May 21, 2010 - Volume 3 - Issue 20

Infectious Diseases News Brief

• Russia confirms first polio case in 13 years
• The Explosive Spread Of HIV May Have Been Caused By The Ending Of Smallpox Vaccination
• The Origin and Prevention of Pandemics

FluWatch

• May 9, 2010 to May 15, 2010 (Week 19)
  Overall influenza activity has remained low since the beginning of 2010. All influenza indicators were still below expected levels for this time of the year except ILI which was within the expected range.