Epidemiology and Infection publishes reports of research and original findings on subjects related to infectious diseases of both man and animals. The requirements of the journal are in accordance with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. BMJ 1991; 302: 338-41 and N Engl J Med 1991; 324: 424-8. Attention is drawn to the sections on prior and duplicate publication and ethics.