Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases : pathogen control and public health management in low-income countries / edited by Benjamin Roche, Hélène Broutin, Frédéric Simard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frances Houston Medical Book Fund.

Roche, Benjamin, editor.

Broutin, Hélène, editor.

Simard, Frédéric, editor.

UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epidemiology.

Microorganisms--Evolution.

Microorganisms.

Communicable diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover; Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases: Pathogen control and public health management in low-income countries Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases: Pathogen control and public health management in low-income countries; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Infectious diseases in low-income countries: where are we now?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The interactions between economic resources and infectious diseases; 1.3 How to measure burden and demonstrate improvement (or not) in public health; 1.3.1 Transmission; 1.3.2 Mortality

1.3.3 A synthetic measure: the Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)1.4 The Big Three; 1.4.1 Malaria; 1.4.2 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); 1.4.3 Tuberculosis (TB); 1.5 Major neglected tropical diseases; 1.5.1 Arboviruses; 1.5.2 Lymphatic filariasis; 1.5.3 Trypanosomiasis; 1.5.4 Schistosomiasis; 1.5.5 Meningitis; 1.6 Globally distributed diseases; 1.6.1 Childhood diseases; 1.6.2 Diarrhea; 1.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Current control strategies for infectious diseases in low-income countries; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Examples of primary prevention

2.2.1 Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions2.2.2 Vector control interventions; 2.2.3 Immunization (routine vaccination); 2.2.4 Mass immunization (reactive vaccination); 2.2.5 Chemoprophylaxis and preventive chemotherapy treatment (PCT); 2.3 Examples of secondary prevention screening, diagnostic and treatment; 2.3.1 Screening; 2.3.2 Diagnosis and treatment; 2.3.3 Isolation and quarantine; 2.3.4 Prevention measures combined with other interventions: examples of HIV infection andtuberculosis; 2.4 Intensified disease management; 2.5 Integrated Community Case Management; References

Chapter 3. Research in crises: overcoming obstacles and lessons for the future3.1 Populations in crises; 3.2 Specificities and assumptions of research in crises; 3.3 Key issues in implementation; 3.4 The example of research in Niger; 3.5 Learning lessons; References; Afterword I. The status of public health inlow-income countries; Chapter 4. Spatial-temporal transmission dynamics and control of infectious diseases: Ebola virus disease (EVD) asa case study; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Key theoretical concepts in spatial-temporal dynamics; 4.2.1 Reproduction number (R0)

4.2.2 Spatial concepts (metapopulation, source-sink and critical community size)4.3 Progress in data availability and model refinements; 4.4 A recent example: the 2013-Ebola epidemic in West Africa; 4.4.1 Background on Ebola; 4.4.2 The 2013-16 West African Ebola epidemic; 4.4.3 Regional vs. national Ebola dynamics; 4.4.4 Subnational Ebola dynamics; 4.4.5 Modeling sub-exponential growth dynamics; 4.4.6 Transmission potential; 4.4.7 Implications for control interventions; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Environmental change and pathogen transmission; 5.1 Introduction

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 23, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Houston Medical Book Fund.

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780191831508

0191831506

9780192507105

0192507109

Publisher Number:

99977614543

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