Lancet Infectious Diseases1 contained an error about the provenance of the first human
being with H5N1 avian influenza reported in the western hemisphere, and omitted key data …

Before 2013, zoonotic influenza infections were dominated by A H5N1 viruses. These
viruses had spread across the globe with almost 700 cases detected. 1 Their dominance …

Ghana's 24· 5 million people face a double disease burden of communicable and non-
communicable diseases equally causing morbidity and mortality. Malaria, HIV/AIDs …

More than 2· 8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the USA every year and more
than 35 000 people die as a result, 1 with estimated costs exceeding US $2 billion. 2 …

2009 saw a new swine-origin influenza A H1N1 virus emerge in Mexico, then the USA, and,
in a matter of weeks, multiple countries in four continents. 1 The initial perception of high …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has received substantial attention in recent years. Since
bacteria evolve to resist the effects of existing antibiotics, infections can become more …

The ongoing outbreak of swine-origin influenza A H1N1 in Mexico, the USA, and 40 other
countries reminds us that the risk of an influenza pandemic is high and will persist in the …

As of May 30, 2013, an outbreak1 of avian influenza A H7N9 virus had caused 132 human
cases of influenza in China, most of which resulted in severe disease and 37 of which were …

More than two-thirds of cases of ICU-acquired bacteraemia are caused by multidrug-
resistant or extensively drug-resistant bacteria. 1 Although the prevalence of meticillin …

Kevin Outterson and colleagues1 should be congratulated for raising awareness of the
converging problems of rising antibiotic resistance and declining antibiotic development. 1 …