Preface. Part One: Introduction to Molecular Epidemiology. 1. The Use of Molecular Epidemiology; T. Leitner. 2. DNA Technology for Molecular Analysis of Viruses; D. O'Meara, J. Lundeberg. 3. Phylogenetic Approaches to Molecular Epidemiology; K.A. Crandall, D. Posada. 4. The HIV Databases: History, Design and Function; B. Korber, C. Kuiken. Part Two: Application of Genetic Methods to Investigate Virus Spread. 5. The Evolution of Primate Lentiviruses and the Origins of AIDS; E. Bailes, R.R. Chaudhuri, M.L. Santiago, F. Bibollet-Ruche, B.H. Hahn, P.M. Sharp. 6. Recombination and Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-1 and Enteroviruses; M. Salminen. 7. Molecular Epidemiology of Human T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Viruses Type 1 and Type 2 (HTLV-1/2) and Related Simian Retroviruses (STLV-1, STLV-2 and STLV-L/3); A. Gessain, L. Meertens, R. Mahieux. 8. Molecular Epidemiology, Evolution and Dispersal of the Genus Flavivirus; P.M. de A. Zanotto, E.A. Gould. 9. Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus; A. Cochrane, P. Simmonds. 10. Seeking a Pale Horse: The 1918 Pandemic Influenza Virus; T.G. Fanning, A.H. Reid, T.A. Janczewski, J.K. Taubenberger. 11. Molecular Epidemiology in Measles Control; C.P. Muller, M.N. Mulders. 12. Public Health Surveillance and the Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies; J.E. Childs, J.W. Krebs, J.S. Smith. 13. Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus; C. Mittelholzer, L. Svensson. 14. Respiratory Syncytial Virus; P.A. Cane. 15. Molecular Epidemiology of Hantavirus Infections; Å. Lundkvist, A. Plyusnin. 16. Molecular Epidemiology of Arenaviruses; R.N. Charrel, X. de Lamballerie. 17. Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus; J.N. Zuckerman, A.J. Zuckerman. 18. Genomic Diversity of Human Papillomaviruses and its Impact on Molecular Epidemiological Research; H.-U. Bernard. Index.