Communicable disease control in emergencies: a field manual
2005
Connolly, M.A. (ed.)
Communicable diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity in emergencies, particularly in complex emergencies with colllapsing health services, poor access to health care, malnutrition, interrupted supplies and logistics, and poor coordination among the various agencies providing help. Main causes of mortality are diarrhoeal diseases, acute respiratory infections, measles, malaria, meningococcal diseases, tuberculosis, relapsing fever and typhus. This manual deals with fundamental principles of communicable disease control: rapid assessment, prevention, surveillance, outbreak control and disease management.
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