{"product_id":"9780470654675","title":"Infectious Disease Surveillance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInfectious Disease Surveillance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNkuchia M. M'ikanatha | Ruth Lynfield | Chris A. Van Beneden | Henriette de Valk\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Infectious Diseases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fully updated edition of \u003ci\u003eInfectious Disease Surveillance\u003c\/i\u003e is for frontline public health practitioners, epidemiologists, and clinical microbiologists who are engaged in communicable disease control. It is also a foundational text for trainees in public health, applied epidemiology, postgraduate medicine and nursing programs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition portrays both the conceptual framework and practical aspects of infectious disease surveillance. It is a comprehensive resource designed to improve the tracking of infectious diseases and to serve as a starting point in the development of new surveillance systems. \u003ci\u003eInfectious Disease Surveillance\u003c\/i\u003e includes over 45 chapters from over 100 contributors, and topics organized into six sections based on major themes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection One\u003c\/b\u003e highlights the critical role surveillance plays in public health and it provides an overview of the current International Health Regulations (2005) in addition to successes and challenges in infectious disease eradication. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Two\u003c\/b\u003e describes surveillance systems based on logical program areas such as foodborne illnesses, vector-borne diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, viral hepatitis healthcare and transplantation associated infections. Attention is devoted to programs for monitoring unexplained deaths, agents of bioterrorism, mass gatherings, and disease associated with international travel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSections Three and Four\u003c\/b\u003e explore the uses of the Internet and wireless technologies to advance infectious disease surveillance in various settings with emphasis on best practices based on deployed systems. They also address molecular laboratory methods, and statistical and geospatial analysis, and evaluation of systems for early epidemic detection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSections Five and Six\u003c\/b\u003e discuss legal and ethical considerations, communication strategies and applied epidemiology-training programs. The rest of the chapters offer public-private partnerships, as well lessons from the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza pandemic and future directions for infectious disease surveillance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNkuchia M. M’ikanatha\u003c\/b\u003e, Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA, USA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRuth Lynfield\u003c\/b\u003e, Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul, MN, USA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChris A. Van Beneden\u003c\/b\u003e, Respiratory Diseases Branch, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHenriette de Valk\u003c\/b\u003e, Infectious Disease Department, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint Maurice, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 May 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470654675\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e720\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e54.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310313828492,"sku":"9780470654675","price":159.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470654675_96fd757e-0e66-4148-87c7-3ded64399d97.jpg?v=1780178914","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470654675","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}