on world health.
BBC News: Swine flu vaccine contracts 'lacked get out clauses'  Thursday, 1 July 2010
The contracts negotiated by the UK government for a swine flu vaccine should have had get-out clauses to protect taxpayers' money, experts say.
Eurosurveillance : Volume 15, Issue 26  01 July 2010
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS Relapsing vivax malaria cluster in Eritrean refugees, Israel, June 2010
Spotlight on measles 2010: Measles outbreak in a mainly unvaccinated community in Essen, Germany, March – June 2010
Cluster of Legionnaires´ disease associated with a public whirlpool spa, France, April – May 2010
RESEARCH ARTICLES Type and quantity of data needed for an early estimate of transmissibility when an infectious disease emerges
NEWS Injecting drug use in Europe: stable or declining
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Eurosurveillance: Volume 15, Issue 25  24 June 2010
SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK REPORTS Clostridium perfringens in London, July 2009: two weddings and an outbreak
Investigation of a large outbreak of Clostridium difficile PCR-ribotype 027 infections in northern France, 2006-2007 and associated clusters in 2008-2009
Congenital toxoplasmosis in France in 2007: first results from a national surveillance system
2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) outbreak in a complex of schools in Paris, France, June 2009
NEWS European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) 2010 – call for abstracts
MISCELLANEOUS In the national epidemiological bulletins – a selection from current issues
Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2010;15(19)
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Eurosurveillance: Volume 15, Issue 24  17 June 2010
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype 4,12:i:- infections in France, linked to dried pork sausage, March-May 2010
2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus in Scotland: geographically variable immunity in Spring 2010, following the winter outbreak
SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK REPORTS Transmissibility of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in New Zealand: effective reproduction number and influence of age, ethnicity and importations
PERSPECTIVES Using tests for recent infection to estimate incidence: problems and prospects for HIV
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BBC News: Windscreen water infection risk  Sunday, 13 June 2010
Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of Legionnaires' Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection Agency says.