Outbreak Prevention & Control Gateway
Welcome to the Outbreak Prevention and Control Gateway. This gateway highlights the latest articles on outbreak prevention and control that is published by BioMed Central journals.
Articles
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BMC Biology 2012, 10:10Dangerous for ferrets: lethal for humans?
Research on how highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses might become transmissible between humans has ignited heated debate on the balance of risks and benefits of such experiments. Peter Doherty and Paul Thomas give their view.
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Critical Care 2012, 16:R30Early recognition of the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia by chest ultrasound
Bedside chest ultrasonography can accurately provide early stage detection of patients with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia even when chest radiography is normal.
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Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2012, 4:6Dementia prevention: current epidemiological evidence and future perspective
Mangialasche and colleagues address current epidemiological research and intervention studies to identify promising preventative strategies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia; considering the need for randomized controlled trials to confirm these findings.
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BMC Medicine 2012, 10:13Spectrum of gluten-related disorders: consensus on new nomenclature and classification
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BMC Medicine 2012, 10:11Outbreaks of virulent diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli - are we in control?
Improvements in management strategies to control Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreaks are discussed by Dirk Werber et al, who advocate early detection via careful surveillance and investigation of food source, as well as integration of molecular data.
News and events
Just published in BMC Public Health: Learning from large scale prevention efforts: findings from Avahan
Launched in 2003 with financial backing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Avahan is the world's largest HIV prevention programme. This special supplement documents the role of the initiative in the fight against HIV/AIDS in India.
Edited by Lalit Dandona and Eric Benotsch
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