Krämer A., Kretzschmar M., Krickeberg K. (eds.) Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology Concepts, Methods, Mathematical Models, and Public Health

Springer, 2010. — 441 p. — (Statistics for Biology and Health) — ISBN: 978-0-387-93834-9The aim of our book is to present the reader with the general picture and the main ideas of the subject. The book introduces the reader to methodological aspects of epidemiology that are specific for infectious diseases and provides insight into the epidemiology of some classes of infectious diseases characterized by their main modes of transmission. This choice of topics bridges the gap between scientific research on the clinical, biological, mathematical, social and economic aspects of infectious diseases and their applications in public health.The book will help the reader to understand the impact of infectious diseases on modern society and the instruments that policy makers have at their disposal to deal with these challenges. It is written for students of the health sciences, both of curative medicine and public health, and for experts that are active in these and related domains, and it may be of interest for the educated layman since the technical level is kept relatively low.The authors are internationally renowned experts in the field of infectious disease epidemiology. The editors come from different scientific backgrounds but have been devoted to research in infectious disease epidemiology for many years. Alexander Krämer is an internist and epidemiologist who co-founded the first School of Public Health in the German-speaking region of Europe at the University of Bielefeld. Mirjam Kretzschmar is a mathematician and epidemiologist with many contributions to mathematical modelling of infectious diseases and its applications for public health. Klaus Krickeberg is a mathematician with background in health information systems in developing countries.Challenges
The Global Burden of Infectious Diseases
Global Challenges of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Infectious Disease Control Policies and the Role of Governmental and Intergovernmental Organisations
General Concepts and Methods
Principles of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Social Risk Factors
Molecular Typing and Clustering Analysis as a Tool for Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Epidemiologic Surveillance
Outbreak Investigations
Geographic Information Systems
Methods and Concepts of Epidemiology
Mathematical Models in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Immunity to Infectious Diseases
Principles and Practice of Vaccinology
Health Economics of Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology of Particular Infectious Diseases
Airborne Transmission: Influenza and Tuberculosis
Infectious Childhood Diarrhea in Developing Countries
Bloodborne and Sexual Transmission: HIV/AIDS
Blood Borne and Sexual Transmission: Hepatitis B and C
Sexual Transmission: Chlamydia trachomatis
Vector-Borne Transmission: Malaria, Dengue, and Yellow Fever
Nosocomial Transmission: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Infectious Diseases and Cancer: HPV