Tempting fate: control of communicable disease in England.

Tempting fate: control of communicable disease in England.

Recent changes in the NHS have left many defects in the systems for the control of communicable diseases and infection and their surveillance and the management of outbreaks. Clear, explicit legislation is needed, placing the responsibilities on health authorities. New teams led by consultants need to be set up to investigate and manage outbreaks of communicable diseases of all types.

Acute Communicable Disease Control

Tempting Fate and Commitment in the Developing Forebrain

cells which integrated into the striatum were labeled for both M6 and [ 3 H]thymidine. The three populations of Department of Physical Therapy Temple University cells grafted by Campbell et al. integrated into a wide variety of host locations, including the striatum, septum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140 diencephalon, and, to a lesser extent, cortex. There were distinct patterns of integrati...

Communicable disease control in complex emergencies.

Control of diphtheria: guidance for consultants in communicable disease control

242 VOL 2 NO 4 DECEMBER 1999 Introduction Current guidelines for the management of diphtheria in Europe were prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region in response to the re-emergence of diphtheria in the former Soviet Union1. A recent incident in London, in which a laboratory diagnosed a case of diphtheria in error and caused a false alarm2, led us to review the guidelines...