Contact tracing – Old models and new challenges

New Challenges and Old Problems

Old Europe, new challenges

Purpose – The paper aims to query the value of strategies implemented, notably in France, and to demonstrate the largely ignored link between demographics and economics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper achieves its objective by comparing statistics of European Union (EU) members and competitors to reveal that traditional views on economics and social policy may no longer apply. Findings...

Cryptosporidium species: new insights and old challenges.

Cryptosporidium species are protozoan parasites that cause mainly enteric illnesses in humans and other animals. The mode of transmission is most commonly waterborne, but other sources of infection, including foodborne and person-to-person spread, have been documented. The environmental form of the parasite is resistant to most water purification methods, including chlorination. Cryptosporidium...

Second HAREM: New Challenges and Old Wisdom

Discussion of the Second HAREM: changes to the guidelines, introduction of new tracks, improvement of evaluation measures and description of the new evaluation resources.

Radiation epidemiology: old and new challenges.

Over the last 40 years the amount of knowledge about human radiation effects has increased dramatically. During that interval, radiation epidemiologists have documented a number of additional types of radiation-induced cancer and have established rough estimates of the magnitude of cancer risks. Nevertheless, we currently have inadequate knowledge about a number of factors that help define the ...