JEFFSelects: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Outbreak Alerts | Major
Subject Gateways | Human-to-Human | Food
& Water Borne
Animal & Vector Borne | Bioterrorism
| Publications
Food & Water Borne Transmission
Diseases transmitted by the ingestion of food or liquids, or via environmentally
aerosolized water include:
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
| Escherichia Coli | Helicobacter
Pylori * | Hepatitis A * | Giardiasis
Legionellosis | Listeriosis
| Noroviruses | Salmonella
| Shigellosis | Additional Resources
( * resources listed on Human-to-Human page)
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
- Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (WHO)
This is a fact sheet on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, which includes
a description and causes of the disease, source of the current European
epidemic, and it relationship to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
- Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (CDC)
This site contains outbreak alert information, including recent North
American cases. Also included are various professional and public
health resources from the CDC, along with links to resources outside
the CDC.
- MEDLINEplus:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (NLM)
This site links to clinical and epidemiology information, in addition
to public health information on Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy. Most of the sites are either government
or professional organization resources.
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Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
- Escherichia
Coli Infection (CDC)
This site contains professional and public health information on two
strains of E. Coli: O157:H7 and Diarrheagenic (non-Shiga toxin-producing).
Also included is a fact sheet on animal-to-human transmission, E.
Coli travel alerts, and when available, food product contamination
warnings.
- Escherichia
Coli Infection (WHO)
Links to information on E. Coli infections are available here, in
addition to food safety, vaccine, and research information.
- Escherichia
Coli O157:H7 (E. Coli) (PA Dept. Health)
This is a public health information fact sheet on E. Coli O157:H7.
- MEDLINEplus:
E. Coli Infections (NLM)
This site links to clinical and epidemiology information, in addition
to public health information on E. Coli. Most of the sites are either
government or professional organization resources.
- What You
Should Know About… Escherichia Coli O157:H7 (NJ Dept. Health
& Senior Services)
This is a public health information fact sheet on E. Coli O157:H7.
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Giardiasis
- Current Fact
Sheets: Giardiasis (Assoc. State & Territorial Directors of
Health Promotion & Public Health Education)
This is a public health information fact sheet on Giardiasis.
- Giardiasis
(CDC)
This site contains clinical and public health information on the Giardia
parasitic infections, including fact sheets, illustrations on mode
of transmission, and links to relevant MMWR articles.
- Giardia
(PA Dept. Health)
This is a public health information fact sheet on Giardiasis.
- MEDLINEplus:
Giardia Infections (NLM)
This site links to clinical and epidemiology information, in addition
to public health information on Giardia infections. Most of the sites
are either government or professional organization resources.
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Legionellosis (Legionnaires Disease)
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Listeriosis
- MEDLINEplus:
Listeria Infections (NLM)
This site links to clinical and epidemiology information, in addition
to public health information on Listeria. Most of the sites are either
government or professional organization resources.
- Listeriosis
(CDC)
The CDC has put together technical information and answers to frequently
asked question, intended for a general audience.
- Listeriosis
(Listeria Monocytogenes) (NJ Dept. Health & Senior Services)
[PDF]
This site contains professional level diagnosis and treatment information
on Listeriosis, in addition to reporting information specific to the
state of New Jersey.
- What You
Should Know About… Listeriosis (NJ Dept. Health & Senior
Services)
This is a public health information fact sheet on Listeriosis.
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Noroviruses (Norwalk-like Viruses or Calcivirus)
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Salmonella
- MEDLINEplus:
Salmonella Infections (NLM)
This site links to clinical and epidemiology information, in addition
to public health information on Salmonella. Most of the sites are
either government or professional organization resources.
- Salmonella
(WHO)
This site links to fact sheets on Salmonella, Typhoid Fever, and food
borne illnesses. Included are issues specific to Pan America. Also,
research information on the isolation and purification of Salmonella
can be found here.
- Salmonella
Infection (Salmonellosis) (CDC)
This site provides clinical and public health information on Salmonella,
including information on Typhoid Fever and animal-to-human transmissions.
Travel alert information related to Salmonella is also linked to on
this site.
- Salmonellosis
(PA Dept. Health)
This is a public health information fact sheet on Salmonellosis.
- What You
Should Know About… Salmonellosis (NJ Dept. Health & Senior
Services)
This is a public health information fact sheet on Salmonellosis.
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Shigellosis
- Shigella
(WHO)
This site contains a public health fact sheet on Shigellosis, along
with vaccine research information.
- Shigellosis
(CDC)
This site includes clinical and public health information on Shigellosis,
along with links to related sites.
- Shigellosis
(PA Dept. Health)
This is a public health information fact sheet on Shigellosis.
- Shigellosis:
Disease Fact Sheet (Philadelphia Dept. Public Health) [PDF]
This is a public health information fact sheet on Shigellosis.
- What You
Should Know About… Shigellosis (NJ Dept. Health & Senior
Services)
This is a public health information fact sheet on Shigellosis.
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Additional Resources
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