Emerging Infectious Diseases: Trends and Issues

Emerging Infectious Diseases: Trends and Issues

Preparing a text about emerging and reemerging infections sounds like a contradiction in terms since by the time a book is published, “new” infections may have come and gone. But Lashley and Durham have successfully walked the thin line between being dated on the one hand and providing timely, relevant data on the other. Several chapters place emerging infections and related problems such as mi...

Emerging Infectious Diseases: Trends and Issues, 2nd Edition

appearing 5 years after the fi rst edition, has added several important diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, avian infl uenza, and monkeypox. The authors also have updated the chapters included in the fi rst edition. At nearly 600 pages, the book gives a broad overview of 22 emerging diseases with mention of many others. Topics such as antimi-crobial drug resistance, bioterrorism...

emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases: public health perspective

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New, emerging, and re-emerging infectious diseases.

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

Microbial pathogens discovered as aetiological agents of human disease over the last 25 years are reviewed. Strengthening of laboratory and public health surveillance is of paramount importance for early detection and management of emerging infectious diseases.