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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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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: 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.
Eurosurveillance: Volume 15, Issue 23  10 June 2010
EDITORIALS Protecting asplenic individuals from fulminant pneumococcal disease
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS Case report: Fulminant pneumococcal sepsis in an unvaccinated asplenic patient in Italy
Syndromic surveillance to assess the potential public health impact of the Icelandic volcanic ash plume across the United Kingdom, April 2010
Upsurge of infections caused by Salmonella Concord among Ethiopian adoptees in Denmark, 2009
SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK REPORTS Mumps outbreak in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, January 2008 – June 2009: epidemiology and control measures
LETTERS Cross-reactivity of antibodies to viruses belonging to the Semliki forest serocomplex
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Eurosurveillance: Volume 15, Issue 22   3 June 2010
RESEARCH ARTICLES Multiresistant Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in Europe: a new pandemic strain?
Risk of Salmonella infection with exposure to reptiles in England, 2004-2007
SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK REPORTS Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella serotype Kedougou associated with infant formula, Spain, 2008
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 21, 27 May 2010: Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 21, 27 May 2010  Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 21, 27 May 2010
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS Mass psychogenic illness in nationwide in-school vaccination for pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009, Taiwan, November 2009–January 2010
SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK REPORTS Travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Europe in 2008
Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak in a long-term care facility for severely handicapped residents, Slovenia, March–April 2009
Underreporting of communicable diseases in the prefecture of Achaia, western Greece, 1999-2004 – missed opportunities for early intervention
MISCELLANEOUS In the national epidemiological bulletins – a selection from current issues
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BBC News: Healthcheck: Smallpox  Friday, 21 May 2010
Smallpox is the only disease that humankind has successfully wiped out. Professor Gareth Williams from the University of Bristol spoke to Claudia Hammond about the illness and about the moment in 1796 when a risky experiment gave us the first vaccine against it.
BBC News: 'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists  Thursday, 20 May 2010
Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first living cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA.