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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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BBC News: India's health industry fights superbug source claims  23 August 2010
India's healthcare system has hit the headlines thanks to claims that a new superbug can be traced back to the country's hospitals. Foreign patients have been warned against travelling to India for treatment. The government has reacted strongly, questioning the report and its findings. Shilpa Kannan reports from Delhi.
BBC News: Frog skin may help beat antibiotic resistance  26 August 2010
Frog skin may be an important source of new antibiotics to treat superbugs say researchers.
Eurosurveillance: Volume 15, Issue 34  26 August 2010
EDITORIALS West Nile virus: the need to strengthen preparedness in Europe
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS Ongoing outbreak of West Nile virus infections in humans in Greece, July-August 2010
Retrospective screening of solid organ donors in Italy, 2009, reveals unpredicted circulation of West Nile virus
Case report: West-Nile virus infection in two Dutch travellers returning from Israel
SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK REPORTS Outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in Goleniów County, north-west Poland, March 2009
MISCELLANEOUS In the national epidemiological bulletins – a selection from current issues
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BBC News: India rejects UK scientists' 'superbug' claim  12 August 2010
India has rejected a claim by British scientists that a new superbug, resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics, has entered UK from India.
BBC News: Q&A: NDM-1 superbugs  10 August 2010
Experts have warned that a new type of drug-resistant superbug is emerging in UK hospitals.
BBC News: Pakistan facing 'serious' threat of epidemic disease  24 August 2010
Pakistan facing 'serious' threat of epidemic disease
BBC News: US scientists' trial brings them 'closer to Ebola drug'  22 August 2010
A drug to treat the Ebola virus is reported to be one step closer after US scientists were given permission to conduct human trials.
BBC News: Beer microbes live 553 days outside ISS  23 August 2010
A small English fishing village has produced an out-of-this-world discovery.
BBC News: Predictive blood test for TB 'a step closer'By Helen Briggs  18 August 2010
International researchers say they have made a "significant step" towards a predictive blood test for tuberculosis.
Eurosurveillance: Volume 15, Issue 33  19 August 2010
RESEARCH ARTICLES Assessing the risk of a community outbreak of hepatitis A on blood safety in Latvia, 2008
SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK REPORTS Laboratory-based surveillance for Cryptosporidium in France, 2006–2009
Value of syndromic surveillance in monitoring a focal waterborne outbreak due to an unusual Cryptosporidium genotype in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, June – July 2008
NEWS Report published on factors contributing to the spread of Campylobacter in the European Union
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