Preparedness for A Bioterrorist Attack With Smallpox Whitni B. Davidson Andrea M. McCollum Inger K. Damon Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by an orthopoxvirus, variola virus, and efforts of…
Agents of Bioterrorism Michael Osterholm Elizabeth Linner McClure C. J. Peters THE HISTORY OF BIOTERRORISM The weaponization of biologic agents is as old as recorded history (1). Serpents, tossed onto…
the State and Local Response to Bioterrorism Ann I. Winters Joel Ackelsberg Marcelle Layton Marc Paladini Debra Berg Sara T. Beatrice BACKGROUND After the anthrax terrorist events of 2001, there…
Biological Terrorism: An Overview Margaret A. Hamburg* C. J. Peters *The author, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, contributed this chapter in a personal capacity. Once considered a remote…
Infection Control in Countries With Limited Resources Paul A. Tambyah Nordiah A. Jalil Jennifer Ho Infection control in developing countries that are relatively resource limited is a challenging topic. Rarely…
Epidemiology and Prevention of Infections in Home Healthcare Philip W. Smith Angela L. Hewlett BACKGROUND The Home Healthcare Field Home healthcare is the most rapidly growing segment of the healthcare…
Epidemiology and Prevention of Infections in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities Jennie Johnstone Mark Loeb Infectious diseases pose an important threat to the health of residents of long-term care facilities…
Legal Issues in Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control Mary Anne Bobinski Infection control in hospitals is a major problem associated with significant personal and economic costs. There are about 2…
Economic Analysis in Healthcare Epidemiology Linda M. Mundy Anucha Apisarnthanarak Economic analysis requires technical skill and clinical expertise with results that contribute to fiscal accountability, programmatic support, policies, legislation, and…
Role of the Microbiology Laboratory and Molecular Epidemiology in Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control Charles W. Stratton IV John N. Greene In the late 19th century, early microbiologists such as…
