A case of brucellosis concomitant with HIV infection in China.

Background: Human brucellosis is a neglected public health issue in China and reports of HIV-infected individuals complicated with brucellosis are rare. This report describes the case of an HIV-infected patient complicated with brucellosis. We want to raise awareness of clinical diagnosis of brucellosis among clinicians.

[Fleas notified on Microtus fuscus foci in Sichuan province].

Objective: To analyzed the variant information on the indices regarding fleas from natural foci of Microtus plague in Sichuan epidemic area during 2000 to 2008.

Methods: Statistical and analytical methods were used on the surveillance data regarding Microtus fuscus plague.

Results: There were 19 flea species identified and the share of Callopsylla sparsity was 62.

[Monitoring the Microtus fuscus plague epidemic in Sichuan province during 2000-2008].

Objective: To analyze the epidemic tendency of Microtus fuscus plague during 2000 - 2008 in Sichuan province.

Methods: To investigate the plague each year according to "overall Plan of the Plague in the Whole Nation" and "Surveillance Program of Sichuan Province Plague".

Results: There were plague epidemic from 2000 to 2008, with the average density as 312.