Background No published meta-analyses have assessed efficacy and effectiveness of
licensed influenza vaccines in the USA with sensitive and highly specific diagnostic tests to …

Background Influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) can vary by type and subtype. Over the
past decade, the test-negative design has emerged as a valid method for estimation of VE. In …

Available evidence demonstrates that direct patient contact and contact with infectious body
fluids are the primary modes for Ebola virus transmission, but this is based on a limited …

Rarely have studies focused on the second- and third-order effects of pandemics. Limiting
the disruption of critical infrastructures during a pandemic is important for the survival and …

… Strengths and Limitations This study’s main strength is that it provides rigorous evidence
of the impact of an intensive food-as-medicine program aimed at improving glycemic control. …

Three primary scenarios exist for how this A (H7N9) virus outbreak will unfold. First, the virus
could disappear in the animal reservoir, ending new human cases. Second, the virus could …

Two recently submitted (but as yet unpublished) studies describe success in creating mutant
isolates of H5N1 influenza A virus that can be transmitted via the respiratory route between …

The Perspective by Palese and Wang stated that they are providing the “facts, not fear”
regarding H5N1 virus infection (1). Despite this claim, they did not provide an accurate picture of …

• The author has cited the 2006 version of the Cochrane review, 2 rather than the up-to-date
version from 2010. 3• The up-to-date Cochrane review from 2010 largely contradicts Flegel’…

… Nicholas S. Kelley … Osterholm M T , Moore K A , Kelley N S , Brosseau L M , Wong G , Murphy
F A , Peters C J , LeDuc J W , Russell P K , Van Herp M , Kapetshi J , Muyembe J T , Ilunga …