Prairie dogs can harbor fleas infected with plague bacteria

Shipping list no.: 2000-0326-P.Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (1.46 MB, 2 p.)

Revision of the CDC surveillance case definition for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

The following revised case definition for surveillance of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was developed by CDC in collaboration with public health and clinical specialists. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CTSE) has officially recommended adoption of the revised definition for national reporting of AIDS. The objectives of the revision are a) to track more effectively the sever disabling morbidity associated with infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (including HIV-1 and HIV-2); b) to simplify reporting of AIDS cases; c) to increase the sensitivity and specificity of the definition through greater diagnostic application of laboratory evidence for HIV infection; and d) to be consistent with current diagnostic practice, which in some cases includes presumptive, i.e., without confirmatory laboratory evidence, diagnosis of AIDS-indicative diseases (e.g., Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Karposi\ue2\u20ac\u2122s sarcoma).reported by Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists; AIDS Program, Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC."August 14, 1987."Includes bibliographical references (p. 9s)

Laboratory methods for the diagnosis of epidemic dysentery and cholera

This manual focuses on the epidemiology of four organisms causing epidemic diarrhea and the laboratory methods used to identify them and to test their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents in the epidemic setting. The laboratory techniques and study methodology described provide accurate and useful information for the control of epidemics using a minimum of resources."Prepared by the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, in cooperation with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe."Prepared by Cheryl A. Bopp, Allen A. Ries, Joy G. Wells."WHO/CDS/CSR/EDC/99.8."Includes bibliographical references.Infectious DiseaseDiagnosisCurren