Outbreak investigations around the world : case studies in infectious disease field epidemiology / editor, Mark S. Dworkin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dworkin, Mark S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epidemiology--Case studies.

Epidemiology.

Disease Outbreaks.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Medical Subjects:

Disease Outbreaks.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Genre:

Case studies.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 456 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2010]

Summary:

Outbreak Investigations Around the World is a collection of 19 case studies-some never before published-that uncover the details of actual infectious disease outbreaks from within the United States and around the world. Each case study is retold by the investigator who recalls the critical issues considered along the way. The investigators share valuable lessons learned, providing exceptional and unique educational value to each of the chapters.

Some of the investigations included in the text are:

Legionnaires' pneumonia in Philadelphia

The beginning of the AIDS epidemic

The anthrax investigations in New York City

A cluster of pork tapeworm infections in Orthodox Jews

An Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Africa

A syphilis outbreak associated with an Internet chat room

A deadly hepatitis B outbreak in an Israeli hospital

Ideal as a primary or complementary text for courses in epidemiology, public health, infectious diseases, microbiology, or emergency preparedness, these case studies will bring to life the classic functions of field epidemiology and the application of epidemiological methods to unexpected health problems that require fast, on-site investigation and timely intervention. This text could also serve as a valuable reference for public health investigators and officials seeking insight and review of this critical area of epidemiology.

Contents:

How an outbreak is investigated / Mark S. Dworkin

Leptospirosis at the bubbles / Kenrad E. Nelson

Cholera for a dime / Paul A. Blake

Legionnaire's disease: investigation of an outbreak of a new disease / Steven B. Thacker

The investigation of toxic shock syndrome in Wisconsin, 1979-1980 and beyond / Jeffrey P. Davis

The early days of AIDS in the United States: a personal perspective / Harold W. Jaffe

Verify the diagnosis: a pseudo-outbreak of amebiasis in Los Angeles County / Frank Sorvillo

Measles among religiously exempt persons / Charles E. Jennings

An outbreak of fulminant hepatitis B in a medical ward in Israel / Ronald C. Hershow

What went wrong? An ancient recipe associated with botulism in modern Egypt / J. Todd Weber

Controlling an outbreak of shigellosis with a community-wide intervention in Lexington, Kentucky / Janet Mohle-Boetani

Pork tapeworm in an orthodox Jewish community: arriving at a biologically plausible hypothesis / Peter M. Schantz and Mary E. Bartlett

The massive waterborne outbreak of cryptosporidium infections, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1993 / Jeffrey P. Davis

A community outbreak of hepatitis A involving cooperation between public health, the media, and law enforcement, Iowa, 1997 / Patricia Quinlisk ... [et al.]

Tracking a syphilis outbreak through cyberspace / Jeffrey D. Klausner

Eschar: the story of the New York City Department of Health 2001 anthrax investigation / Don Weiss and Marci Layton

Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Gabon: chaos to control / Daniel G. Bausch

Whipping whooping cough in Rock Island County, Illinois / Mark S. Dworkin

Emergency yellow fever mass vaccination in post-civil war Liberia / Gregory Huhn

A mumps epidemic: Iowa, 2006 / Patricia Quinlisk.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780763751432

076375143X

OCLC:

276668840