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1 online resource (1 volume) |
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Front Cover -- Inoculating Cities -- Inoculating Cities -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: cities, infectious disease, and the local governance of health security -- REFERENCES -- 1 -- Controlling dengue, an urban pandemic -- a case study of Delhi, India -- A brief background on the dengue virus -- Dengue virus serotypes and associated virulence -- Diagnosis and treatment of dengue -- Global distribution of the dengue virus -- The historical and current distributions of dengue in India -- Dengue control in the city of Delhi -- Delhi and its urbanization |
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Historical trends of dengue in Delhi -- Spatial distribution of dengue in Delhi -- Delhi's actions for controlling dengue -- Challenges and next steps for controlling dengue in Delhi -- Preventive actions -- Reactive measures -- Knowledge and awareness -- Conclusions -- References -- 2 -- Municipal healthcare delivery special pathogens preparedness and response in the city that never sleeps: the NY ... -- NYC urban landscape and constant threat of infectious diseases of public health concern -- The foundation for preparedness: education, training, and exercises -- In-service training |
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Mystery patient drills -- Full-scale exercises -- Emergency management approach to infectious disease preparedness and response -- Response to Ebola virus disease -- Response to the Zika virus -- Response to seasonal influenza -- Response to Candida auris -- Responding to the 2018-19 NYC measles outbreak -- Responding to the contagion: the disease -- Responding to the contagion: misinformation -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 -- The 2019 measles outbreak in Clark County, Washington -- Background -- Measles -- The Washington State Public Health Emergency Preparedness System -- Methods |
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Incident description -- Analysis -- Policy decision-making -- Emergency risk communication -- Outbreak management -- Coordination and communication -- Conclusions -- Data sharing -- Multisector collaboration -- Incident Command System -- Appendix 1. Participants -- Appendix 2. Critical events timeline -- References -- 4 -- After-action reviews as a best practice tool for evaluating the response to urban disease outbreaks in Nigeria -- A brief history of after-action reviews -- World Health Organization recommended after-action reviews formats for public health events |
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After-action reviews in public health emergency response -- General characteristics and epidemiology of the urban outbreaks -- After-action reviews in outbreak response in Nigerian cities -- Key findings: best practices and recommendations for urban environments -- Standard operating procedures, guidelines, and response plans -- The importance of partnerships and collaborations -- Quality control in laboratory practices -- Supporting systems and tools -- Key findings: limitations and challenges -- Conclusion -- References |
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5 -- Developing a more effective locally led response to the HIV epidemic in Blantyre, Malawi |
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Epidemics -- Prevention -- Case studies
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Communicable diseases -- Prevention -- Case studies
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Urban health.
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Epidemics -- prevention & control
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Urban Health
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Communicable diseases -- Prevention
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Epidemics -- Prevention
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Urban health
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Katz, Rebecca, 1973- editor.
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Boyce, Matthew, editor
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| ISBN |
012820432X |
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9780128204320 |
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