{"product_id":"concepts-and-methods-in-infectious-disease-surveillance-isbn-9780470659397","title":"Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance","description":"\u003cp\u003eInfectious 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by leaders in the field, who have vast hands-on experience in conducting surveillance and teaching applied public health, \u003cb\u003eConcepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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, \u003cb\u003eConcepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection A: Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Surveillance as a Foundation for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNkuchia M. M'ikanatha and John K. Iskander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Legal Basis for Public Health Surveillance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGail Horlick and Jean O'Connor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. National, State, and Local Public Health Surveillance Systems\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Jajosky and Jennifer Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Quarantine and the Role of Surveillance in Nineteenth-Century Public Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid S. Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection B: Specific Surveillance Systems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Surveillance for Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Payne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Surveillance for Seasonal and Novel Influenza Viruses \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruno Ciancio and Piotr Kramarz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Surveillance for Bacterial Infections of Public Health Importance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee H. Harrison and Gayle Fischer Langley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Surveillance for Foodborne Diseases\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElaine Scallan and Casey Barton Behravesh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Surveillance of Healthcare-associated Infections \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLennox K. Archibald and Theresa J. McCann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Surveillance for Zoonotic Diseases\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinda Capewell Pimentel and Ethel V.Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Surveillance of Viral Hepatitis Infections \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel R. Church, Gillian A. Haney, Monina Klevens, Alfred DeMaria Jr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Surveillance for Sexually Transmitted Diseases\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Torrone and Kyle Bernstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Surveillance for HIV\/AIDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEve D. Mokotoff and James J. Gibson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Public Health Surveillance for Tuberculosis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLori R. Armstrong and Roque Miramontes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection C: Methods Used in Surveillance and Data Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Analysis and Interpretation of Surveillance Data\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouisa E. Chapman and James N. Tyson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Global Surveillance for Emerging Infectious Diseases\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Nuzzo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Infectious Diseases Surveillance and Global Security\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid L. Blazes and Sheri Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Electronic information systems in surveillance: Implementation of the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System in South Carolina\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Brenner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Electronic Information Systems in Surveillance: Electronic Laboratory Reporting\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard S. Hopkins and Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Use of Geographic Information Systems in Infectious Disease Surveillance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca J. Eisen and Lars Eisen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection D: Cross-cutting Issues in Infectious Disease Surveillance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Communication of Surveillance Findings\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian G. Southwell and Bridget J. Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Lessons Learned in Epidemiology and Surveillance Training in New York City\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Chuang and Carolyn Greene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNkuchia M. M'ikanatha\u003c\/strong\u003e, Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn K. Iskander\u003c\/strong\u003e, Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Infectious Disase Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Acting Director, CDC Immunization Safety Office, Atlanta, USA.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConcepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNkuchia M. M’ikanatha\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurveillance Epidemiologist,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePennsylvania Department of Health,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarrisburg, PA, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn K. Iskander\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCAPT, United States Public Health Service,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSenior Medical Consultant,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffice of the Associate Director for Science,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCenters for Disease Control and Prevention,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtlanta, GA, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfectious 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by leaders in the field, who have vast hands-on experience in conducting surveillance and teaching applied public health, \u003cb\u003eConcepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance\u003c\/b\u003e 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 next 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, communication and the use of traditional and social media. A concluding chapter showcases lessons learned from the New York City Department of Health’s experience in surveillance and epidemiology training.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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, \u003cb\u003eConcepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitles of related interest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfectious Disease Surveillance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eM’ikanatha, ISBN 9780470654675\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmerging Infectious Diseases: A Guide to Diseases, Causative Agents, and Surveillance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/WileyCDA\/Section\/id-302475.html?query=Lisa+A.+Beltz\"\u003eBeltz\u003c\/a\u003e, ISBN 9780470398036\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/infectiousdiseases\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/infectiousdiseases\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988970619109,"sku":"NP9780470659397","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470659397.jpg?v=1761782258","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/concepts-and-methods-in-infectious-disease-surveillance-isbn-9780470659397","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}