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Residence in the upper Blue Mountains, age 50–64 years, contact with wild birds, and lawn mowing without a grass catcher were associated On the Cover with psittacosis. George Seurat (1859–1891) Sunday Afternoon on the Island Reptile-associated of La Grande Jatte (1884–86) Salmonellosis . .398 Oil on canvas (2.08 m × 3.08 m) B. de Jong et al. The Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection Import restrictions and public awareness campaigns are effective against this common About the Cover p. 512 childhood infection. SARS Risk Perceptions in Perspective Healthcare Workers, Japan . .404 Fly Transmission T. Imai et al. p. 362 of Campylobacter . .361 Perceptions of risk for SARS and countermeasures G.L. Nichols et al. among healthcare professionals indicate that imple- Fly transmission may be involved in the annual menting countermeasures should be a high priority. Campylobacter epidemic. Neutralizing Antibody Response to SARS Coronavirus . .411 Research N.J. Temperton et al. Disease Risk from Foods, SARS-CoV spike protein pseudotypes are the basis England and Wales . .365 of an in vitro microneutralization assay sensitive and specific for SARS-CoV neutralizing antibodies. G.K. Adak et al. Disease impact and risks were estimated by food p. 386 type. SARS-related Perceptions in Hong Kong . .417 Rapid Identification of J.T.F. Lau et al. Emerging Pathogens . .373 The public in Hong Kong may not be psychological- ly prepared for SARS resurgence. R. Sampath et al. New surveillance approach can analyze >900 poly- merase chain reactions per day. Risk Assessment of West Nile Virus Vectors . .425 Drug Prescribing for Pneumonia A.M. Kilpatrick et al. in Ambulatory Care . .380 Culex pipiens and Cx. restuans are important in transmitting virus from birds to humans. C. MacDougall et al. Higher levels of fluoroquinolone use were associat- ed with increasing patient age and later study year. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Horses and Horse Personnel . .430 A Peer-Reviewed Journal Tracking and Analyzing Disease Trends Vol. 11, No. 3, March 2005 J.S. Weese et al. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from horses and horse personnel in a 476 Babesia microti, Upstate pattern suggestive of interspecies transmission New York of a human-origin clone. S.J. Kogut et al. Malaria Risk in Travelers . .436 479 Pythiosis in Africa H.H. Askling et al. C. Rivierre et al. Malaria risk around the world was assessed by 482 Hepatitis E Infections, Victoria, using Swedish surveillance data from 1997 to 2003 Australia with an extensive travel database as denominator. B.C. Cowie et al. Policy Review 485 Concomitant Tickborne Infections Notifiable Disease Surveillance p. 447 S. Lotric-Furlan et al. and Practicing Physicians . .442 G. Krause et al. 489 Noroviruses in Archival Surveillance data should be delivered to physicians Samples through occasional nonelectronic reports on current S. Skraber et al. issues of local public health importance. Another Dimension Dispatches 492 Rats, Lice, and Zinsser 446 SARS-CoV Transmitted from G. Weissmann Human to Pig W. Chen et al. Commentary 449 Mimivirus in Pneumonia Patients 497 Emerging Infectious Diseases: B. La Scola et al. 10 Years Running J.E. McDade et al. 453 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus G. Regev-Yochay et al. Letters 457 Inquilinus limosus in Cystic p. 468 499 Malaria and Travel to the Fibrosis Patients Dominican Republic N. Wellinghausen et al. 500 Buruli Ulcer in Benin 460 Fever Screening at Airports 501 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug and Imported Dengue Resistance P.Y. Shu et al. 503 Endogeneity in Logistic 463 Rumor Surveillance and Avian Regression Models (Replies) Influenza H5N1 G. Samaan et al. 505 Rectal Lymphogranuloma Venereum, France 467 Human Metapneumovirus RNA 506 Pertussis in Soldiers, Israel in Encephalitis Patient O. Schildgen et al. 508 Food Safety for First Responders 471 Japanese Encephalitis Virus in 509 Rickettsiae in Ixodid Ticks, Sicily Meningitis Patients M. Kuwayama et al. News & Notes 474 Identifying Relapsing Fever About the Cover Borrelia, Senegal 512 Optics and Biologic Correctness H. Brahim et al. P. Potter 514 List of Reviewers Fly Transmission of Campylobacter Gordon L. Nichols* An annual increase in Campylobacter infection in single main driver for human Campylobacter infection. The England and Wales begins in May and reaches a maximum possible seasonal drivers were examined, and only vector in early June. This increase occurs in all age groups and is transmission by flies appears to provide a convincing seen in all geographic areas. Examination of risk factors explanation for the observed seasonal trends (Table). that might explain this seasonal increase identifies flies as The seasonal increase in Campylobacter infections in a potential source