May 27, 2011 - Volume 4 - Issue 21

Infectious Diseases News Brief

• The Cost-effectiveness of Screening for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in the United States
• Men Who Have Sex With Men, Risk Behavior, and HIV Infection: Integrative Analysis of Clinical, Epidemiological, and Laboratory Databases

FluWatch

• May 15 to 21, 2011 (Week 20)
  The 2010-11 influenza season in Canada is drawing to a close, with most regions of the country reporting sporadic or no activity. The ILI consultation rate, number of outbreaks, paediatric and adult hospitalizations all continue to decrease.