The American Public Health Association has announced the publication of the 19th edition of the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual - a sourcebook for public health and infectious disease specialists for more than 90 years. Edited by Dr. David L. Heymann, Assistant Director-General for Health Security and Environment, World Health Organization (WHO), this updated edition strengthens the value of the manual as a global resource.
The 19th edition includes new information on the control of communicable diseases that is readily available and easy to read. New disease variants are included, and some chapters have been entirely reworked. Among the changes, the updated edition includes 11 new chapters on topics fundamental to a global public health landscape, including risk management, public health security in a globalised world, the International Health Regulations (2005), reporting of communicable diseases, outbreak response in bioterrorism, communicable disease control in humanitarian emergencies and handling of infectious materials. Other new chapters offer guidance on disease control at mass gatherings, after natural disasters, or in emergency situations.
Parallel updates were carried out on most chapters by experts at both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.
