Download or read book Outbreak Investigations Around the World written by Mark Dworkin and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outbreak Investigations Around the World is a collection of 17 case studies - some never before published - that uncover the details of actual infectious disease outbreaks from within the U.S. and around the world. Each case study is retold by the investigator who recalls the critical issues considered along the way. At the conclusion of each chapter, the investigator reviews the methods and processes that were employed to execute the investigation. Some of the most interesting investigations included in the text are: Legionnaires' pneumonia in Philadelphia the beginning of the AIDS epidemic