06299cam a2200805Mi 4500 ocn831117874 OCoLC 20171107083514.0 m o d cr un||||||||a 130323s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781118543504 (electronic bk.) 1118543505 (electronic bk.) 9781118543535 (electronic bk.) 111854353X (electronic bk.) 9781299385832 1299385834 9781118543528 1118543521 9780470654675 0470654678 AU@ 000050893480 AU@ 000053299332 CHBIS 010026736 CHVBK 306233479 DEBBG BV042795986 DEBSZ 431364311 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000654373 NZ1 15340473 NZ1 15548613 DEBBG BV043395671 (OCoLC)831117874 (OCoLC)842909506 (OCoLC)846984077 (OCoLC)961609441 (OCoLC)962587080 EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCQ DG1 YDXCP N$T CDX TEF NOC OCLCO CHVBK OCLCF UKDOC OCLCQ NLGGC DEBSZ E7B COO OCLCQ MAIN RA643 .I54 2013 WA 110 I43 2013eb MED 030000 bisacsh MED 076000 bisacsh MED 078000 bisacsh 616.9 Infectious disease surveillance / edited by Nkuchia M'ikanatha [and others]. [electronic resource] 2nd ed. Chicester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. 1 online resource (719 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Finding a starting point: the focal area strategy. Includes bibliographical references and index. Infectious Disease Surveillance; Contents; Contributors; Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to First Edition; Acknowledgments; Weighing of the Heart; SECTION ONE Introduction to Infectious Disease Surveillance; 1 Infectious disease surveillance: a cornerstone for prevention and control; Introduction; Definition and scope of infectious disease surveillance; What happens in the absence of infectious disease surveillance?; The value of surveillance; Guide seasonal vaccine formulation; Guide vaccination strategies. Assess vaccine safetyMonitor adverse events associated with transfusion and transplantation; Inform antimicrobial stewardship programs; Control emergence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms in domesticated animals; Guide allocation of resources for disease prevention and treatment programs; Identify outbreaks and guide disease control interventions; Core infectious disease surveillance and disease-reporting systems; Disease reporters; Laboratory-based surveillance; Diseases selected for surveillance; Case definitions; Data flow; Dissemination of data. Internationally notifiable diseases-International Health RegulationsAdditional types of surveillance systems and emerging technologies; Active surveillance; Sentinel surveillance; Animal reservoir and vector surveillance; Detection of pathogens in the environment; Surveillance across borders and mobile populations; Use of health services and administrative data for disease surveillance; Risk factor surveillance; Emerging mobile technologies; Surveillance based on media reports and computer algorithms; Surveillance collaborations with partners outside traditional human public health systems. Challenges and promises for the future of infectious disease surveillanceTraining in public health surveillance and epidemiology; Evaluating and improving surveillance systems; References; 2 Origins and progress in surveillance systems; Introduction; Development of the concept of surveillance; Surveillance in public health practice; Opportunities and challenges in public health surveillance; References; 3 Use of surveillance in disease eradication efforts; PART 1: Introduction to the concept and use of surveillance in the eradication of smallpox; Introduction; Smallpox eradication. Development of the surveillance conceptSurveillance in the smallpox program; Status of routine case detection and reporting-1967; Actions taken to improve case detection and reporting; Primary surveillance system; Secondary surveillance systems; Dissemination of information within countries; International data collection and dissemination; Conclusion; References; Additional resources; PART 2: Lessons learned in Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) eradication; Introduction; The parasite and international norms; The focal area strategy; Water and the affected populations. This fully updated edition of Infectious Disease Surveillance 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. The 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 developme. Print version record. Communicable diseases Prevention. Communicable Disease Control. Disease Outbreaks prevention & control. Disease Outbreaks prevention & control. MEDICAL Forensic Medicine. bisacsh MEDICAL Preventive Medicine. bisacsh MEDICAL Public Health. bisacsh Communicable diseases Prevention. fast (OCoLC)fst00869910 Electronic books. M'ikanatha, Nkuchia M. Print version: M'ikanatha, Nkuchia M. Infectious Disease Surveillance. Chicester : Wiley, ©2013 9780470654675 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118543504 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 206594 206594