Sok Touch

TL;DR: The writing committee consisted of the following: John H. Beigel, M.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md, and Jeremy Farrar, D.Phil., Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

TL;DR: The epidemiology and clinical features of the current ZIKV outbreak in Brazil are reviewed, knowledge gaps are highlighted, and the public health implications are reviewed to highlight the urgent need for a coordinated collaborative response to spread of infectious diseases with epidemic potential at mass gatherings events.

TL;DR: Most southern and south-eastern Asian countries lying north of the equator should consider vaccinating against influenza from April to June; countries near the equators without a distinct peak in influenza activity can base vaccination timing on local factors.

TL;DR: The high frequency of virus isolation from serum and faecal swabs highlights that H5N1 is likely to be a disseminated infection in humans and this has implications for antiviral treatment, biosafety in clinical laboratories and on risks for nosocomial and human-to-human transmission.

TL;DR: The data provide the first systematic assessment of the etiologies of acute febrile illness in south-central Cambodia and help guide public health responses in developing nations.