Overview
Focuses on developing countries in Asia and Africa, compared with representative countries from other regions throughout the world
Presents case studies and "snapshots" designed for public health practitioners working in global TB control
Global tuberculosis surveillance
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Table of contents (32 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part II
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Front Matter
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Keywords
- Tuberculosis
- epidemiology
- TB control
- pulmonary TB
- multiple drug resistant TB
- TB surveillance
- TB prevention
- BCG vaccination
- HIV co-infection
- Africa
- China
- developing countries
- global public health
- international development
- tuberculosis surveillance
- tuberculosis prevention
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- tuberculosis control
- infectious diseases
- multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis
About this book
This ambitious reference surveys worldwide efforts at controlling the spread of tuberculosis, with special emphasis on the developing world. Case studies from China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia, and other frontline countries demonstrate a wealth of information on clinical, cultural, socioeconomic, and other relevant factors. This compilation provides a valuable resource for creating successful intervention and prevention strategies. State-of-the-science snapshots pinpoint where short- and long-term initiatives stand today, from early detection and vaccination programs to new genetic technologies and drug therapies. This diverse group of perspectives and approaches offers innovative paths toward control and realistic odds for containing the threat, especially in the face of current co-epidemics and new drug-resistant strains.
Among the topics in the Handbook:- Diagnosis of tuberculosis: current pipeline, unmet needs, and new developments
- Concurrence of tuberculosis and other major diseases
- The tuberculosis outbreak response, investigation, and control
- The promise of new TB vaccines
- DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a rich source of fundamental and daily applicable knowledge
- Global tuberculosis surveillance
The Handbook of Global Tuberculosis Control is urgent reading for leadership and staff of non-governmental organizations, government agencies, academic institutions, research centers, hospitals, and potentially businesses with interests in tuberculosis control. Additionally, the book's focus on TB in developing countries will attract a wider audience of practitioners, particularly those working in the broader fields of global public health, epidemiology, international development, and the socioeconomics of infectious diseases.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Yichen Lu, President, Haikou VTI Biological Institute
Hongjin Duanmu, President of Chinese National Tuberculosis Control and Prevention Society, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute
Lixia Wang, Director of National Center for TB Control and Prevention, Chinese National Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Chris Chanyasulkit, Director of TB Research Program, Haikou VTI Biological Institute
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Global Tuberculosis Control
Book Subtitle: Practices and Challenges
Editors: Yichen Lu, Lixia Wang, Hongjin Duanmu, Chris Chanyasulkit, Amie J. Strong, Hui Zhang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6667-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6665-3Published: 10 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-8266-0Published: 22 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-6667-7Published: 09 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 558
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
Topics: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases