Particular emphasis is given to the epidemiology, prevention and control of infectious diseases, but the field covered is broad and includes microbiology, virology, immunology, tropical infections, food hygiene, statistics and the clinical, social and public health aspects of disease.
Papers cover both the medical and veterinary fields and come from scientists worldwide.
It has become the key periodical in which to find the latest reports on recently discovered infections and new technology. For those concerned with policy and planning for the control of infections the papers on mathematical modelling of epidemics caused by historic, current and emergent infection agents will be of particular value.