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2013
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11000976
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CHF 40,00
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CHF 28,00
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The Thematic Reference Group on Environment, Agriculture and Infectious Diseases of Poverty (TRG 4) addresses the nature of the intersections and interactions between environment, agriculture and infectious diseases of poverty in order to identify research priorities for improved disease control. .../...
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2012
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11000972
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CHF 40,00
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CHF 28,00
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Over a billion people in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and
the Americas are infected with one or more helminth
species, causing morbidity that helps maintain the vicious
cycle of poverty, decreased productivity, and inadequate
socioeconomic development. .../...
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2012
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19300246
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CHF 30,00
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CHF 21,00
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is not a recent phenomenon, but it is a critical health issue
today. Over several decades, to varying degrees, bacteria causing common infections
have developed resistance to each new antibiotic, and AMR has evolved to become a
worldwide health threat. .../...
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2012
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19300257
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CHF 40,00
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CHF 40,00
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Infectious diseases remain key agents of the debilitating poverty afflicting so much of
the world today. Each year these diseases kill almost 9 million people, many of them
children under five, and they also cause enormous burdens through life-long disability. .../...
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2012
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11504787
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CHF 150,00
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CHF 105,00
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2011
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14500036
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CHF 25,00
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CHF 17,50
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These field guidelines provide countries with a technical resource to use in developing comprehensive standard operating procedures for measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome surveillance. .../...
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2011
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15200150
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CHF 15,00
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CHF 10,50
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Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infectious disease caused by a group of enteroviruses, including coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) and enterovirus 71 (EV71). Over the last decade, many outbreaks of HFMD have been reported in countries of the Western Pacific Region. HFMD caused by EV71 is of particular concern because of the increased number of deaths associated with infection. .../...
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2011
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19300237
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CHF 25,00
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CHF 17,50
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Given the complexity of zoonotic disease emergence in an increasingly
globalized world, effective strategies for reducing future threats must be
identified. .../...
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2011
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15200143
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CHF 20,00
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CHF 14,00
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Traditionally, little attention has been paid to sex and gender differences in infectious diseases. .../...
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2011
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15200153
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CHF 10,00
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CHF 7,00
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The Asia-Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (APSED) was launched in 2005 as a five-year strategy to set a common framework for countries and areas of the Asia Pacific region to strategically strengthen core capacities needed to effectively prepare, detect and respond to threats posed by emerging infectious diseases. .../...
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2011
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15200139
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CHF 10,00
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CHF 7,00
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The Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (APSED) was launched in 2005 as a common strategic framework for countries and areas of the region to strengthen their capacity to manage and respond to emerging disease threats, including influenza pandemics. Over the past five years, considerable progress has been made in the development and strengthening of the required core capacities. .../...
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2011
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14600061
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CHF 25,00
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CHF 17,50
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In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, communicable diseases are among the major causes of mortality and morbidity and pose major impediments to social and economic well-being. This report provides an overview of the status of communicable diseases in the Region, and progress in disease prevention and control during 2005-2009 through six visions.
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2010
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15200135
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CHF 15,00
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CHF 10,50
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This project identified countries in the Asia Pacific Region that have population-level surveillance data on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors. .../...
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2009
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11503062
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CHF 20,00
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CHF 14,00
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The third edition of the Guide to Hygiene and Sanitation in Aviation addresses water, food, waste disposal, cleaning and disinfection, vector control and cargo safety, with the ultimate goal of assisting all types of airport and aircraft operators and all other responsible bodies in achieving high standards of hygiene and sanitation, to protect travellers and crews engaged in air transport. .../...
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2008
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11500709
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CHF 12,50
/ US$ 15,00
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CHF 8,75
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The investigation and control of foodborne disease outbreaks are multi-disciplinary tasks requiring skills in the areas of clinical medicine, epidemiology, laboratory medicine, food microbiology and chemistry, food safety and food control, and risk communication and management. .../...
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Hunt, P., Steward, R., Bueno de Mesquita, J, Oldring, L.
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2007
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11500704
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CHF 20,00
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CHF 14,00
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This report is the result of collaboration between the Special Programme for Research and Training in
Tropical Diseases (TDR), the High Commissioner for Human Rigths (HHR) team and the United Nations (UN)
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of health.
Neglected diseases are both a cause and consequence of human rights violations. .../...
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Tsouros, A.D., Efstathiou, P.A.
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2007
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13400071
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CHF 70,00
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CHF 49,00
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This is the first time that the whole public health and health care experience from an Olympic Games has been incorporated into one comprehensive publication. .../...
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2007
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11500707
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CHF 10,00
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CHF 7,00
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Syphilis is a curable infection caused by a bacterium called Treponema
pallidum. This infection is sexually transmitted, and can also be passed
on from a mother to her fetus during pregnancy. As a cause of genital
ulcer disease, syphilis has been associated with an increased risk of HIV
transmission and acquisition. .../...
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2007
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12402007
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CHF 40,00
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CHF 20,00
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The World Health Report 2007 marks a turning point in the history of public health, and signals what could be one of the biggest advances in health security in half a century.
In 1951, when WHO issued its first set of legally binding regulations aimed at preventing
the international spread of disease, people travelled internationally by ship, and news was transmitted by telegram. .../...
