Emerging Infectious Diseases journal Volume 14, Number 8, August 2008, is now available on the Web. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm?s_cid=eidindex_e Other articles published online ahead of print can be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/upcoming.htm?s_cid=eidupcoming_e *********************************************** Abbreviated table of contents: PERSPECTIVE Bacterial Pneumonia and Pandemic Influenza Planning, R.K. Gupta et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1187.htm?s_cid=eid1187_e HISTORICAL REVIEW Deaths from Bacterial Pneumonia during 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic, J.F. Brundage and G.D. Shanks http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1193.htm?s_cid=eid1193_e RESEARCH Diverse Contexts of Zoonotic Transmission of Simian Foamy Viruses in Asia, L. Jones-Engel et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1200.htm?s_cid=eid1200_e Puumala Hantavirus Excretion Kinetics in Bank Voles, J. Hardestam et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1209.htm?s_cid=eid1209_e Community Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Healthcare-associated Infections, Uruguay, 2002-2004, S.R. Benoit et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1216.htm?s_cid=eid1216_e Role of Noroviruses in Sporadic Gastroenteritis, M.M. Patel et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1224_cme_activity.htm?s_cid=eid1224_ e Zika Virus in Yap State, Micronesia, 2007, R.S. Lanciotti et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1232.htm?s_cid=eid1232_e Rift Valley Fever Virus Seropositivity, Northeastern Kenya, A.D. LaBeaud et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1240.htm?s_cid=eid1240_e Aquatic Invertebrates as Unlikely Vectors of Buruli Ulcer Disease, M.E. Benbow et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1247.htm?s_cid=eid1247_e DISPATCHES Cutaneous Infrared Thermometry for Detecting Febrile Patients, P. Hausfater et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1255.htm?s_cid=eid1255_e Increased Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid Resistance in Escherichia coli Blood Isolates, Spain, J. Oteo et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1259.htm?s_cid=eid1259_e Endemic Circulation of European Bat Lyssavirus Type 1 in Serotine Bats, Spain, S. Vazquez-Moron et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1263.htm?s_cid=eid1263_e Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) in Experimentally Infected Adult Mute Swans, D. Kalthoff et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1267.htm?s_cid=eid1267_e Infection with Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus t034, C. Welinder-Olsson et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1271.htm?s_cid=eid1271_e Identification of Residual Blood Proteins in Ticks by Proteomics, S. Wickramasekara et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1273.htm?s_cid=eid1273_e Isolation of Banna Virus from Mosquitoes, Vietnam, T. Nabeshima et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1276.htm?s_cid=eid1276_e Oseltamivir Prescribing, United States, 2004-2005, J.R. Ortiz et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1280.htm?s_cid=eid1280_e Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport, A.J. Rodger et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1284.htm?s_cid=eid1284_e Analysis of Collection of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome-associated Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, A. Mellmann et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1287.htm?s_cid=eid1287_e Virus Transfer from Personal Protective Equipment to Healthcare Employees, L. Casanova et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1291.htm?s_cid=eid1291_e Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Germany, J. Gilles et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1294.htm?s_cid=eid1294_e Macrolide-Resistant Shigella sonnei, L. Boumghar-Bourtchai et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1297.htm?s_cid=eid1297_e Genotyping Rickettsia prowazekii Isolates, Y. Zhu et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1300.htm?s_cid=eid1300_e Environmental Contamination during Influenza A Virus (H5N1) Outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006, S. Vong et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1303.htm?s_cid=eid1303_e Detection and Molecular Characterization of a Canine Norovirus, V. Martella et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1306.htm?s_cid=eid1306_e Henipavirus infection in Fruit Bats (Pteropus giganteus), India, J.H. Epstein et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1309.htm?s_cid=eid1309_e LETTERS Pediatric Pneumonia Death Caused by Community-acquired MRSA, Japan, T. Ito et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1312.htm?s_cid=eid1312_e Rarity of Influenza A in Spring Shorebirds, Alaska, K. Winker et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1314.htm?s_cid=eid1314_e Isolation of Brucella microti from Soil, H.C. Scholtz et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1316.htm?s_cid=eid1316_e Plasmodium falciparum in Ancient Egypt, A.G. Nerlich et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1317.htm?s_cid=eid1317_e Brucellosis in Infant after Familial Outbreak, A.C. Makis et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1319.htm?s_cid=eid1319_e Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 1, Cuba, M.C.M. Villalba et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1320.htm?s_cid=eid1320_e Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Neisseria meningitidis, France, A. Skoczynska et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1322.htm?s_cid=eid1322_e Rare Cryptosporidium hominis Subtype and Aquatic Center Use, C.S.L. Ong et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1323.htm?s_cid=eid1323_e Two Imported Chikungunya Cases, Taiwan, P.-Y. Shu et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1325.htm?s_cid=eid1325_e Chikungunya-related Fatality Rates, Mauritius, India, and Reunion Island, P. Renault et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1327a.htm?s_cid=eid1327a_e Aquaculture and Florfenicol Resistance in Salmonella enterica Typhimurium DT104, P. Smith http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1327b.htm?s_cid=eid1327b_e Imported Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Europe, M.J.P. Delgado et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1329.htm?s_cid=eid1329_e Mycobacterium setense Infection in Humans, A. Toro et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1330.htm?s_cid=eid1330_e Human Bocavirus in Tonsillar Lymphocytes, X. Lu et al. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1332.htm?s_cid=eid1332_e Reporting Bias for Clostridium difficile Hospitalizations, United States, M.D. Zilberbert http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1334.htm?s_cid=eid1334_e Improving Methods for Reporting Spatial Epidemiologic Data (response) http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1335.htm?s_cid=eid1335_e BOOK REVIEW Wolbachia: A Bug's Life in Another Bug, D. Raoult http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1338.htm?s_cid=eid1338_e ABOUT THE COVER "The Rainbow at the Edge of the Shadow of the Egg", P. Potter http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1339.htm?s_cid=eid1339_e NEWS AND NOTES Etymologia: Brucella http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/8/1337.htm?s_cid=eid1337_e *********************************************** 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]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol8no7/02-0157.htm To remove yourself from EID-TOC, send a message to LISTSERV@xxxxxxx with the following in the body of your message: SIGNOFF EID-TOC ISSN 1080-6059 This material is provided by the National Center for Infectious Diseases-a subunit of CDC/ATSDR. It has been cleared for public distribution and is authentic if accessed directly from listserv@xxxxxxx or eid-toc@xxxxxxx