Surveillance & Epidemiology


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AIDS Bulletin - South Africa
http://www.mrc.ac.za/aids/aidsbulletins.htm
The AIDS Bulletin is a quarterly newsletter on HIV/AIDS and related issues published by the Medical Research Council, South Africa. It includes articles about the epidemic worldwide, with an emphasis on developing and transitional countries.

CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports - USA
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasrlink.htm
This report contains tabular and graphic epidemiological information about U.S. HIV/AIDS cases, published twice yearly by the CDC. While not transferable to other country contexts, the formats and analysis of the data are often applicable in other contexts.

EuroSurveillance - Europe
http://www.eurosurveillance.org
This site features peer-reviewed information on communicable disease surveillance and control. Most studies profiled on this site were conducted in EC countries. The search function can be used to locate articles on HIV/AIDS and related issues.

HIV/AIDS International Surveillance Database (US Census Bureau) - USA
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/hivaidsn.html
This online dataset contains a compilation of information on HIV seroprevalence and the AIDS pandemic in population groups in developing countries. Information in this database comes from studies appearing in medical and scientific literature, at scientific conferences, and in the press. The information can be displayed on-screen and printed as tables, or saved as a database file.

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology (Johns Hopkins AIDS Service) - USA
http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/epidemiology/epi_toc.html
This page offers four categories - Current Material, International, National, and Archive resources - for clinicians to review HIV/AIDS epidemiological issues. Contents include lectures, articles, web links, and conference coverage.

Public Health Laboratory Service - UK
http://www.phls.co.uk
The PHLS works to provide information, evidence-based guidelines, and statistical and epidemiological information about a range of communicable diseases, including HIV/AIDS and STIs. The site features national and international sources of data on HIV prevalence.

UNAIDS Epidemiology Page - International
http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/epidemiology.asp

This set of UNAIDS documents is broken into three major categories: determinants of the epidemic, estimates and projections, and surveillance and reporting. Most studies focus on developing countries, many in Africa.

Weekly Epidemiological Record (WHO) - International
http://www.who.int/wer/
The Weekly Epidemiological record disseminates epidemiological information on cases and disease outbreaks concerning communicable diseases of public health importance. Many of the articles deal with HIV/AIDS or associated infections, such as tuberculosis.