How to Solve a Mystery Disease

Methods for Investigating Emerging and Evolving Diseases
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-981-9267-33-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 573 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This edited volume is a how-to guide for those involved in responding to emerging and evolving diseases anywhere in the world. It provides a strategy to conduct a comprehensive investigation of such diseases. It then provides guidance and detailed information on how to use each of the different methods which may be needed to detect, describe and identify the nature of the disease, from genomics to spatio-temporal epidemiology and artificial intelligence, and all methods in between. It also describes how to investigate different populations – human, domestic animal and wildlife - and how to assess climate effects and economic consequences of a disease. The final part shows how to implement the investigation at local, national or regional level, and how to involve stakeholders in the process.

A large scientific literature on epidemic and pandemic diseases has been produced during and after the events, describing lessons learned. In contrast, this book is intended to be in the hands of investigators and decision makers in advance, so that they can respond effectively to signs of an incipient epidemic/pandemic. Readers will improve their understanding of disease development under changing climatic and environmental conditions. Pandemic preparedness in a country can be improved through training using the investigation road map provided for the imaginary “Mysteria” outbreak.

is edited by a renowned epidemiologist and health economist who has spent over 50 years investigating diseases worldwide. There are 41 contributing authors to the sixteen chapters from all regions of the world. Authors from Asia and Africa ensure that the descriptions of practical approaches meet the needs of the areas most at risk for disease emergence. 

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morris, Roger

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Epidemiologie, Medizinische Statistik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The Approach.- Chapter 1. Strategy for investigating a mystery disease.- Part 2: The Methods.- Chapter 2 Methods to define populations at risk for a disease.- Chapter 3 Epidemiological methods for disease investigation and response.- Chapter 4 Evidence management in disease investigation.- Chapter 5 Microbiological and immunological methods to understand pathogens and diseases.- Chapter 6 Methods to investigate parasites and disease vectors.- Chapter 7 Genomic methods to understand pathogens and their hosts.- Chapter 8 Spatiotemporal methods to understand disease dynamics.- Chapter 9 Methods to investigate the role of wildlife in disease emergence and evolution.- Chapter 10 Methods to evaluate the effects of climate on disease emergence and evolution.-Chapter 11 Methods to evaluate alternative responses to a mystery disease.- Part 3: Implementation of the Methods.- Chapter 12 Implement an integrated disease investigation and response strategy.- Chapter 13 Methods to engage stakeholders in disease investigations.- Chapter 14 Procedure for a mystery disease outbreak investigation.- Chapter 15 Case studies of successful mystery disease investigations.- Chapter 16 Disease investigation and response strategy for a country or region.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Roger Morris is an epidemiologist and health economist who has had a 50+ year career in global disease control.  He began as a clinical lecturer at the University of Melbourne, then he was Assistant Chief Veterinary Officer for Australia in Canberra.Next he was Professor and Department Chair, University of Minnesota, then Professor and EpiCentre Director, Massey University New Zealand.  He has advised all health-related international organizations and nearly 60 countries across most of the world.  He has been involved in responses to most major disease epidemics of recent decades, and has trained doctors, veterinarians and wildlife specialists across Asia on how to investigate emerging diseases.  His recent work on global issues has been supported by World Bank and Gates Foundation.  He has received numerous honours for his achievements.