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Epidemiology
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Peer-Reviewed Journal Tracking and Analyzing Disease Trends 
 A monthly journal from The National Center for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This CDC site provides the current edition and past issues back to the first in 1995, and to available advance articles from the forthcoming edition. Provides searching, suggested citations, and a free subscription to receive tables of contents via e-mail. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Magazines, Public Health & Safety Last updated May 11, 2005 FluSTAR
This Web site reports the spread of influenza across the United States and shows areas of flu outbreak. Over 400 doctors report their findings to the site; data are also "gathered from four different surveillance methods including rapid assay data and clinical diagnosis data." The site also has information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, studies, and strains; flu news; and links to related sites. From Roche Laboratories Inc., a producer of pharmaceuticals. http://flustar.com/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Sep 9, 2003 John Snow
Devoted to Dr. John Snow, a prominent figure "in the history of public health, epidemiology and anesthesiology." Includes a biography, bibliography, photographs, maps of the 1854 London cholera outbreak studied by Snow, and full text of Snow's "On the Mode of Communication of Cholera." Also contains competing theories of the cause of cholera, and news on current worldwide cholera epidemics. From the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Maps by Place, Notable People, Photograph Collections: Regional, Public Health & Safety, Scientific Themes Last updated Jun 21, 2004 Looking Beyond SARS
"NPR presents a five-part series on the world after SARS, examining such issues as the science behind detecting and treating the disease, to the response by health care workers on the front lines." Features audio clips of the programs, a fact sheet and timeline on SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), commentary, and links to related coverage from National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/news/specials/sars/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Oct 21, 2003 The Most Dangerous Woman in America
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) NOVA program about "Typhoid Mary" (Mary Mallon), "a cook who was quarantined for life against her will in the early 1900s" because she was a carrier of typhoid fever. The site features a historical analysis, a letter from Mary asking for her release, and a chronology of quarantine. Also includes an interactive epidemiology feature, program transcript, teacher's guide, bibliography, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/ Topics: Correspondence, Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Mar 28, 2005 National Comorbidity Survey (NCS)
"The baseline NCS ... [1990-1992] was the first nationally representative mental health survey in the U.S. to use a fully structured research diagnostic interview" to assess the prevalence of mental health disorders in the U.S. The NCS Replication survey (NCS-R) was released in June 2005. The site includes a bibliography of publications and a link to NCS data. (NCS-R data is scheduled to be available in 2006.) From the Harvard School of Medicine. http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/ Topics: Disabilities, Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety, The Human Body Last updated Jun 8, 2005 ProMED-Mail (Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases)
The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases is a "global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases and toxins." ProMED-Mail serves as a central site for news, updates, and discussions of outbreaks of emerging and re-emerging diseases. The site also features discussion group announcements, recent recalls and alerts, links to maps of outbreaks, a FAQ, and related links. Available in several languages. A program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID). http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f?p=2400:1000: Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Feb 26, 2008 WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network
News, reports, and maps for the current international flu situation, plus country reports for past years. Includes links to national and international flu websites. From the World Health Organization (WHO). http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/surveillance/en/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jun 14, 2007 WHO Report on Global Surveillance of Epidemic-prone Infectious Diseases
Detailed surveillance data, history, transmission, and characteristics of key diseases, including yellow fever, plague, cholera, meningococcal disease, dengue, influenza, African trypanosomiasis, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), and leishmaniasis. Includes explanations of public health surveillance methods. From the World Health Organization (WHO). http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/surveillance/WHO_CDS_CSR_ISR_2000_1/en/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jul 30, 2005 |
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