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The need for rapid dissemination of medical information is linked with the requirement for training and career grade doctors to be up-to-date with their knowledge. Over 220 sites in Europe receive EuroTransMed oncology programmes, during the academic terms. The non-profit foundation brings together expert panels, providing the latest evidence for best practice. Viewers are able to interact during the programme with the panel members using phone, fax, ISDN and e-mail. Increasing use of telematics has helped in the development of this important quality learning initiative for doctors in Europe, and addressed the continuing education need of oncology health professionals.

The larvae of Mesocestoides are rarely encountered in nonhuman primates, with most cases reported in baboons. Infection of macaques has been occasionally diagnosed, but Mesocestoides in the lung parenchyma is extremely rare. We have previously demonstrated that in macaques with terminal AIDS, simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected leukocytes are rarely found in cellular infiltrates associated with opportunistic infections or preexisting disease. Here we describe larvae (tetrathyridia) of the cestode Mesocestoides in the lung of an adult, pigtailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) during acute SIV infection in which virus-positive cells are present within the cellular infiltrates. These results describe a rare parasitic disease in pigtailed macaques and demonstrate that lentivirus-infected leukocytes can be associated with inflammatory sites during acute infection.