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Infectious Disease Epidemiology

In: Handbook of Epidemiology

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  • Susanne Straif-Bourgeois

    (Epidemiology Section, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health Infectious Disease)

  • Raoult Ratard

    (Epidemiology Section, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health Infectious Disease)

Abstract

The following chapter intends to give the reader an overview of the current field of applied infectious disease epidemiology. Prevention of disease by breaking the chain of transmission has traditionally been the main purpose of infectious disease epidemiology. While this goal remains the same, the picture of infectious diseases is changing. New pathogens are identified and already known disease agents are changing their behavior. The world population is aging; more people develop underlying disease conditions and are therefore more susceptible to certain infectious diseases or have long term sequelae after being infected.

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  • Susanne Straif-Bourgeois & Raoult Ratard, 2005. "Infectious Disease Epidemiology," Springer Books, in: Wolfgang Ahrens & Iris Pigeot (ed.), Handbook of Epidemiology, chapter 0, pages 1327-1362, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-26577-1_34
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-26577-1_34
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