Infectious
Disease Information: Emerging Infectious Diseases Resource Links |
Sites
Outside CDC
Sites
outside of CDC that we believe offer especially useful emerging
infectious disease information.
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Congressional
Briefing: Infectious Disease Threats As We Enter the New Century: What
Can We Do?
Summary of a congressional briefing that was held on June 21, 1999. Discusses
threats from infectious diseases and biological terrorism as well as research
and strategies to detect, treat and control the resurgence of infectious
diseases. From American Society for Microbiology. Adobe Acrobat Reader
(264 KB).
Emerging
and Re-Emerging Viruses: An Essay
Alison Jacobson, University of Capetown.
Emerging
Infections of International Public Health Importance
Derived and edited from a series of transcribed lectures given at the
University of Washington, School of Public Health during the Winter Quarter
of 2000.
Global
Microbial Threats in the 1990s
Report of the NSTC Committee on International Science, Engineering, and
Technology (CISET) Working Group on Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious
Diseases.
Journals,
Newsletters, Other Publications |
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Action
Against Infection
Newsletter, World Health Organization
American
Medical Association Science Journals and Archives
Includes Journal of the American Medical Association and other publications).
Registry required for access.
British
Medical Journal
Weekly journal; full text available online without charge.
Communicable
Diseases Information Resources
A catalogue of documents and publications on communicable diseases issued
twice a year (June and December). From the World Health Organization.
Disease
Outbreak News
News and news archives. From Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response,
part of the World Health Organization.
Eurosurveillance
Weekly and Monthly
Peer-reviewed European information on communicable disease surveilance
and control. News. Has several email subscription lists. Funded by the
European Commission with the aim to promote the diffusion and exchange
of information on communicable diseases.
Infectious
Diseases News Brief
Weekly digest of national and international information about communicable
disease incidents and issues. From Population and Public Health Branch,
Health Canada/Canada Sante.
Journal
of Biological Chemistry
Abstracts available without subscription. Full text by subscription only.
Journal
of Molecular Biology
Published by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Abstracts available without subscription. Full text by subscription only.
Nature
International weekly journal of science.
Protein
Science
Published by the Protein Society. Abstracts available without subscription.
Full text by subscription only.
Science
Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Abstracts available without subscription. Full text by subscription only.
Weekly
Epidemiological Record (WER)
Reports epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases
under the International Health Regulations and on other communicable diseases
of public health importance, including the newly emerging or re-emerging
infections. From the World Health Organization.
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Notifiable
Diseases Online
Web-based application developed to enhance dissemination of surveillance
data collected on notifiable diseases in Canada. Part of Disease Surveillance
On-line, the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada/Canada
Sante. Includes many emerging/re-emerging diseases.
Programs,
Networks |
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APEC
Emerging Infections Network
Data, courses, forum, other resources. Specialized to Pacific Rim. Collaborative
effort of the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community
Medicine and CDC and located on APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation)
Web site.
Communicable
Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR)
Homepage for a global outbreak alert and response network. From the World
Health Organization
ERID
(International Training and Research Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Addresses research training needs related to emerging and re-emerging
infectious diseases in developing countries. From The Fogarty International
Center (FIC) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
ProMED
(Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) policy initiative calling
for global monitoring of emerging diseases. Offers disease reports, project
resources.
Yale
Emerging Infections Information Program
A collaborative effort between the State Department of Public Health and
the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale University School
of Medicine. Conducts population-based surveillance studies for emerging
and re-emerging infectious diseases. From the Yale University School of
Medicine.
Agencies,
Organizations and Associations, Educational Institutions and Departmental
Web Sites |
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American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
World's largest general science organization and publisher of the peer-reviewed
journal Science.
American
Medical Association
American
Society for Microbiology
Oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the
world. Promotes the microbiological sciences and their applications for
the common good.
Frequent online articles, reports on emerging infectious disease topics
Institute
of Public Health, University of Cambridge
Center
for Health Applications of Aerospace Related Technologies (CHAART), NASA
Supports the science, application, education, and technology development
goals and objectives of the agency. See especially Projects; many involve
disease surveillance/remote sensing.
Division
of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
European
Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Society of European investigators interested in infectious diseases in
children and infection prevention in childhood. Organizes multicenter
trials, holds annual conference.
Fogarty
International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences
Promotes and supports scientific research and training internationally
to reduce disparities in global health. Part of the National Institutes
of Health.
Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine: Infectious Diseases
Public
Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada/Canada Sante
The Canadian counterpart to CDC. Large amounts of information on emerging/re-emerging
infectious diseases.
National
Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine,
and National Research Council
National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes
of Health
Support for scientists conducting research aimed at developing better
ways to diagnose, treat and prevent the many infectious, immunologic and
allergic diseases afflicting people worldwide.
National
Institutes of Health (NIH)
Pan
American Health Organization (PAHO)
Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization. Includes
data, reports, and frequently news on emerging/re-emerging infectious
diseases.
U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Home Page
Information available on emerging/re-emerging diseases when they relate
to agriculture and agricultural products.
World
Health Organization (WHO)
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