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• Results Approximately 21 000 published articles were found in our study. Figure 1 shows their distribution by country: France, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, UK and Belgium were the most prolific, with an overall production ranging from 3898 to 899 articles. Our general keyword ‘Infectious diseases’ identified relatively few articles. In 1995, 64 articles were identified rising to 228 in 2005. The yearly production of these ‘Infectious diseases’ articles was always more for ‘Epidemiology and Surveillance’ than ‘Prevention and Control’ over the entire period monitored: 46 vs 18, 72 vs 32 and 161 vs 67 published articles per year in 1995, 2000 and 2005, respectively. Total number of articles for all subtopics are shown in table 1. ‘Vaccine-preventable diseases’ showed the largest number, followed by ‘Sexually transmitted diseases’. For all subtopics, with the exception of ‘Vaccine-preventable diseases’, the crude number of articles on ‘Epidemiology and Surveillance’ area was higher than that on ‘Prevention and Control’. Among the subtopics, ‘Sexually transmitted diseases’, ‘Drug-resistant infections’, ‘Insects or arthropod-related dis- eases’ and ‘Childhood diseases’ emerged as the main fields of scientific production over the 10-year period. We assessed the results as totals for each country, and by population and GDP. Data related to the search ‘Epidemiology and Surveillance’ are reported in figures 2 and 3. Switzerlan

  Results Approximately 21 000 published articles were found in our study. Figure 1 shows their distribution by country: France, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, UK and Belgium were the most prolific, with an overall production ranging from 3898 to 899 articles. Our general keyword ‘Infectious diseases’ identified relatively few articles. In 1995, 64 articles were identified rising to 228 in 2005. The yearly production of these ‘Infectious diseases’ articles was always more for ‘Epidemiology and Surveillance’ than ‘Prevention and Control’ over the entire period monitored: 46 vs 18, 72 vs 32 and 161 vs 67 published articles per year in 1995, 2000 and 2005, respectively. Total number of articles for all subtopics are shown in table 1. ‘Vaccine-preventable diseases’ showed the largest number, followed by ‘Sexually transmitted diseases’. For all subtopics, with the exception of ‘Vaccine-preventable diseases’, the crude number of articles on ‘Epidemiology and Surveillance’ area was higher than that on ‘Prevention and Control’. Among the subtopics, ‘Sexually transmitted diseases’, ‘Drug-resistant infections’, ‘Insects or arthropod-related dis- eases’ and ‘Childhood diseases’ emerged as the main fields of scientific production over the 10-year period. We assessed the results as totals for each country, and by population and GDP. Data related to the search ‘Epidemiology and Surveillance’ are reported in figures 2 and 3. Switzerlan