Ebook: Emerging and Endemic Pathogens: Advances in Surveillance, Detection and Identification

This volume highlights recent advances in the tracking, detecting, and identifying of emerging and endemic pathogens throughout the world. The authors of the chapters are among the foremost experts in epidemiology, microbiology and public health and leaders in their respective countries. The chapters offer views on the history and current state of disease surveillance with special emphasis on the Caucasus and Central Asia, the historical land bridge between Europe and Asia through which epidemics have passed throughout history. A must-read for both specialists and students in public health.

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This volume highlights recent advances in the tracking, detecting, and identifying of emerging and endemic pathogens throughout the world. The authors of the chapters are among the foremost experts in epidemiology, microbiology and public health and leaders in their respective countries. The chapters offer views on the history and current state of disease surveillance with special emphasis on the Caucasus and Central Asia, the historical land bridge between Europe and Asia through which epidemics have passed throughout history. A must-read for both specialists and students in public health.

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This volume highlights recent advances in the tracking, detecting, and identifying of emerging and endemic pathogens throughout the world. The authors of the chapters are among the foremost experts in epidemiology, microbiology and public health and leaders in their respective countries. The chapters offer views on the history and current state of disease surveillance with special emphasis on the Caucasus and Central Asia, the historical land bridge between Europe and Asia through which epidemics have passed throughout history. A must-read for both specialists and students in public health.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Global Effect and Prevention of Emerging and Epidemic Pathogens: Cholera and Citrus Greening as Examples....Pages 3-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The Epidemiological Surveillance of Highly Pathogenic Diseases in Kazakhstan....Pages 15-20
Surveillance on Plague in Natural Foci in Georgia....Pages 21-28
Application of Modern Techniques for Studying Bacterial Pathogens in Georgia....Pages 29-37
Especially Dangerous Infections in Azerbaijan....Pages 39-43
Strengthening the Early-Warning Function of the Surveillance System: The Macedonian Experience....Pages 45-58
Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Ecological Niche Modeling into Disease Ecology: A Case Study of Bacillus anthracis in the United States and Mexico....Pages 59-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Applications of Paleomicrobiology to the Understanding of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases....Pages 91-98
Characterization of a Putative Hemagglutinin Gene in the Caprine Model for Brucellosis....Pages 99-108
Pathoadaptation of Especially Dangerous Pathogens....Pages 109-118
Detection of Pathogens Via High-Throughput Sequencing....Pages 119-123
Environmental Influences on the Relative Stability of Baculoviruses and Vaccinia Virus: A Review....Pages 125-149
Back Matter....Pages 151-154

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This volume highlights recent advances in the tracking, detecting, and identifying of emerging and endemic pathogens throughout the world. The authors of the chapters are among the foremost experts in epidemiology, microbiology and public health and leaders in their respective countries. The chapters offer views on the history and current state of disease surveillance with special emphasis on the Caucasus and Central Asia, the historical land bridge between Europe and Asia through which epidemics have passed throughout history. A must-read for both specialists and students in public health.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Global Effect and Prevention of Emerging and Epidemic Pathogens: Cholera and Citrus Greening as Examples....Pages 3-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The Epidemiological Surveillance of Highly Pathogenic Diseases in Kazakhstan....Pages 15-20
Surveillance on Plague in Natural Foci in Georgia....Pages 21-28
Application of Modern Techniques for Studying Bacterial Pathogens in Georgia....Pages 29-37
Especially Dangerous Infections in Azerbaijan....Pages 39-43
Strengthening the Early-Warning Function of the Surveillance System: The Macedonian Experience....Pages 45-58
Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Ecological Niche Modeling into Disease Ecology: A Case Study of Bacillus anthracis in the United States and Mexico....Pages 59-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Applications of Paleomicrobiology to the Understanding of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases....Pages 91-98
Characterization of a Putative Hemagglutinin Gene in the Caprine Model for Brucellosis....Pages 99-108
Pathoadaptation of Especially Dangerous Pathogens....Pages 109-118
Detection of Pathogens Via High-Throughput Sequencing....Pages 119-123
Environmental Influences on the Relative Stability of Baculoviruses and Vaccinia Virus: A Review....Pages 125-149
Back Matter....Pages 151-154
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