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2007
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11500698
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CHF 20,00
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CHF 14,00
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The launch by WHO of an innovative public health mapping programme which promotes the use of computerized Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to improve disease surveillance, is transforming the way geographically linked information can be used to monitor disease, improve health care, and save lives. .../...
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2006
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11500695
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CHF 25,00
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CHF 17,50
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Brucellosis, also known as "undulant fever, "Mediterranean fever" or "Malta
fever" is an important human disease in many parts of the world. It is a
zoonosis and the infection is almost invariably transmitted to people by
direct or indirect contact with infected animals or their products. .../...
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2006
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15200103
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CHF 10,00
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CHF 7,00
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In the Western Pacific Region, mother-to-child transmission at birth plays a very important role in hepatitis B epidemiology. Approximately 3% to 5% of infants born in the Region will acquire chronic hepatitis B infection at birth if not immunized immediately after delivery. .../...
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2006
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11500690
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CHF 10,00
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CHF 7,00
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This manual is intended to guide the coordinated implementation of regular, systematic, large-scale interventions that provide anthelminthic drug treatment as a core component of the joint and synergic control of helminthic diseases such as lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis. .../...
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2006
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13400062
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CHF 18,00
/ US$ 21,60
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CHF 12,60
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This booklet describes the outbreak of human cases of avian influenza in Turkey and the national and international response. .../...
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2006
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Order Number
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15200091
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CHF 10,00
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CHF 7,00
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Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is one of the most serious health threats today. The disease is an agricultural disaster that can wreck local economies. The 2004 epidemic that spread to several Asian countries caused record losses, running into billion of dollars. The virus also, alarmingly, directly infected and killed humans. .../...
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2006
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Order Number
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15200082
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CHF 40,00
/ US$ 48,00
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Developing countries
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CHF 20,00
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SARS caused more fear and social disruption than any other diseases of our time. While it killed a relatively small number of people, it nevertheless buckled economies, crippled international trade and travel, and emptied the streets of some of the world s most prosperous cities. .../...
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Lehman, L., Simonet, V., Saunderson, P., Agbenorku, P.
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2006
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19300209
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CHF 20,00
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Developing countries
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CHF 14,00
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This manual is for use by doctors, nurses, rehabilitation specialists, National Buruli ulcer Control Programme managers and other health workers involved in the prevention of disability activities in Buruli ulcer. It provides up-to-date guidelines based on the experience and problems of managing Buruli ulcer in the field as well as the available evidence from other conditions. .../...
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2005
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13400060
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CHF 15,00
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Developing countries
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CHF 10,50
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Immunization saves lives, so strengthening national immunization systems is an important goal in the WHO European Region. The WHO Regional Office for Europe launched a strategic plan in 2002 to eliminate measles and prevent congenital rubella infection, and in 2005 expanded it to include the elimination of rubella as well. .../...
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Author
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Pond, K.
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2005
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11500647
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CHF 130,00
/ US$ 156,00
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Developing countries
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CHF 91,00
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Worldwide, the popularity of recreational activities which involve contact with water is continuing to grow. Moreover, ease of travel and change in human behaviour has altered the use of water for recreational purposes. Users should be aware that recreational exposures to pathogens may result in disease. Susceptible populations including people with reduced immune function (e.g. .../...
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2004
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Order Number
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11500568
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CHF 15,00
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Developing countries
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CHF 10,50
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Developments since 1996, particularly in the TB/HIV field, have now prompted a second edition of this popular manual which provides a pocket-sized guide to the clinical management of TB, particularly in patients suffering from co-infection with HIV. .../...
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Frieden, T.
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2004
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11502155
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The second edition of this practical, authoritative reference book provides a rational basis for the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis. Written by a number of experts in the field, it remains faithful to Kurt Toman's original question-and-answer format, with subject matter grouped under the three headings Case detection, Treatment, and Monitoring. .../...
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Crompton, D.W.T., Montresor, A., Nesheim, M.C., Savioli, L.
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11500571
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*** This book was highly commended in the 2003 British Medical Association Book Competition***
During the past decade there have been major efforts to plan, implement, and sustain measures for reducing the burden of human disease that accompanies helminth infections. .../...
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11500539
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Leptospirosis is a potentially serious but treatable zoonotic disease, representing a worldwide public health hazard. Its symptoms may mimic those of a number of other unrelated infections such as influenza, meningitis, hepatitis, dengue or viral haemorrhagic fevers. It is important to distinguish leptospirosis from these diseases. .../...
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2003
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15200027
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This 2003 report is an update on the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in the Western Pacific Region and shows the progress of Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) programmes. National Tuberculosis Programmes of 33 countries and areas (accounting for a population of 1. .../...
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2002
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11500527
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This publication brings together the experience of working with, and for, the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP), as recorded by many of those who, as staff members in Ouagadougou and in the field, contributed to the success of the Programme. .../...
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1994
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16100548
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Sets out guidelines for the development of strategies to prevent and control dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever in the Americas, where the threat posed by dengue has increased dramatically, and where countries previously free of the disease have experienced explosive outbreaks. .../...
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Velimirovic, B.
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1984
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13400017
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