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Epidemics AIDS Epidemic Update: Special Report on HIV Prevention 
 December 2005 report from the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) that finds "HIV infection rates decreasing in several countries but global number of people living with HIV continues to rise." The full report (also available in French, Russian, and Spanish) includes information about HIV prevention methods and data about HIV/AIDS for specific regions. Also provides related speeches and press releases. http://www.unaids.org/epi/2005/doc/EPIupdate2005_html_en/epi05_00_en.htm Topics: Infectious Diseases Last updated Feb 1, 2006 Disease Outbreak News
International resource for news updates on communicable diseases, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Includes special reports and factsheets on topics such as anthrax, BSE, influenza, and smallpox. Also includes media releases and contacts, and information about the organization and its activities. From Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response (CSR), World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated May 11, 2005 HIV Data
Annual reports on global epidemic trends, "based on all available data, including surveys of pregnant women, population-based surveys, and other surveillance information." From the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Women's Health Last updated May 15, 2008 Influenza 1918
This site explores the influenza epidemic that killed more than 600,000 Americans and between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. Includes reflections about the pandemic and its epidemiology, a pathologist's analysis of whether the same type of devastation could occur again, a map showing the spreading of the disease in the U.S., audio files of interviews, a timeline, a teacher's guide, and the epidemic's effects on Boston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. Based on the 1998 PBS American Experience program. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated Oct 13, 2005 The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
"Known as 'Spanish Flu' or 'La Grippe' the influenza of 1918-1919 was a global disaster." This site features an overview of this epidemic that started at the end of World War I, and information about the public health and scientific and medical responses. Includes photos, maps, and a bibliography. From an undergraduate at Stanford University, and overseen by a Stanford University professor. (Note: Some links to external sites are broken.) http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/uda/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Oct 13, 2005 |
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