August 5, 2011 - Volume 4 - Issue 31

Infectious Diseases News Brief

• Are HIV Epidemics among Men Who Have Sex with Men Emerging in the Middle East and North Africa?: A Systematic Review and Data Synthesis Background
• A National Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Tennessee Infections From Contaminated Peanut Butter: A New Food Vehicle for Salmonellosis in the United States

FluWatch

• July 17 to July 30, 2011 (Weeks 29 and 30)
  Canada is experiencing baseline inter-seasonal levels of influenza activity. In weeks 29 and 30, only 4 laboratory detections of influenza were reported; one or two regions reported sporadic influenza activity; and the ILI consultation rate was low.