They’re Back! Disease Eradication and Resurgence Preparedness Lessons

Carlos Franco-Paredes, MD, MPH (Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine) and Alawode Oladele, MD, MPH (Refugee Health Program, DeKalb County Board of Health) provide an overview of new and reemerging infectious diseases around the world, including what we know about Infectious Diseases (ID) trends; global eradication and resurgence; and current/emerging threats. The lecture also includes community-based examples of new or reemerging infectious diseases and the issues that have come up at a local health department. (Lecture given on April 30, 2008)



Audience: General Public Health
Time: 1 hour 27 minutes
Format(s): CD-ROM, Webcast, Podcast