Newsletters and Journals
Newsletters
Disease Outbreak News
© World Health Organization (WHO), 2012. All rights reserved. http://www.who.int/about/copyright/en/ http://www.who.int/about/licensing/rss/en/Yellow fever in Cameroon
In December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Cameroon notified WHO of a yellow fever outbreak in the North Region of the country.
Yellow fever in Ghana
On 20 December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Ghana notified WHO of a yellow fever (YF) outbreak occurring in 3 districts; Builsa and Kassena-Nankana-West in the Upper East Region and Kitampo-South in the Brong Ahafo Region located in the mid-western part of the country.
Avian influenza - situation in China - update
The Ministry of Health of China has notified WHO of a human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection.
Avian influenza situation in Viet Nam
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.
Avian influenza situation in Indonesia - update
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced one new confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus.
Open Access Journals
Nucleic Acids Research
A peer-reviewed journal focusing on leading edge research into physical, chemical, biochemical and biological aspects of nucleic acids, and on proteins involved in nucleic acid metabolism and/or interactions. Published monthly by Oxford University Press.Emerging Infectious Diseases
A peer-reviewed journal tracking and analyzing disease trends. Published monthly by the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The Journal of Biological Chemistry
A peer-reviewed journal covering all areas of biochemistry or molecular biology, published weekly by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.Public Library of Science Journals
PLoS Pathogens
A peer-reviewed journal featuring important new ideas on bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions, and viruses that contribute to our understanding of the biology of pathogens and pathogen-host interactions.PLoS Genetics
A peer-reviewed journal covering the full breadth and interdisciplinary nature of genetics and genomics research from mice and flies, to plants and bacteria.PLoS Computational Biology
A peer-reviewed journal featuring works of exceptional significance that further our understanding of living systems at all scales through the application of computational methods. Published in association with the International Society for Computational Biology.
BioMed Central Journals
BMC Microbiology
A peer-reviewed journal featuring original research articles in analytical and functional studies of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses and small parasites, as well as host and therapeutic responses to them.BMC Genomics
A peer-reviewed journal featuring research articles in all aspects of gene mapping, sequencing and analysis, functional genomics, and proteomics.BMC Bioinformatics
A peer-reviewed journal featuring research articles in all aspects of computational methods used in the analysis and annotation of sequences and structures, as well as all other areas of computational biology.
