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245 1 0 _aEmerging Infections in Asia
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_cedited by Yichen Lu, M. Essex, Bryan Roberts.
264 1 _aBoston, MA :
_bSpringer US,
_c2008.
300 _aXVIII, 250 p. 43 illus., 1 illus. in color.
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505 0 _aAvian Flu -- Influenza: Biology, Infection, and Control -- The Past and Present Threat of Avian Influenza in Thailand -- Transmission of Avian Influenza Viruses to Humans: Viral Receptor Specificity and Distribution in Human Airways -- SARS -- Investigation of Animal Reservoir(s) of SARS-CoV -- SARS Epidemic: SARS Outbreaks in Inner-land of China -- The 2003 SARS Outbreak In Singapore: Epidemiological and Clinical Features, Containment Measures, and Lessons Learned -- The 2003 SARS Outbreaks in Taiwan -- HIV/AIDS -- HIV/AIDS: Lessons from a New Disease Pandemic -- AIDS in China -- Other Infections -- Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli's Endemicity in Developing Countries and Its Emergence During Diarrheal Epidemics and Natural Disasters -- Human Cases of Hemorrhagic Fever in Saudi Arabia Due To a Newly Discovered Flavivirus, Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever Virus -- Disease Outbreaks Caused by Emerging Paramyxoviruses of Bat Origin -- Multidrug Resistant TB, TB Control, and Millennium Development Goals in Asia -- Emergence of Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin in Asia.
520 _aEmerging Infections in Asia Edited by Yichen Lu, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston M. Essex, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston Bryan Roberts, Apex Consulting Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts Ongoing population shifts, widening health disparities, and rapid genetic mutations are major factors in viral and bacterial dissemination worldwide. At the same time, the role of Asia in the recent SARS and bird flu outbreaks have made that continent a key area of interest. Emerging Infections in Asia offers a comprehensive overview of well studied and lesser-known infectious syndromes affecting local, regional, and international health, concentrating on their greatest areas of transmission. For each disease, contributors provide its historical record, biological structures, methods of transmission, clinical presentation, infection rates, methods of control and prevention, and potential threat to health on a global scale, in clear, accessible fashion. A sampling of the topics covered: Avian flu in Thailand. SARS outbreaks in China, Taiwan, and Singapore. HIV/AIDS in China. Human hemorrhagic fever in Saudi Arabia. Drug-resistant TB throughout Asia. E. coli in the developing world. By summarizing the knowledge base at this critical stage, Emerging Infections in Asia aids both epidemiologists and students of epidemiology in their efforts toward preparedness for and prevention of future pandemics. It is a bedrock volume in understanding this most pressing public health issue.
650 0 _aMedicine.
650 0 _aPublic health.
650 0 _aEpidemiology.
650 1 4 _aMedicine & Public Health.
650 2 4 _aPublic Health.
650 2 4 _aEpidemiology.
650 2 4 _aMedicine/Public Health, general.
700 1 _aLu, Yichen.
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700 1 _aEssex, M.
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700 1 _aRoberts, Bryan.
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