Infectious Disease Surveillance

This unique book covers many major disease surveillance systems, drawing on the experiences of leading experts from around the world. Beginning with an overview of the newly revised International Health Regulations from the World Health Organization, the book progresses to explore surveillance systems currently in practice. Examples included are as far ranging as surveillance for antimicrobial-resistant foodborne pathogens, vaccine adverse events, influenza and HIV/AIDS, to communicable disease surveillance during complex emergencies in Iraq and Sudan.Infectious Disease Surveillance also covers the use of modern technologies to track infectious diseases, including molecular epidemiologic techniques and electronic means for data collection and distribution. Other chapters discuss evaluation of surveillance methods, ethical considerations and legal issues. The book concludes with a review of historical lessons learned from the application of surveillance in disease control-for smallpox in the 1970s and for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003.A comprehensive resource to improve the tracking of infectious diseases Offers perspectives on best practices through examples of a wide variety of surveillance systems from around the globe Acts as a starting point for design of new surveillance systems Serves as an easy reference for key informationDesigned for frontline public health practitioners engaged in communicable disease control, epidemiologists, clinical microbiologists, and students of public health and epidemiology, this book portrays both the conceptual framework and the practical aspects of infectious disease surveillance.

Contributors.Foreword.Anne Schuchat, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) & Jean-Claude.Desenclos, Institut de Veille Sanitaire (France).Preface.Acknowledgments.Section I: Introduction and Program-Area Surveillance Systems.1 Infectious Disease Surveillance: A Cornerstone for Prevention and Control.Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha (Pennsylvania Department of Health), Ruth Lynfield, Kathleen G. Julian (Division of Infectious Disease), Chris A. Van Beneden (Respiratory Diseases Branch),.Henriette de Valk (Infectious Disease Department).2 Infectious Disease Surveillance and the International Health Regulations.Bruce J. Plotkin, Max Hardiman, Fernando Gonz´alez-Mart´ın, Gu´ena¨el Rodier.3 Active, Population-Based Surveillance for Infectious Diseases.Chris A. Van Beneden (Respiratory Diseases Branch), Sonja J. Olsen (Thai Ministry of Public Health - Us Cdc Collaboration), Tami H. Skoff (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Ruth Lynfield.4 Surveillance for Antimicrobial-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.Matthew R. Moore (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention), Ruth Lynfield, Cynthia G. Whitney (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention).5 Surveillance for Foodborne Diseases.Elaine Scallan (Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch), Frederick J. Angulo.6 Supranational Surveillance in the European Union.Andrea Ammon (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control), Henriette de Valk (Infectious Disease Department).7 Surveillance for Antimicrobial Resistance among Foodborne Bacteria:.The US Approach.Jean M. Whichard (National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Team), Kathryn Gay (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention), David G. White (National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System), Tom M. Chiller (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).8 Surveillance for Zoonotic Diseases.Mira J. Leslie (Washington State Department of Health), Jennifer H. McQuiston (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).9 Surveillance for Vector-Borne Diseases.James L. Hadler (CT Department of Public Health), Lyle R. Petersen (Division of Vector-borne Infectious Disease).10 Surveillance for Agents of Bioterrorism in the United States.Richard N. Danila (Minnesota Department of Health), Aaron T. Fleischauer (Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Branch).11 Surveillance for Unexplained Infectious Disease-Related Deaths.Sarah Reagan, Ruth Lynfield (Minnesota Department of Health), Kurt B. Nolte (New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator), Marc Fischer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).12 Surveillance for Tuberculosis in Europe.Dennis Falzon (EuroTB, Institut de Veille Sanitaire), Elmira Ibraim (NTP Romania), Andrea Infuso.13 Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated Infections.Petra Gastmeier (Hanover Medical School), Bruno Coignard (Infectious Diseases Department), Teresa Horan (Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion).14 Surveillance for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).in the Community.R. Monina Klevens (Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion), Kathleen Harriman (Minnesota Department of Health), Melissa A. Morrison (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).15 Surveillance for Viral Hepatitis.Mary Ramsay, Koye Balogun (Immunisation Department), Catherine Quigley (Health Protection Agency).16 Surveillance for HIV/AIDS in the United States.Eve D. Mokotoff (Michigan Dept of Community Health (MDCH)), M. Kathleen Glynn (Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention).17 Surveillance for Sexually Transmitted Diseases.Samuel L. Groseclose (National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention), Michael C. Samuel (CA DHS STD Control Branch), Hillard Weinstock (Medical Epidemiologist; Lead, Surveillance & Special Studies Team).18 Vaccine Preventable Diseases.Part 1: Vaccine Preventable Disease Surveillance.Hanna Nohynek (Finish Public Health Institute)