Tuberculosis-related stigma leading to an incomplete contact investigation in a low-incidence country
Research Articles M. FACCINI, S. CANTONI, G. CICONALI, M. T. FILIPPONI, G. MAINARDI, A. F. MARINO, S. SENATORE, L. R. CODECASA, M. FERRARESE, G. GESU, E. MAZZOLA, A. FILIA, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2841-2848Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

High prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) in the emergency department (ED) of a London hospital: should we be screening for HCV in ED attendees?
Brief Report C. ORKIN, E. LEACH, S. FLANAGAN, E. WALLIS, M. RUF, G. R. FOSTER, C. Y. W. TONG, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2837-2840Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Hepatitis C virus infection and risk factors in the general population: a large community-based study in eastern China, 2011–2012
Research Articles P. HUANG, L. G. ZHU, X. J. ZHAI, Y. F. ZHU, M. YUE, J. SU, J. WANG, H. T. YANG, Y. ZHANG, H. B. SHEN, Z. H. PENG, R. B. YU, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2827-2836Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

A new trend of genotype distribution of hepatitis B virus infection in southeast China (Fujian), 2006–2013
Brief Report D. H. WEI, H. Z. LIU, A. M. HUANG, X. L. LIU, J. F. LIU, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2822-2826Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Hepatitis B immunity in Australia: a comparison of national and prisoner population serosurveys
Research Articles H. F. GIDDING, D. MAHAJAN, J. REEKIE, A. R. LLOYD, D. E. DWYER, T. BUTLER, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2813-2821Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Association of human leukocyte antigen haplotypes with clearance and persistence of hepatitis B virus infection in northeastern China
Research Articles H. Y. WANG, F. WANG, M. CHENG, Y. LIU, S. Y. ZHANG, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2805-2812Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

An assessment of the human health impact of seven leading foodborne pathogens in the United States using disability adjusted life years
Research Articles E. SCALLAN, R. M. HOEKSTRA, B. E. MAHON, T. F. JONES, P. M. GRIFFIN, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2795-2804Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Use of random forest to estimate population attributable fractions from a case-control study of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis infections
Research Articles W. GU, A. R. VIEIRA, R. M. HOEKSTRA, P. M. GRIFFIN, D. COLE, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2786-2794Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Sporadic salmonellosis in Lower Saxony, Germany, 2011–2013: raw ground pork consumption is associated with Salmonella Typhimurium infections and foreign travel with Salmonella Enteritidis infections
Research Articles S. RETTENBACHER-RIEFLER, D. ZIEHM, L. KREIENBROCK, A. CAMPE, M. PULZ, J. DREESMAN, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2777-2785Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Acute gastrointestinal illness following a prolonged community-wide water emergency
Research Articles J. W. GARGANO, A. L. FREELAND, M. A. MORRISON, K. STEVENS, L. ZAJAC, A. WOLKON, A. HIGHTOWER, M. D. MILLER, J. M. BRUNKARD, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2766-2776Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

The first pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica bioserotype 4/O:3 strain isolated from a hunted wild boar ( Sus scrofa ) in Poland
Research Articles A. BANCERZ-KISIEL, A. PLATT-SAMORAJ, A. SZCZERBA-TUREK, K. SYCZYŁO, W. SZWEDA, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2758-2765Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Cryptosporidium parvum infections in a cohort of veterinary students in Sweden
Research Articles P. KINROSS, J. BESER, K. TROELL, C. SILVERLÅS, C. BJÖRKMAN, M. LEBBAD, J. WINIECKA-KRUSNELL, J. LINDH, M. LÖFDAHL, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2748-2756Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Serological responses to Cryptosporidium antigens in inhabitants of Hungary using conventionally filtered surface water and riverbank filtered drinking water
Brief Report K. FARKAS, J. PLUTZER, E. MOLTCHANOVA, A. TÖRÖK, M. J. VARRÓ, K. DOMOKOS, F. FROST, P. R. HUNTER, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2743-2747Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
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Comparison of recto-anal mucosal swab and faecal culture for the detection of Escherichia coli O157 and identification of super-shedding in a mob of Merino sheep
Research Articles A. S. McPHERSON, O. P. DHUNGYEL, M. P. WARD, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2733-2742Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Epidemiological analysis of a large enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O111 outbreak in Japan associated with haemolytic uraemic syndrome and acute encephalopathy
Research Articles Y. YAHATA, T. MISAKI, Y. ISHIDA, M. NAGIRA, M. WATAHIKI, J. ISOBE, J. TERAJIMA, S. IYODA, J. MITOBE, M. OHNISHI, T. SATA, K. TANIGUCHI, Y. TADA, N. OKABE, Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 143 Issue 13, pp 2721-2732Abstract (Source: Epidemiology and Infection)
Source: Epidemiology and Infection - September 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research