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Anthrax in Humans and Animals Edition 4
Paperback
March 2009
9789241547536
More details
- Publisher
World Health Organization - Published
31st March 2009 - ISBN 9789241547536
- Language English
- Pages 215 pp.
- Size 7.75" x 10.25"
$48.00
This fourth edition of the anthrax guidelines encompasses a systematic review of the extensive new scientific literature and relevant publications up to end 2007 including all the new information that emerged in the 3–4 years after the anthrax letter events.
This updated edition provides information on the disease and its importance, its etiology and ecology, and offers guidance on the detection, diagnostic, epidemiology, disinfection and decontamination, treatment and prophylaxis procedures, as well as control and surveillance processes for anthrax in humans and animals.
With two rounds of a rigorous peer-review process, it is a relevant source of information for the management of anthrax in humans and animals.
1) The disease and its importance; 2) Etiology and ecology; 3) Anthrax in animals; 4) Anthrax in humans; 5) Pathogenesis and pathology; 6) Bacteriology; 7) Treatment and prophylaxis; 8) Control; 9) Anthrax surveillance
World Health Organization
World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends.