Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure of livestock in a German dairy farm: implications for intra vitam diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in an officially tuberculosis-free country
Research Articles T. EISENBERG, A. NESSELER, C. SAUERWALD, U. KLING, K. RIßE, U. KAIM, G. ALTHOFF, N. FIEGE, K. SCHLEZ, H.-P. HAMANN, A. FAWZY, I. MOSER, R. RIßE, G. KRAFT, M. ZSCHÖCK, C. MENGE, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 724-731Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - February 2, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Influenza virus surveillance in Argentina during the 2012 season: antigenic characterization, genetic analysis and antiviral susceptibility
Research Articles E. BENEDETTI, R. S. DANIELS, A. PONTORIERO, M. RUSSO, M. AVARO, A. CZECH, A. CAMPOS, N. PERIOLO, V. GREGORY, J. W. McCAULEY, E. G. BAUMEISTER, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 751-767Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Prescribing of neuraminidase inhibitors for influenza in UK primary care since the 2009 pandemic
Brief Report P. HARDELID, G. RAIT, R. GILBERT, I. PETERSEN, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 772-776Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - February 2, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Latent class analysis of diagnostic tests for adenovirus, Bordetella pertussis and influenza virus infections in German adults with longer lasting coughs
Research Articles C. SOBOTZKI, M. RIFFELMANN, N. KENNERKNECHT, C. HÜLSSE, M. LITTMANN, A. WHITE, R. VON KRIES, C. H. WIRSING VON KÖNIG, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 840-846Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Epidemiological features of influenza in Canadian adult intensive care unit patients
Research Articles G. TAYLOR, K. ABDESSELAM, L. PELUDE, R. FERNANDES, R. MITCHELL, A. McGEER, C. FRENETTE, K. N. SUH, A. WONG, K. KATZ, K. WILKINSON, T. MERSEREAU, D. GRAVEL, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 741-750Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Assessing risk factors of sporadic Campylobacter infection: a case-control study in Arizona
Research Articles K. POGREBA-BROWN, A. BAKER, K. ERNST, J. STEWART, R. B. HARRIS, J. WEISS, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 829-839Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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The association of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) carriage in humans with pigs
Letter L. A. DENKEL, P. GASTMEIER, R. LEISTNER, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 691-692Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Systematic review of brucellosis in the Middle East: disease frequency in ruminants and humans and risk factors for human infection
Review Articles I. I. MUSALLAM, M. N. ABO-SHEHADA, Y. M. HEGAZY, H. R. HOLT, F. J. GUITIAN, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 671-685Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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The association of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) carriage in humans with pigs – a reply
Reply J. FISCHER, K. HILLE, A. MELLMANN, F. SCHAUMBURG, L. KREIENBROCK, R. KÖCK, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04, pp 693-694Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Volume 144 Issue 04
Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 04 Epidemiology & Infection publishes original reports and reviews on all aspects of infection in humans and animals. Particular emphasis is given to the epidemiology, prevention and control of infectious diseases. The scope covers the zoonoses, outbreaks, food hygiene, vaccine studies, statistics and the clinical, social and public-health aspects of infectious disease, as well as some tropical infections. It has become the key international periodical in which to find the latest reports on recently discovered infections and new technology. For those concerned with policy...
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - February 2, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

The impact of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on the incidence of childhood community-acquired pneumonia and bacteriologically confirmed pneumococcal pneumonia in Japan
Research Articles S. NAITO, J. TANAKA, K. NAGASHIMA, B. CHANG, H. HISHIKI, Y. TAKAHASHI, J. OIKAWA, K. NAGASAWA, N. SHIMOJO, N. ISHIWADA, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 03, pp 494-506Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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A case-control study of risk factors for rotavirus infections in adults, Denmark, 2005–2009
Research Articles F. DORLEANS, G. FALKENHORST, B. BÖTTIGER, M. HOWITZ, S. MIDGLEY, J. NIELSEN, K. MØLBAK, S. ETHELBERG, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 03, pp 560-566Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Assessing the trend of HIV/AIDS mortality rate in Asia and North Africa: an application of latent growth models
Research Articles F. ZAYERI, E. TALEBI GHANE, N. BORUMANDNIA, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 03, pp 548-555Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of acute respiratory virus infections in Vietnamese children
Research Articles D. N. TRAN, Q. D. TRINH, N. T. K. PHAM, M. P. VU, M. T. HA, T. Q. N. NGUYEN, S. OKITSU, S. HAYAKAWA, M. MIZUGUCHI, H. USHIJIMA, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 03, pp 527-536Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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A comparison of human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus WHO-defined severe pneumonia in Moroccan children
Research Articles I. JROUNDI, C. MAHRAOUI, R. BENMESSAOUD, C. MORALEDA, H. TLIGUI, M. SEFFAR, S. E. C. EL KETTANI, B. S. BENJELLOUN, S. CHAACHO, C. MUÑOZ-ALMAGRO, J. RUIZ, P. L. ALONSO, Q. BASSAT, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 144 Issue 03, pp 516-526Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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