Concepts and methods in infectious disease surveillance / edited by Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, John K. Iskander ; Lennox K. Archibald [and forty others], contributors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

M'ikanatha, Nkuchia M., editor.

Iskander, John K., editor.

Archibald, Lennox K., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable diseases--Prevention.

Communicable diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (493 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Infectious disease surveillance has evolved at an extraordinary pace during the past several decades, and continues to do so. It is increasingly used to inform public health practice in addition to its use as a tool for early detection of epidemics. It is therefore crucial that students of public health and epidemiology have a sound understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin modern surveillance of infectious disease. Written by leaders in the field, who have vast hands-on experience in conducting surveillance and teaching applied public health, Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance is comprised of four sections. The first section provides an overview, a description of systems used by public health jurisdictions in the United States and legal considerations for surveillance. The second section presents chapters on major program-area or disease-specific surveillance systems, including those that monitor bacterial infections, foodborne diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and HIV/AIDS. The following section is devoted to methods for conducting surveillance and also approaches for data analysis. A concluding section summarizes communication of surveillance findings, including the use of traditional and social media, in addition to showcasing lessons learned from the New York City Department of Health's experience in surveillance and epidemiology training. This comprehensive new book covers major topics at an introductory to intermediate level, and will be an excellent resource for instructors. Suitable for use in graduate level courses in public health, human and veterinary medicine, and in undergraduate programs in public-health-oriented disciplines, Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance is also a useful primer for frontline public health practitioners, hospital epidemiologists, infection control practitioners, laboratorians in public health settings, infectious disease researchers, and medical and public health informaticians interested in a concise overview of infectious disease surveillance.

Contents:

Surveillance as a foundation for infectious disease prevention and control / Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha and John K. Iskander

The legal basis for public health surveillance / Gail Horlick and Jean O'Connor

National, state, and local public health surveillance systems / Ruth A. Jajosky and Jennifer Ward

Quarantine and the role of surveillance in nineteenth-century public health / David S. Barnes

Surveillance for vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization / Daniel Payne

Surveillance for seasonal and novel influenza viruses / Bruno Christian Ciancio and Piotr Kramarz

Population-based surveillance for bacterial infections of public health importance / Lee H. Harrison and Gayle Fischer Langley

Surveillance for foodborne diseases / Elaine Scallan and Casey Barton Behravesh

Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections / Lennox K. Archibald and Theresa J. McCann

Surveillance for zoonotic diseases / Linda Capewell Pimentel and Ethel V.Taylor

Surveillance of viral hepatitis infections / Daniel R. Church, Gillian A. Haney, Monina Klevens, Alfred DeMaria Jr

Surveillance for sexually transmitted diseases / Elizabeth Torrone and Kyle Bernstein

Surveillance for HIV/AIDS / Eve D. Mokotoff and James J. Gibson

Public health surveillance for tuberculosis / Lori R. Armstrong and Roque Miramontes

Analysis and interpretation of surveillance data / Louisa E. Chapman and James N. Tyson

Global surveillance for emerging infectious diseases / Jennifer Nuzzo

Infectious diseases surveillance and global security / David L. Blazes and Sheri Lewis

Electronic information systems in surveillance : the national electronic disease surveillance system / Eric Brenner

Electronic information systems in surveillance : electronic laboratory reporting / Richard S. Hopkins and Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha

Use of geographic information systems in infectious disease surveillance / Rebecca J. Eisen and Lars Eisen

Communication of surveillance findings / Brian G. Southwell and Bridget J. Kelly

Lessons learned in epidemiology and surveillance training in New York City / Elizabeth Chuang and Carolyn Greene.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118928622

1118928628

9781118928646

1118928644

9781118928639

1118928636

OCLC:

891386953