![]() | Communicable Disease Control Handbook Concise and practical handbook for all those who have responsibility for the identification and control of infectious disease Why Buy this Book?: Clear and concise - combining science, attention to detail and a practical approach Covers basic principles of communicable disease control and health protection, major syndromes, control of individual infections, main services and activities, organizational arragements for all EU countries and sources of further information All chapters updated inline with recent changes in epidemiology, new guidelines for control and adminstrative changes New or expanded chapters on immunization queries, smallpox, SARS, West Nile virus, delibrate release / bioterrorism and on-call response"This comprehensive and practical handbook will provide a very accessible source of detailed information for everyone in the field of communicable disease control." "This handbook will be a valuable resource for all those who are interested in control of communicable disease, including public-health physicians, epidemiologists, infection control nurses, microbiologists and those training to work in these related fields." "This book fulfils all the needs of a practical handbook, being easy to use and packed with practical information." "This would be the first book to reach for in any number of day-to-day or crisis situations in communicable disease control." "If you undertake on-call public health duties, just buy the book." Dr Jeremy Hawker , Deputy Director, Local and Regional Services, Health Protection Agency, UK Dr Norman Begg , Director of Medical Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline, Uxbridge, UK Dr Iain Blair , Consultant in Communicable Disease, Health Protection Agency, Hampshire, UK Professor Ralf Reintjes , Professor for Epidemiology and Public Health Surveillance, Hamburg University of Applied Science, Germany Professor Julius Weinberg , Pro-Vice Chancellor, City University, London, UK |
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