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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Commentary

"The Chennai declaration" - Indian doctors' fight against antimicrobial resistance

Voss A and Ghafur A Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013, 2:7 (2 March 2013)
Research

In vivo evaluation of homeostatic effects of Echis carinatus snake venom in Iran

Salmanizadeh H, Babaie M and Zolfagharian H Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 2013, 19:3 (27 February 2013)
Research article

Horizontal transfer of OC1 transposons in the Tasmanian devil

Gilbert C, Waters P, Feschotte C and Schaack S BMC Genomics 2013, 14:134 (27 February 2013)
Short report

Development and characterization of the replicon system of Japanese encephalitis live vaccine virus SA14-14-2

Li SH, Li XF, Zhao H, Deng YQ, Yu XD, Zhu SY, Jiang T, Ye Q et al. Virology Journal 2013, 10:64 (26 February 2013)
Technical advance

The development and validation of dried blood spots for external quality assurance of syphilis serology

Smit PW, van der Vlis T, Mabey D, Changalucha J, Mngara J, Clark BD, Andreasen A, Todd J et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:102 (26 February 2013)
Case report

Mediastinitis and sternal prosthesis infection successfully treated by minimally invasive omental flap transposition

Tassi V, Ceccarelli S, Vannucci J and Puma F Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2013, 8:30 (25 February 2013)
Proceedings

Second international congress on immunopharmacology: delivery systems and current strategies for drug design

Acevedo R, Landys M, Acosta A, Bercovier H, Norazmi MN, Ferro V and Sarmiento ME BMC Immunology 2013, 14(Suppl 1):S1 (25 February 2013)
Study protocol

SPRING: an RCT study of probiotics in the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese women

Nitert MD, Barrett HL, Foxcroft K, Tremellen A, Wilkinson S, Lingwood B, Tobin JM, McSweeney C et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:50 (25 February 2013)
Research

Prevalence of intestinal parasite and associated risk factors among HIV/AIDS patients with pre-ART and on-ART attending dessie hospital ART clinic, Northeast Ethiopia

Missaye A, Dagnew M, Alemu A and Alemu A AIDS Research and Therapy 2013, 10:7 (25 February 2013)
Research article

Determinants of vitamin a deficiency in children between 6 months and 2 years of age in Guinea-Bissau

Danneskiold-Samsøe N, Fisker AB, Jørgensen MJ, Ravn H, Andersen A, Balde ID, Leo-Hansen C, Rodrigues A et al. BMC Public Health 2013, 13:172 (25 February 2013)
Proceedings

Evaluation of the humoral immune response and cross reactivity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis of mice immunized with liposomes containing glycolipids of Mycobacterium smegmatis

Borrero R, García MA, Canet L, Zayas C, Reyes F, Prieto JL, Infante JF, Lanio ME et al. BMC Immunology 2013, 14(Suppl 1):S13 (25 February 2013)
Proceedings

Immunogenicity and cross-reactivity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis of proteoliposomes derived from Mycobacterium bovis BCG

Reyes F, Tirado Y, Puig A, Borrero R, Reyes G, Fernández S, Pérez JL, Kadir R et al. BMC Immunology 2013, 14(Suppl 1):S7 (25 February 2013)
Proceedings

In Silico identification of M. TB proteins with diagnostic potential

Calero R, Mirabal M, Bouza J, Guzmán MV, Carrillo H, López Y, Norazmi MN, Sarmiento ME et al. BMC Immunology 2013, 14(Suppl 1):S9 (25 February 2013)
Proceedings

A proteoliposome formulation derived from Bordetella pertussis induces protection in two murine challenge models

Fernández S, Fajardo EM, Mandiarote A, Año G, Padrón MA, Acosta M, Cabrera RA, Riverón LA et al. BMC Immunology 2013, 14(Suppl 1):S8 (25 February 2013)
Proceedings

Immunogenicity of recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette–Guèrin clones expressing T and B cell epitopes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens

Mohamud R, Azlan M, Yero D, Alvarez N, Sarmiento ME, Acosta A and Norazmi MN BMC Immunology 2013, 14(Suppl 1):S5 (25 February 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