title: Sometimes Scientists Get the Flu. Wrong…!
abstract: In an international research environment, accurate communication is vital. However, the scientific literature does not always utilise consistent terminology and the misuse of some expressions in epidemiology is rife. We encourage the correct terms to be used appropriately to avoid confusion between scientists, policy makers, and members of the public.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy; Geoinformation in Environmental Planning Lab, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; Current address: Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcantonio
authors.affiliation: Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy; School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK. Electronic address: emilylpascoe@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Emily L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Pascoe
authors.affiliation: Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baldacchino
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000592:standards; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012106:Research; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: disease; pathogen; scientific communication; scientific terminology