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.

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    Low transmission potential of H7N9

    Mathematical models suggest the novel influenza A/H7N9 virus has low transmission potential in China, but continued monitoring is warranted as changing seasonal factors and relaxed interventional measures might promote its spread.

    BMC Medicine 2013, 11:214
  • Identifying gaps in breast cancer research

    Current knowledge 'gaps' in the understanding of breast cancer are examined, and research should focus on these to improve future clinical care.

    Breast Cancer Research 2013, 15:R92
  • Complex trait interpretation

    Nigel Collier reviews how algorithmic advances are set to enhance the description of complex traits through high-throughput phenotype analysis

    Genome Biology 2013, 14:214
  • Enhancing the immunogenicity of tumors

    Sub-lethal irradiation of tumor cell lines results in increased OX40L and 41BBL mRNA and protein expression, suggesting that radiation enhances the immunogenicity of tumors by altering expression of immune relevant genes epigenetically

    Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 2013, 1:17
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    The birth of commercial genomics

    Analysis of financial and intellectual property data on genomic firms in the era of the Human Genome Project shows that commercial genomics emerged as a biotechnology subsector during this period.

    Genome Medicine 2013, 5:83
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    Metagenomics and pathogenic detection

    Patrick Tang, Jennifer Gardy and colleagues review metagenomics approaches for pathogen detection in public health settings, which have the potential to revolutionize diagnostic and clinical microbiology.

    Genome Medicine 2013, 5:81
  • The Indian gut microbiome

    This timely review discusses the status of gut microbiome studies in the Indian population and highlights the unique opportunities and challenges for such research.

    Microbiome 2013, 1:24
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    Similarities: MS and ME/CFS

    As multiple sclerosis (MS) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) share many symptoms and neuro-immune characteristics, Gerwyn Morris and Michael Maes suggest that CFS should be considered as a neuro-immune disease and that MS patients may be susceptible to develop CFS symptoms.

    BMC Medicine 2013, 11:205
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    An examination of benefit sharing

    A critical examination of the discourse on benefit sharing reveals the concept as changing and lacking a definition; to strengthen advocacy and decisiveness in international benefit sharing practice, a legal framework is needed.

    BMC Medical Ethics 2013, 14:36
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    Inflammation in depression

    Depression is associated with a low-grade inflammatory response; Michael Berk and colleagues discuss the sources of inflammation, oxidative and nitrosative stress in depression and emphasize that these factors can be treated or prevented.

    BMC Medicine 2013, 11:200
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    Eric Taylor talks on ADHD

    In this Q&A audio podcast, we interview child and adolescent psychiatrist Eric Taylor about the revisions to the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in DSM-5, and explore how these changes will affect clinical practice.

    BMC Medicine 2013, 11:204
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    Targeting microspheres to mesothelioma

    Silica microparticles loaded with doxorubicin (DOX) and modified with a mesothelin specific antibody demonstrate higher effectiveness and lower toxicity than DOX systemic treatment in a mouse xenograft model of human peritoneal mesothelioma.

    BMC Cancer 2013, 13:400
  • Fewer sick days with following SCIT

    Patients undergoing subcutaneous allergen specific immunotherapy (SCIT) experience fewer symptom-filled days following treatment and reported taking fewer sick days from work as a result of their allergies, showing improvements in quality of life of allergy sufferers.

    World Allergy Organization Journal 2013, 6:15
  • Rift Valley fever epidemiology in the South West Indian Ocean

    Thomas Balenghien and colleagues describe that a single infected animal can trigger a major outbreak of Rift Valley Fever when entering a country with no history of infection.

    Veterinary Research 2013, 44:78
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    National dementia plans

    The best way to manage dementia at a country level is by developing national plans; Marc Wortmann lists the ten common elements in current plans that can be used as a learning experience.

    Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2013, 5:40

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