Communicable Disease Control Handbook. 2nd edition

Abstract

The Communicable Disease Control Handbook (second edition) provides a concise, practical, and authoritative reference for professionals responsible for the identification, investigation, prevention, and control of infectious diseases. Written from a public-health perspective, it integrates basic epidemiological principles with clear guidance on health protection practice, including on-call response and outbreak management. The text is organised into sections on common clinical topics and syndromes, detailed alphabetical disease-specific entries, and practical advice on surveillance, organisational arrangements, and services for communicable disease control. Additional chapters expand on key contemporary issues such as immunisation queries, smallpox, SARS, West Nile virus, bioterrorism, and on-call public health action. This edition also includes information on communicable disease control arrangements across European countries, making it a useful reference for public health physicians, epidemiologists, infection control practitioners, and environmental health professionals.