Details below on the latest submission to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 5, 2019 from the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group (reviews and protocols published 1 – 31 May).

Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in usePlain language summaryWhat is the aim of this review?

Plain language summaryAdding indoor residual spraying in communities using insecticide‐treated nets for the prevention of malaria

A number of stipends and bursaries are available to help consumers and other attendees based in developing countries to attend Cochrane Colloquium Santiago 2019.

Tuberculosis has been killing people for centuries and the prospect of a vaccine to stop this has eluded scientists for years.

This year’s Cochrane UK & Cochrane Ireland Symposium took place at the Saïd Business School, Oxford. The theme of the symposium was “Inspiring innovation – ensuring quality”, and CIDG members, Marty Richardson (Statistician) and Vittoria Lutje (Information Specialist), joined Cochrane colleagues from all over the UK and Ireland at the event.

Details below on the latest submission to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 4, 2019 from the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group (reviews and protocols published 1 – 30 April).

Tuberculosis (TB) causes more deaths globally than any other infectious disease and is a top 10 cause of death worldwide.

The Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group  (CIDG), which has its editorial base at LSTM, helps prepare systematic reviews related to the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.