CDC
An excellent site run by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention with access to news, health information and US health
data and statistics. From this site you can also access the following
sites hosted by the CDC, or use the links here for direct access to each.
Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Reports.
Accessible data from the CDC journal, with a useful search facility
and ability to go directly to Morbidity and Mortality Tables. Each
report is also available in full text: Portable Document Format (PDF).
US data only.
National
Center for infectious Diseases
Comprehensive site containing publications, disease
information, and information about NCID research programmes,
laboratories and resources.
CDC
Prevention Guidelines Database
Full text articles of all information in this database,
including outbreak and case reports of infectious diseases, in
addition to recommendations and guidelines for prevention and
treatment.
Communicable
Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC)
Access to the CDR Weekly and CDR Review journals in PDF, with UK
epidemiological data and statistics.
The
Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS)
Information on the activities and publications of the PHLS, a UK
service supporting the diagnosis, prevention and control of communicable
diseases, and also reports and relevant links. Publications can be
ordered in print.
Association
for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Easily accessible information about APIC, a voluntary
international organisation promoting healthcare epidemiology. Features
of the site include a forum for professionals, a network list and a
resource centre containing abstracts from the American Journal of
Infection Control.
World
Health Organisation
A useful access point for all WHO information, including the
World Health Reports and the Weekly Epidemiological Record.
Institute
of Food Science and Technology
Basic information regarding the institute. Access to article
titles only from the International Journal of Food Science and
Technology, although a comprehensive Hot Topic section contains full
text articles.
London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Information on research topics centres and contacts within LSHTM,
Britains national school of public health.
Royal
Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
Information on RIPHH activities, which include dialogue with UK
Government departments and quality tests of hygiene-related products.
American
Society for Microbiology
A wealth of information including news, journal access and
notation of international activities in the field of microbiology. An
excellent search engine delivers abstracts of all its journals and,
until the end of 1998, free access to the full text of articles from
their ten journals including the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
Subscriptions will be required thereafter.
Food
Safety Campaign Group of Australia
An educational site on food safety by the Food Safety Campaign Group of
Australia containing clearly written fact sheets, information on HACCP
and useful links.
US
Government Hygiene Information
Consumer information from the US Federal Government, containing advice
on kitchen hygiene to prevent food-borne infections.
Soap
and Detergent Association (SDA)
The SDA is dedicated to advancing public understanding of the safety and
benefits of cleaning products, by developing and sharing scientifically
sound information with the technical community, policy makers, child
care and health professionals, educators, communicators and consumers.
The
European Food Information Council (EUFIC)
EUFIC is an independent, non-profit-making organisation that provides
health educators, opinion leaders and the news media with science-based
information on foods and food-related issues in order to inform
consumers in the European Union on nutritional quality and safety of
foods.
The
Wellcome Trust Centre for the Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the Epidemiology of Infectious Disease,
Oxford University, UK, promotes interdisciplinary research in the
epidemiology, population biology, evolution and control of infectious
diseases. This site gives information on research undertaken at the
centre.