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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Review

Role of neutrophils in systemic autoimmune diseases

Kaplan MJ Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:219 (2 October 2013)
Research article

Transmission potential of influenza A/H7N9, February to May 2013, China

Chowell G, Simonsen L, Towers S, Miller MA and Viboud C BMC Medicine 2013, 11:214 (2 October 2013)
Research

Effectiveness of visual inspection compared with non-microbiologic methods to determine the thoroughness of post-discharge cleaning

Snyder GM, Holyoak AD, Leary KE, Sullivan BF, Davis RB and Wright SB Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013, 2:26 (2 October 2013)
Research

Nasal carriage rate of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Dessie Referral Hospital Health Care Workers; Dessie, Northeast Ethiopia

Shibabaw A, Abebe T and Mihret A Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013, 2:25 (2 October 2013)
Research article

Strengthening capacity for AIDS vaccine research: analysis of the Pfizer global health fellows program and the international AIDS vaccine initiative

Vian T, Koseki S, Feeley FG and Beard J BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:378 (2 October 2013)
Research article

Effect of an educational intervention on HPV knowledge and vaccine attitudes among urban employed women and female undergraduate students in China: a cross-sectional study

Chang IJ, Huang R, He W, Zhang SK, Wang SM, Zhao FH, Smith JS and Qiao YL BMC Public Health 2013, 13:916 (2 October 2013)
Research article

Critical research gaps and translational priorities for the successful prevention and treatment of breast cancer

Eccles SA, Aboagye EO, Ali S, Anderson AS, Armes J, Berditchevski F, Blaydes JP, Brennan K et al. Breast Cancer Research 2013, 15:R92 (1 October 2013)
Research article

Field evaluation in Chad of community usage of CD4 T lymphocyte counting by alternative single-platform flow cytometry

Koyalta D, Jenabian MA, Djouater B, Djemadji-Oudjeil N, Mbopi-Keou FX, Ndjoyi-Mbiguino A and Bélec L BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:373 (1 October 2013)
Review

Role of viral and host factors in interferon based therapy of hepatitis C virus infection

Imran M, Manzoor S, Ashraf J, Khalid M, Tariq M, Khaliq HM and Azam S Virology Journal 2013, 10:299 (1 October 2013)
Research

Harm reduction approach in Egypt: the insight of injecting drug users

Oraby D Harm Reduction Journal 2013, 10:17 (1 October 2013)
Research

Sequence and structure based models of HIV-1 protease and reverse transcriptase drug resistance

Masso M and Vaisman II BMC Genomics 2013, 14(Suppl 4):S3 (1 October 2013)
Review

Toward knowledge support for analysis and interpretation of complex traits

Collier N, Oellrich A and Groza T Genome Biology 2013, 14:214 (30 September 2013)
Research

The effects of HIV Tat DNA on regulating the immune response of HIV DNA vaccine in mice

Liu Y, Li F, Qi Z, Hao Y, Hong K, Liu Y, Cong Y and Shao Y Virology Journal 2013, 10:297 (30 September 2013)
Research article

Multi-criteria decision analysis as an innovative approach to managing zoonoses: results from a study on Lyme disease in Canada

Aenishaenslin C, Hongoh V, Cissé HD, Hoen AG, Samoura K, Michel P, Waaub JP and Bélanger D BMC Public Health 2013, 13:897 (30 September 2013)
Research article

Influenza: a scientometric and density-equalizing analysis

Fricke R, Uibel S, Klingelhoefer D and Groneberg DA BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:454 (30 September 2013)

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