Communicable disease control in emergencies: a field manual

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2005/9241546166_eng.pdf?ua=1
http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/pht/communicable_diseases/field_manual/en/

Manual from the World Health Organization "to help health professionals and public health coordinators working in emergency situations prevent, detect and control the major communicable diseases encountered by affected populations". Its content is divided into the five principles of communicable disease control in emergencies: rapid assessment, prevention, surveillance, outbreak control and disease prevention and control (it includes 23 diseases, from acute respiratory infections to yellow fever). Publication from 2005; 295 pages. Available in pdf format.

Author(s): Connolly, Máire A Originator(s): World Health Organization - WHO
Resource added in: 21/01/2010
Available languages: English
Communicable Disease Control, Disaster Emergencies, Rapid Assessment of Environmental Integrity, Surveillance in Disasters, Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control
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