E70 CMAJ, January 10, 2012, 184(1) © 2012 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors Serological surveillance (serosurveillance) provides estimates of population-level immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases using cross-sectional studies of antibody prevalence. Seroepidemiology is important for evaluating the impact of vaccination programs, as these programs change the immunity of popu...

CONSISE - The consortium for the Standardization of Influenza Seroepidemiology - is a global partnership to develop influenza investigation protocols and standardize seroepidemiology to inform health policy. This international partnership was formed in 2011 and was created out of a need, identified during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, for timely seroepidemiological data to better estimate pandemic vi...

In a deductive approach the two disease entities of multiple sclerosis and chronic progressive neuroborreliosis are discussed. Various clinical features, seroepidemiology, neuroimaging, CSF findings, CSF serology, specific proteins within the CSF and antibodies against neuronal structures as well as the most recent findings of different dendritic cells within the CSF are discussed as a means of...

background: fasciolosis is an important health and veterinary problem in iran. the epidemiological pattern of disease has been changed markedly in recent years and there are regions that have potent capacity to be new focus of the disease.  one of these areas is yasuj district in southwest of iran where animal fasciolosis has been quite common. the current study was conducted to determine the s...

The intense influenza activity in England during the 2010-11 winter resulted from a combination of factors. Population-based seroepidemiology confirms that the third wave of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus circulation was associated with a shift in age groups affected, with the highest rate of infection in young adults.

southern margin of the caspian sea due to keeping of domestic animals and abundance of surface water reservoirs is prone to infection with leptospira sp.. this study was performed to determine anti-leptospira antibody frequency in golestan province, southeast of the caspian sea in the north of iran. this study was performed on 1028 people in golestan province. sampling was stratified. leptospir...

background: toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite which can infect human and animals. acquired toxoplasmosis during pregnancy can lead to fetal infection, which may ultimately result in loss of fetus or lesion in brain and eyes. this study was performed to evaluate the seroepidemiological status of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in ilam city, western iran. methods: ...