Emerging Infectious Diseases journal Vol. 12, No. 7, July 2006, is now available on the Web. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm Other articles published online ahead of print can be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/upcoming.htm *********************************************** Abbreviated table of contents: PERSPECTIVES Infectious Determinants of Chronic Diseases, S.M. O'Connor et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0037.htm Surveillance under International Health Regulations, M.G. Baker and D.P. Fidler http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1497.htm RESEARCH Neisseria meningitidis and Risk for Death, Iceland, M. Gottfreosson et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1624.htm Tickborne Arbovirus Surveillance, Kenya, R. Sang et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0253.htm Rodent-associated Bartonella Illness, J. Iralu et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/04-0397.htm Orientia tsutsugamushi in Eschars, Y.-X. Liu et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-0827.htm Human Tularemia, United States, 1964-2004, J.E. Staples et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1504.htm Migratory Birds as Reservoirs of Lyme Borreliosis, P. Comstedt et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0127.htm Triatoma infestans Reinfestation, Argentina, M.C. Cecere et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1445.htm Rickettsia sibirica Isolation, Portugal, R. de Sousa et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1494.htm DISPATCHES Smallpox during Pregnancy and Maternal Outcomes, H. Nishiura http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1531.htm Follow-up of Human West Nile Virus Infections, Colorado, J.L. Patnaik et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1399.htm Triple Reassortant H3N2 Influenza A Viruses, C.W. Olsen et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0268.htm Tickborne Encephalitis Virus, Norway and Denmark, T. Skarpaas et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1567.htm Detection of Infectious Poxvirus Particles, A. Nitsche et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0093.htm Japanese Spotted Fever, South Korea, M.-H. Chung et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1372.htm European Bat Lyssavirus Type 2, N. Johnson et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0287.htm Replicon Typing of Plasmids, A. Carattoli et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1555.htm Azithromycin Failure in Mycoplasma genitalium Urethritis, C.S. Bradshaw et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1558.htm Transmission of New Bovine Prion to Mice, T.G.M. Baron et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0107.htm Leptospirosis in Squirrels Imported to Japan, T. Masuzawa et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0370.htm Tuberculosis in Marijuana Users, Seattle, J.E. Oeltmann et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1436.htm COMMENTARY 60 Years of Progress-CDC and Infectious Diseases, T. Popovic and D.E. Snider, Jr. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0531.htm LETTERS Influenzalike Illness among Homeless Persons, S.J. Bucher et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0217.htm Human West Nile Virus Infection, Catalonia, Spain, D. Bofill et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0164.htm Shigellosis and Cryptosporidiosis, Baltimore, Maryland, D. Hartley et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0449.htm Human Hantavirus Infection, Brazilian Amazon, M.C. dos Santos et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0074.htm H5N1 Influenza Virus, Domestic Birds, Western Siberia, A.M. Shestopalov et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1338.htm Leishmaniasis among Gold Miners, French Guiana, B. Rotureau et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1466.htm Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Resistance, Ghana, E. Owusu-Dabo et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-1028.htm Avian Influenza Risk Communication, Thailand, M.T. Takeuchi http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0277.htm Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes in Staphylococcus aureus, D.C. Melles et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-0865.htm Small Anellovirus in Hepatitis C Patients and Healthy Controls, E. Andreoli et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0234.htm Lyme Borreliosis and Borrelia spielmanii, V. Maraspin et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0077.htm Feral Cats and Risk for Nipah Virus Transmission, J.H. Epstein et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/05-0799.htm BOOKS AND MEDIA Gastroenteritis at a University in Texas: An Epidemiologic Case Study, P. Brachman http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0457.htm Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria of Animal Origin, F.M. Aarestrup http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0503.htm CONFERENCE SUMMARIES Preparedness and Action Plans for Anthrax Epizootics in Wildlife Management Areas, S. Clegg et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0458.htm Critical Issues in Responding to Pandemic Influenza, J. Buehler et al. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0463.htm ETYMOLOGY malaria http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/etymology.htm ABOUT THE COVER Fine Art and Good Health for the Masses, P. Potter http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/about_cover.htm *********************************************** Suggested citation for articles published electronically: Komar N, Lanciotti R, Bowen R, Langevin S, Bunning M. Detection of West Nile virus in oral and cloacal swabs collected from bird carcasses. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2002 Jul [cited 2002 May 30]. 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